Embedded Firmware Engineer

Senior Embedded Software Lead Engineer – Austin, TX (Onsite)Domain: Hardware/Chip Design & Embedded SoftwareExperience Level: 15–20 yearsCompensation: USD 180,000–200,000 Meaningful EquityWork Authorization: H1-B sponsorship availableSchedule: Onsite, Monday–Friday (no remote/hybrid)Status: Active

Role Overview 905

Lead the development of bare-metal firmware for advanced chip subsystems (DSP/PHY-adjacent) and support both pre- and post-silicon bring-up/debug. This position is the senior technical anchor for the Austin site, providing deep technical expertise, mentoring engineers, and coordinating closely with teams in Israel and Boston.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and debug bare-metal embedded firmware running on-chip
• Implement interfaces to signal-processing blocks and contribute to DSP firmware features
• Integrate and validate system behavior with digital and analog engineering teams
• Support chip bring-up and system-level debugging in pre-/post-silicon environments
• Provide senior technical leadership, mentorship, and act as a primary local resource
• Coordinate cross-functionally across firmware, SDK, and hardware test teams
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

• 15 years in real-time embedded software/firmware engineering
• Advanced expertise in Embedded C
• Strong semiconductor/ASIC background
• Proven experience developing bare-metal firmware
• Solid understanding of DSP and PHY concepts
• Hands-on SPI driver/integration experience; familiarity with I2C
• Experience working with APIs, SDKs, and chip-level firmware ecosystems
• Python scripting for testing, tooling, automation
  
  

Preferred Skills

• DSP/PHY experience in RF/wireless/modem/SDR (LTE, 5G, GSM, etc.)
• RTOS background
• Embedded Linux experience
• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab)
• Strong Git workflows
• Prior experience working with distributed teams
  
  

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