Firmware Lead Engineer

Job Details: Title match: Staff/Lead Firmware Engineer, Senior/Staff Firmware Engineer, Embedded Firmware Engineer (Senior) Location/hybrid: Austin, TX - 78727, hybrid WFH Wed/Fri Position Type - Full time/Direct Hire Must-Haves: 7+ years embedded firmware experience Embedded C/C++ with shipped-product experience (not academic/prototype-only) State-pattern FSM / hierarchical state machines / event-driven architecture HAL / driver architecture on MCU-based products RTOS, watchdogs, bootloaders, firmware update, IoT & low-power design BLE/USB/serial connectivity Test discipline: unit tests, hardware-in-loop, CI for embedded Comfortable ramping under an existing DRI rather than owning architecture solo (this is IC, not lead-of-team, despite the "Lead" in the title) This is a direct hire opportunity. The selected candidate will be employed directly by our client. All compensation and benefits, including but not limited to medical insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and other perks, will be provided by the client in accordance with their internal policies and subject to applicable laws and eligibility requirements.