We are looking for an experienced Embedded Firmware Lead / Manager with 1015 years of experience to lead architecture, development, release management, and lifecycle ownership of embedded software platforms across both microcontroller-based real-time firmware and embedded Linux-based systems.
This role will manage two engineering streams:
- a team focused on Embedded C / bare metal / RTOS-based firmware for industrial control-oriented and deterministic device software, and
- a team focused on Embedded Linux application development, Yocto/OpenEmbedded-based platform builds, and custom Linux distribution / release engineering for connected embedded products.
The role supports products powering fire detection and suppression systems, IP paging, intercom, emergency notification and evacuation systems, and other industrial/safety-oriented control systems. The manager will be responsible for defining technical direction, driving architecture standardization, ensuring product quality and regulatory readiness, and building a scalable software platform strategy across both legacy and next-generation devices.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role with responsibility spanning architecture, platform strategy, Linux distribution/build ownership, firmware quality (coding aligned with safety-critical standards), full system integration, validation, regulatory compliance, release governance, team leadership, and cross-functional execution.
Qualifications
- Experience: 1015 years in embedded software development spanning a combination of:
- Embedded Linux application/platform development, and
- Embedded C / bare metal / RTOS firmware development
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or related.
- Minimum 5 years of experience leading engineering teams or owning technical leadership for multi-person embedded software groups.
- Strong expertise in embedded Linux systems, including Linux application development, system services, process/threading models, IPC, networking, and deployment in embedded environments.
- Strong hands-on experience with Yocto / OpenEmbedded, including BitBake, recipe/layer management, image customization, package integration, build troubleshooting, and release/version governance.
- Strong expertise in Embedded C, real-time systems, MCU-based firmware architecture, and low-level hardware-oriented software design.
- Experience with cross-compilation, embedded toolchains, target debugging, and software integration on custom hardware platforms.
- Good understanding of both microcontroller-based and microprocessor / Linux-capable embedded architectures.
- Hands-on experience with wired/wireless communication stacks, secure connectivity, diagnostics, and update mechanisms.
- Prior experience in regulated, industrial, safety-critical, or high-reliability domains preferred.
- Effective communication, leadership, planning, and stakeholder-management skills.
Tech Stack & Tools
- Programming: Assembly, Embedded C, Python, Shell scripting
- Embedded Linux: Linux user-space development, system services, IPC, networking, debugging.
- Build & Distribution: Yocto, OpenEmbedded, BitBake, cross-compilation toolchains, SDKs.
- RTOS / Firmware: CMX or equivalent RTOS, bare-metal firmware, interrupt-driven systems.
- Processors/Platforms: Microcontrollers and microprocessors / SoCs from vendors such as Renesas, Microchip, Cypress, NXP, ST, TI, or similar.
- Communication: TCP/IP, SIP, RS485/RS232, Modbus, MQTT.
- Wireless: Zigbee, BLE, LoRa, Mesh Networking.
- Development & Debug: IAR, GCC-based toolchains, vendor IDEs, GDB, serial/console tools, oscilloscopes, logic analysers, protocol analysers.
- Version Control / Quality: Git/GitHub, CI/CD systems, test automation frameworks, release artifact management.
Core Competencies
- Technical Leadership | Project Management Embedded Linux Platform Ownership | Yocto Build & Distribution Management | Embedded Linux Platform Ownership | Yocto Build & Distribution Management | Industrial Controls Expertise | Safety Critical Design | Reliability Engineering | Collaboration | Strategic Thinking | Ownership Mindset | Continuous Improvement
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