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.

Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.

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. xywuqvp
Produce rigorous

engineering documentation

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