Lead Engineer - SW Design
Silicon Labs27 days ago
Hyderābād, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, maintain, debug, and release real-time embedded firmware in C/C++ for resource-constrained wireless systems.
- Own complex firmware features from design through implementation, debugging, and production release.
- Develop timing-critical, performance-sensitive code optimized for memory, power, and CPU constraints.
- Debug system-level issues involving firmware, hardware, and protocol interactions.
- Contribute to multi-protocol and wireless coexistence solutions.
- Participate in technical design reviews, code reviews, and product qualification activities.
- Collaborate with systems, PHY/RF, validation, and customer-facing engineering teams.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
Requirements
- Strong hands-on embedded firmware development experience with deep proficiency in C/C++.
- Strong understanding of real-time systems, interrupts, concurrency, and low-level hardware interactions.
- Experience building memory- and power-optimized embedded software.
- Strong debugging skills using hardware and software tools such as JTAG, trace, logs, and protocol analyzers.
- Ability to independently drive technical solutions and make sound design decisions.
- Experience delivering embedded software products from concept through production.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 to 10 years of industry experience in embedded firmware or systems-level software development.
- Bluetooth Classic or Bluetooth Low Energy experience is preferred.
- Bluetooth audio use cases, Bluetooth controller architectures, wireless protocol stacks, wireless coexistence, and multi-protocol systems experience are preferred.
- Familiarity with automation, scripting, CI practices, and GenAI-assisted development tools is preferred.
Benefits
- Equity rewards through RSUs.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Insurance plans with outpatient cover.
- National Pension Scheme (NPS).
- Flexible work policy.
- Childcare support.
- Good work/life balance in a collaborative and welcoming team environment.