Lead Embedded Firmware Architect – Real-Time Touch

Fermat Software; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Fermat seeks a Lead Firmware Engineer to join our experienced consulting team and lead the embedded software effort on a client project in the sensing-semiconductor space. The work centers on firmware for high-performance capacitive multi-touch controller silicon.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You will own firmware architecture, guide fellow engineers, and serve as a primary technical point of contact with the client. No H-1Bs for this role. Candidates must be in the USA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer/Software Engineering with 10+ years of experience in the planning, analysis, design, and implementation of embedded systems.
• Strong hands‑on C and C++ with firmware architecture ownership and mentoring.
• Experience with mixed-signal sensing devices and high‑speed interfaces (ADC/AFE/DSP).

Responsibilities

• Lead firmware architecture and design for real-time sensing and touch‑controller applications; author and own SW architecture and design documents, seeking feedback and approval from peers and client.
• Hands‑on C and C++ development, including unit and functional test.
• Develop and optimize low‑level drivers and real‑time data‑acquisition firmware interfacing with mixed‑signal sensing hardware (ADC/AFE/DSP subsystems).
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship; review code and designs and set engineering standards.
• Review and refine requirements; translate them into robust firmware designs.
• Drive the Agile process including sprint planning, daily standups, and demonstrations.
• Provide inputs into planning; communicate status, risks, and impediments; track time expended.
• Collaborate closely with the client and their representatives across all aspects of the project.

Skills

C

C++

Embedded systems

Firmware architecture

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Real-time systems

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer/Software Engineering

Tools

I2C

SPI/QSPI

UART

Unit testing

Job description

Fermat seeks a Lead Firmware Engineer to join our experienced consulting team and lead the embedded software effort on a client project in the sensing-semiconductor space. The work centers on firmware for high-performance capacitive multi-touch controller silicon.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You will own firmware architecture, guide fellow engineers, and serve as a primary technical point of contact with the client. No H-1Bs for this role. Candidates must be in the USA.