Job Description
We are looking for an Embedded Software Technical Lead to guide the design, development, and delivery of embedded software systems while remaining hands-on with coding and project execution. This role combines technical leadership, software architecture, implementation, mentoring, and planning responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, development, integration, and testing of embedded software for products and systems.
- Provide technical direction for embedded software architecture, design decisions, coding standards, and implementation approach.
- Actively contribute to software development, including writing, reviewing, debugging, and maintaining code.
- Partner with product, hardware, systems, QA, and project management teams to define scope, priorities, schedules, and technical milestones.
- Break down project goals into executable software tasks, estimates, risks, and delivery plans.
- Mentor embedded software engineers through design reviews, code reviews, debugging support, and technical guidance.
- Drive best practices for firmware development, version control, documentation, testing, CI/CD, and release readiness.
- Support board bring-up, hardware/software integration, driver development, RTOS or bare-metal development, and system-level troubleshooting.
- Identify technical risks early and propose practical mitigation plans.
- Ensure software deliverables meet performance, reliability, safety, security, and maintainability requirements.
This position is ideal for a senior embedded software engineer who wants to remain hands-on while taking ownership of technical direction, project planning, and team execution.
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Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Strong experience developing embedded software in C and/or C++.
- Experience leading technical work for embedded software projects or small engineering teams.
- Strong understanding of microcontrollers, microprocessors, peripherals, buses, interrupts, memory constraints, and real-time behavior.
- Experience with RTOS, bare-metal development, device drivers, bootloaders, communication protocols, or hardware abstraction layers.
- Ability to debug embedded systems using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG/SWD debuggers, and similar tools.
- Experience with software planning, estimation, task breakdown, and cross-functional project coordination.
- Strong code review, design review, and technical documentation skills.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical tradeoffs clearly.
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Experience with safety-critical, medical, automotive, aerospace, industrial, IoT, or regulated embedded systems.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity, secure boot, firmware updates, or encrypted communications.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, unit testing, hardware-in-the-loop testing, or automated embedded test frameworks.
- Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, or hybrid project planning methods.
- Experience with requirements management and traceability.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.