Technical Lead (Embedded / Firmware) Jobs in Chennai Embedded Systems and Firmware Company

📋 Job Description

Jobzi is sourcing qualified candidates for Technical Lead (Embedded / Firmware) positions in Chennai's private Embedded Systems and Firmware Company sector. This is a full-time opportunity with a reputed Embedded Systems and VLSI employer in Chennai offering competitive salary, structured growth, and a professional work environment. Tamil communication skills are preferred alongside English for professional and business interaction in Chennai.

📌 Key Responsibilities

• Define firmware architecture and module decomposition for embedded product development
• Lead a team of 5 to 12 embedded engineers and manage sprint planning and code reviews
• Establish coding standards, static analysis gates, and CI/CD pipelines for firmware builds
• Make key technology decisions on RTOS selection, toolchain, and bootloader strategy
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and conduct technical interviews for new hires
• Communicate technical progress and risks to project managers and product owners
• Drive root cause analysis for critical firmware defects found in field deployments

🎓 Qualifications and Requirements

• How do you architect firmware for a product that must support both FreeRTOS and Linux embedded builds?
• Describe your approach to establishing a CI/CD pipeline for embedded C firmware using Jenkins and QEMU.
• How do you manage technical debt in a multi-year embedded firmware product codebase?
• What strategies do you use to ensure coding standard compliance across a team of 8 engineers?
• How do you prioritise firmware features and bug fixes when the team is under delivery pressure?
• Describe a critical firmware defect you led a root cause analysis on and the fix strategy.
• How do you balance code quality and delivery speed in an Agile embedded firmware project?
• Good Tamil and English communication skills for team coordination and client interaction in Chennai.

✅ Required Skills