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# Firmware Lead Engineer

- **Company:** Collabera
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Unit Testing, Booting (BIOS), C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Embedded C, Firmware, Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, Real-Time Operating Systems, Serial Communications, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Serial Peripheral Interface, State Machines, Event Driven Architecture, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collabera.com/submit-resume/

## About the Role

o Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
o 7+ years of embedded firmware development experience.
o Strong experience developing production firmware using Embedded C/C++.
o Experience implementing finite state machines (FSM), hierarchical state machines, and event-driven architectures.
o Experience developing HALs and low-level drivers for MCU-based embedded systems.
o Strong knowledge of RTOS, watchdog timers, bootloaders, firmware updates, and low-power embedded systems.
o Experience with BLE, USB, UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, or other serial communication protocols.
o Experience with embedded testing methodologies including unit testing, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and CI/CD.
o Comfortable contributing within an existing firmware architecture while collaborating closely with senior technical leadership.



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