Lead Engineer - SW Design

Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is the leading innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, building embedded technology that connects devices and improves lives. Merging cutting-edge technology into the world’s most highly integrated SoCs, Silicon Labs provides device makers the solutions, support, and ecosystems needed to create advanced edge connectivity applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has operations in over 16 countries and is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in the smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities markets. Learn more at www.silabs.com.

About the Team

The Bluetooth R&D team at Silicon Labs develops and maintains embedded firmware for wireless products across Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). The team works on performance-critical, standards-compliant firmware enabling advanced use cases such as audio streaming, HFP calling, and LE Audio, in close collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams across multiple global locations.

The Role

Silicon Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Embedded Firmware to design and deliver high-quality embedded firmware for resource-constrained wireless systems. This is a hands-on, embedded-centric role requiring deep expertise in real-time firmware development, low-level debugging, and system-level thinking. Bluetooth experience—particularly in audio-related use cases—is strongly preferred, but the role primarily targets engineers with proven senior-level embedded firmware skills who can quickly ramp on complex wireless stacks and drive technical ownership.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, implement, and maintain real-time embedded firmware in C/C++ for resource-constrained systems.

- Own complex firmware features from design through implementation, debugging, and release.

- Develop timing-critical, performance-sensitive code with strong attention to memory, power, and CPU constraints.

- Debug complex system-level issues spanning firmware, hardware, and protocol interactions.

- Contribute to multi-protocol and wireless coexistence (CoEx) solutions.

- Participate in technical design reviews, code reviews, and product qualification activities.

- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including systems, PHY/RF, validation, and customer-facing engineering teams.