Lead Firmware Engineer

We are looking for a hands-on Lead Firmware Engineer who will lead and grow our Embedded Hardware and Embedded Firmware teams and take end to end responsibility for the technical direction, architecture, execution quality, and delivery of embedded electronics used in industrial drives, servo inverters, frequency inverters, and motion/safety products.

Products: Servo drives, VFDs, motion controllers, safety drives

Key Interfaces: Controls, Mechanical, System Architecture, Manufacturing, Quality, Cybersecurity, Functional Safety

Key Responsibilities : Technical Leadership & Architecture Ownership

Own the overall embedded electronics architecture spanning: MCU/SoC hardware design

Firmware architecture (boot, RTOS, drivers, middleware, communication)

HW-FW partitioning and interfaces

Define technology roadmaps for: Microcontrollers / SoCs

Power management and embedded hardware platforms

Firmware frameworks, RTOS, and toolchains

Drive design decisions balancing performance, cost, reliability, cybersecurity, and manufacturability.

Act as the technical escalation point for complex crossdomain issues (HW-FW-System).

HandsOn Engineering Contribution

Actively participate in : Hardware architecture reviews, schematic reviews, and PCB layout reviews (SI/PI/EMC).

Firmware architecture discussions, code reviews, and critical module design.

Support hardware bring up and early prototype debugging, including: Powerup, clocks, resets, interfaces

Joint HW-FW debug using oscilloscope, logic analyzer, JTAG/SWD

Guide teams in root cause analysis of field, EMC, reliability, or performance issues.

Be technically deep enough to challenge assumptions, not just coordinate tasks.

Embedded Hardware Leadership

Guide the team on : Embedded schematic design (MCU/SoC interfaces, analog frontends,



protection, monitoring)

Power supply architecture (DC/DC, LDOs, sequencing, supervision)

Component selection, derating, reliability and lifecycle management

Ensure robust EMC/EMI aware design practices and support troubleshooting.

Drive collaboration with PCB layout, manufacturing (EMS), and test teams.

Oversee hardware verification strategies, including electrical, functional, and environmental testing.

Embedded Firmware Leadership

Lead firmware development for : Low level drivers and peripherals

Realtime firmware (RTOS / baremetal)

Bootloaders and firmware update mechanisms

Communication stacks (EtherCAT, CAN, PROFINET, IOLink, etc.)

Guide implementation of : Secure boot, cryptography, key management

Secure firmware update and rollback strategies

Ensure compliance with secure development practices and cybersecurity requirements (e.g., IEC 62443).

Promote structured software engineering: modularity, testability, and maintainability.

CrossFunctional System Ownership

Work closely with : Controls engineers (PWM, ADC timing, realtime constraints)

System architects (partitioning, performance budgets)

Functional safety and cybersecurity stakeholders

Ensure HW-FW-System alignment on requirements, interfaces, and verification.

Support certifications, audits, and customer escalations when required.

Team Leadership & People Development

Lead, mentor,



and technically coach hardware and firmware engineers.

Build a high-performance engineering culture : Design reviews

Knowledge sharing

Engineering discipline and quality mindset

Support hiring, onboarding, and capability development of the team.

Balance delivery pressure with long-term technical excellence.

Process, Quality & Execution Excellence

Establish and enforce : Structured development processes

Configuration and change management

Documentation and traceability

Drive best practices in: Design reviews

Verification planning

CI concepts for firmware and hardware verification

Ensure readiness for industrialization and series production.

Required Qualifications & Experience

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in : Electrical Engineering

Electronics

Computer Engineering

Mechatronics

or a closely related field.

Experience : 12+ years of experience in embedded systems development.

Someone who has being into Technical Manager role for less than 1.5 years or has been recently promoted to this role and is hands-on. (himself writes C code, does positive system & hardware design, does code & design reviews)

Someone who is System Architect or a Technical lead, is hands-on, technically managing a team of 4 to 6 engineers, collaborating with other teams, regularly interacting with European or US customers, stakeholders for requirements, design & delivery etc.

Experience with industrial electronics, preferably : Servo drives

Frequency inverters

Motion or power electronics products.

Mandatory Technical Skills

Embedded Hardware

Deep understanding of : MCU/SoC hardware design

Analog and digital circuits

Power management and sequencing

Experience with : PCB design flows and layout revie

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