Staff/Lead Firmware Engineer

American Innovations • Austin, TX

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About The Position

We are hiring a Staff Firmware Engineer to add senior embedded firmware capacity and deep technical contribution on a small R&D team as we deliver a flagship next-generation IoT product and prepare follow-on platform work. This is an individual contributor role. There is no expectation to manage people or lead a firmware team. This person will support current-program firmware execution, partner with the existing senior firmware engineer on near-term delivery, work with a senior firmware architecture advisor on platform standards, and grow into broader firmware ownership on follow-on product lines. The role requires disciplined embedded execution including Jira stories, design notes/ADRs, code reviews, tests, and early escalation.

Requirements

• Embedded C/C++
• HW-adjacent debug
• Shipped product experience
• Test discipline
• Collaboration skills
• State-pattern FSM
• Hierarchical state machines
• Event-driven architecture
• Embedded UI/menu systems
• HAL / driver architecture for MCU-based products
• RTOS
• Watchdogs
• Bootloaders
• Firmware update mechanisms
• Low-power design
• BLE
• USB
• Serial communication

Nice To Haves

• Radio / connectivity: GPS/GNSS, BLE, cellular modem, satellite modem, RF module integration
• Analog measurement: ADC, calibration, noise/drift, accuracy, data acquisition, DVM/instrumentation
• Peer mentoring; improving existing codebases without destabilizing delivery

Responsibilities

• Support current-program firmware execution: state-pattern FSM, HAL boundaries, driver integration, prototype board bring-up, and firmware-test readiness.
• Partner with the existing senior firmware engineer (program DRI) on near-term delivery; the current DRI remains accountable while this person ramps.
• Work with a senior firmware architecture advisor on platform standards, architecture review, release hygiene, and cross-team consistency.
• Grow into broader firmware ownership on follow-on product lines once the current foundation is stable — as a senior IC, not as a people manager.
• Bring disciplined embedded execution: Jira stories, design notes / ADRs, code reviews, tests, and early escalation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed