Sr. Firmware Engineer

Location: Houston, Texas

Position status: Permanent

Exempt Status: Exempt

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment, including computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential job functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This is a sedentary role; however, some filing, bending, and the ability to lift 20 lbs are required.

Travel

This position requires some overnight international and domestic travel. Local travel between other CNPC USA locations and testing facilities is required.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities; however, it serves as a technical lead, mentor, and point of contact for less-experienced engineers.

CNPC USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered regardless of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Disclaimer: The job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

CNPC USA is seeking a highly experienced Senior Firmware Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and development of embedded firmware for MWD/LWD downhole tools, with a primary focus on high-speed mud pulse telemetry (MPT) and MWD system integration. This position is a key technical role responsible for end-to-end firmware architecture, real-time signal processing, telemetry encoding and decoding, sensor and measurement integration, power management, and system-level performance across the downhole-to-surface data chain. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience developing high-speed mud pulser systems and other MWD/LWD products, combined with a strong systems and architecture perspective spanning firmware, electronics, sensors, and telemetry encoding and decoding. This role will drive technology from concept and architecture definition through field deployment and commercialization, and will help establish firmware standards and design practices for the broader downhole product portfolio.