Head of Embedded Firmware Engineering

Loop Earplugs; Antwerpen; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Loop Earplugs is seeking a Manager, Embedded Software Engineering to lead the firmware team behind our smarter earwear. You’ll own firmware across product lines, from initial bring‑up to mass production and ongoing updates, ensuring reliability and quality.

This role combines deep technical leadership with people management: growing engineers, defending design choices, and delivering on time within Loop’s processes while collaborating with hardware, QA, and manufacturing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in embedded software development, including leadership of embedded/firmware engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead embedded software across Loop’s product portfolio, ensuring predictable delivery and engineering quality.
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Skills

Embedded software

Team leadership

C/C++

RTOS

Bluetooth/Wi‑Fi

Firmware architecture

CI

HIL

AI in development

DSP / on‑device ML

Tools

CI environment

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)

Job description

Loop Earplugs is seeking a Manager, Embedded Software Engineering to lead the firmware team behind our smarter earwear. You’ll own firmware across product lines, from initial bring‑up to mass production and ongoing updates, ensuring reliability and quality.

This role combines deep technical leadership with people management: growing engineers, defending design choices, and delivering on time within Loop’s processes while collaborating with hardware, QA, and manufacturing.