Staff Firmware Engineer

TCP is partnered with a well-funded defense tech company here in Austin that’s building intelligent systems operating at the intersection of hardware and software.

This team is looking for highly skilled firmware/embedded engineers with strong expertise in

microcontroller firmware development in C++, schematic design, and electrical simulation .

Role:

Embedded/Firmware Software Engineer (Senior - Staff)
Comp:

Competitive base salary + equity + benefits + unlimited PTO
Location:

Austin, TX (full relocation support provided)
What they care about:

Build

real-time embedded C++ systems

for autonomous defense platforms where latency and reliability are mission-critical.
Design and architect

embedded electrical systems

(MCUs, digital/analog ICs, power circuits) for autonomous turret hardware.
Own

end-to-end testing & optimization

— lab + field debugging, performance tuning, and power efficiency on constrained hardware.
Produce rigorous

engineering documentation

(schematics, block diagrams, simulations, test protocols) to production-grade standards.
Experience w/ Nvidia Jetson