Firmware Engineer

About the role

Leander, TX | Onsite | Full-Time

General Qualifications (All Roles)

• America matters. The mission matters. You must believe deeply in both.
• High-agency self-starter who moves fast and delivers without waiting for instructions.
• Extreme ownership. No excuses. No "that's not my job."
• Strong judgment and a relentless bias for action.
• Comfortable operating without a playbook, solving hard problems, and adapting as priorities change.
• Low ego, high standards, and committed to winning as a team.
• ITAR Requirement: To conform with U.S. Government export regulations, applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), refugee, asylee, or otherwise eligible to obtain the required authorization from the U.S. Department of State.

The Role

As a Firmware Engineer, you'll develop the embedded systems that connect software to real hardware, working across electronics, sensors, actuators, motor control, and autonomous systems. This is where firmware meets steel.

• Develop embedded systems on STM32 microcontrollers.
• Develop low-level drivers, peripherals, communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN), and real-time systems.
• Work at the intersection of electronics, sensors, actuators, motor control, and embedded software.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of professional firmware engineering experience.
• Solid mechatronics background.
• Experience developing production-quality firmware in Rust.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware/software interactions.
• ITAR eligibility as outlined above.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in defense, aerospace, robotics, or autonomy.
• Familiarity with drone/UAV systems, real-time operating systems, or embedded development.
• Experience at a high-growth startup or technology company with strong engineering practices.
• Experience using the Embassy asynchronous embedded framework.
• Experience taking systems from prototype through deployment.

Why Wild West

• Build the whole thing. Own your work from first principles through design, prototype, test, iteration, and production. What you build will leave the screen and enter the real world.
• Build where the hardware gets built. Engineering, fabrication, manufacturing, and testing happen under one roof, so ideas move fast.
• Make an impact from day one. Your decisions will shape the product, the roadmap, and the company itself.
• Move at mission speed. Work with urgency, solve hard problems, and turn ambitious ideas into field-ready systems.
• Share in what you build. Every employee has the opportunity to own stock options and participate in the company's success.
• Work with exceptional people. Join a team defined by high standards, low ego, direct communication, and relentless execution.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Equity: Stock options included with every offer
• Medical: 100% of employee premiums covered, 90% for spouse/family
• Dental & vision: 100% of premiums covered
• 401(k): Company plan with match
• Unlimited PTO
• Relocation support: Available for candidates relocating to the Austin area

Location and Eligibility

This is a full-time, onsite role at our facility in Leander, Texas, approximately 30 minutes from downtown Austin.

Itar

Eligibility: To conform with U.S. Government export regulations, applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), refugee, asylee, or otherwise eligible to obtain the required authorization from the U.S. Department of State.

• Wild West Systems uses E-Verify to confirm employment authorization.
• Direct applicants only. We do not work with staffing companies for this role.