Lead Firmware Engineer

Position: Lead Firmware Engineer
Location: Plano, TX (Hybrid)
Duration: 12+ Months
Experience: 10+ Years

As a Lead Firmware Engineer, you will own critical firmware components endtoend, from requirements through verification, for embedded medical device systems. You will lead complex technical problemsolving, influence architecture and design decisions, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring the delivery of highquality, safe, and reliable embedded software in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities: -

Design, develop, and verify complex embedded firmware modules in C/C++
Own firmware components from requirements definition to final verification
Lead rootcause analysis for complex technical issues and drive robust solutions
Contribute to firmware and system architecture discussions, making sound design tradeoffs
Improve firmware quality through test automation, tooling, coding standards, and documentation
Mentor and guide Level1 and Level2 engineers via design and code reviews
Work closely with Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, and QA teams for systemlevel integration and verification
Ensure compliance with quality and regulatory expectations throughout the development lifecycle

Educational Qualifications: -
Engineering Degree BE/ME/BTech/MTech/BSc/MSc.
Technical certification in multiple technologies is desirable.

Mandatory skills
10+ years of handson embedded firmware development experience
Expert proficiency in C/C++ for MCUbased realtime systems
Strong expertise in RTOS, concurrency, interrupts, timers, and state machines
Advanced embedded debugging, rootcause analysis, and performance optimization
Experience with device drivers, peripherals, communication stacks, and board/device bringup
Proven ownership of firmware endtoend: requirements, design, implementation, testing, and verification
Strong understanding of software architecture and design tradeoffs
Experience with Git, code reviews, and Agile development practices
Ability to translate system requirements into technical designs and test strategies

Good-to-Have Skills
Experience in regulated product development (medical devices strongly preferred)
Knowledge of firmware security concepts (secure boot, secure updates, device hardening)
Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring capability
Strong ownership, accountability, and crossfunctional collaboration skill.

Thanks & Regards,

Bhupender Singh

XL Impex Inc dba

Atika Technologies

5 Independence Way, Suite 300,

Princeton, NJ 08540

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