XTEND, a global leader in advanced human-guided autonomous drone systems, is looking for an Embedded Team Lead to join our R&D organization and lead the development of the firmware and low-level software that power our real-time autonomous and mission-critical systems used by defense and security forces worldwide.

In this role, you will combine hands-on technical leadership with people management, guiding a team of embedded engineers while actively contributing to the design, implementation, and bring-up of firmware for our airborne platforms and payloads. You will own the embedded layer end-to-end – from microcontroller firmware and low-level drivers, through hardware/software integration, to production support and field-deployed systems.

This is a unique opportunity to lead development at the point where software meets hardware, in systems that operate in the most demanding real-world environments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of embedded software engineers, fostering ownership, accountability, and technical excellence
• Take full ownership of embedded delivery, from architecture and board bring-up through serial production and field deployment
• Act as a hands-on contributor to embedded C development for real-time, resource-constrained, mission-critical platforms
• Drive hardware/software integration together with electrical, mechanical, and systems teams – from prototype through production
• Ensure reliability, deterministic real-time behavior, and efficient resource utilization of firmware running on fielded systems
• Conduct code and design reviews, enforce best practices, and maintain high development, testing, and documentation standards
• Manage sprint planning, task prioritization, technical roadmap alignment, and delivery timelines within an Agile framework
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and professional development of embedded engineers

• 5+ years of hands-on real time embedded software and firmware development experience, including strong expertise in C
• Proven experience leading and mentoring engineers in a technical team environment
• Strong embedded system design and architectural experience
• Deep understanding of embedded fundamentals: real-time behavior, interrupts, memory management, concurrency, and low-level debugging
• Hands-on experience with ARM microcontroller platforms (STM32 or similar), including firmware implementation and hardware bring-up
• Experience implementing and troubleshooting embedded communication interfaces such as I2C, UART, SPI, GPIO, and CAN
• Ability to read schematics and work at board level, with proficiency using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and hardware debuggers
• Strong experience working in Linux environments, with Git-based workflows and modern development tools
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to lead technical initiatives end-to-end

Advantages:

• Experience with bootloaders and secure firmware update mechanisms
• Experience with sensor integration
• Experience supporting NPI, serial production, or fielded hardware systems, including production test infrastructure
• Experience scaling teams or leading multi-disciplinary projects

Apply now to join XTEND and be a key player in transforming the future of human-machine interaction!