Embedded Firmware Design Engineer
Lutron Electronics· Electrical/electronic Manufacturing· Aug 25, 2026 · 2mo agoPosted 63 days ago
Boston, Massachusetts
In office
Full-time
Senior
$137K–$195K est.
5+ years exp
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Job description
Overview
Lutron is seeking an experienced Senior Embedded Firmware Design Engineer for our Boston office to design and deliver for our IoT devices. In this role you will support the lighting, shading, and smart home solutions used in millions of homes and commercial spaces worldwide.
In this role, you will:
• Own delivery of projects by converging decisions across multiple teams/disciplines.
• Develop and unlock potential in others.
• Collaborate with our Product Managers, Software Architects, and Functional Area Owners and other parts of our company to develop solutions to problems.
• Apply emerging technologies to solve complex problems.
This role offers opportunities to grow into broader leadership, including influencing architecture, mentoring across teams, and shaping development practices.
Responsibilities
• Lead technical design and architectural decisions across application, cloud and embedded components.
• Translate real-world customer and device constraints into scalable firmware solutions.
• Apply emerging technologies to solve complex problems.
• Balance long-term maintainability with near-term product delivery.
• Drive cross-team technical alignment for features spanning firmware, embedded Linux, cloud services, and client applications.
• Mentor junior software engineers.
• Create system and software design documentation.
• Implement, unit-test, and integrate solutions in collaboration with multiple developers.
• Work with senior engineers to review solutions.
• Resolve technical issues, reported bugs and field issues in a timely manner.
Qualifications
• Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum cumulative GPA 3.00 for all degrees earned.
• 5+ years of experience post academics.
• You are authorized to work in the U.S. and will not require Lutron to sponsor you for any work visa, such as an H-1B, either immediately or at any time in the future. Lutron does not offer work visa sponsorship for this position.
• Solid foundation in Computer Science Fundamentals including Object Oriented Principles and Design Patterns
• Demonstrable experience in one or more the following areas: • Embedded systems using C/C++, RTOS or Bar Metal Programming
• Networking such as IEEE 802.15.11, Bluetooth or IEEE 802.15.4
• Technologies such as IOT Tech, Databases or Cryptography
The ideal candidate would have:
• Experience developing software for connected devices, IoT platforms, or smart home systems
• Comfortable working cross-functionally across engineering disciplines and product management
• Demonstrated success leading software teams or projects
• A passion for coaching and mentoring junior engineers
• Proven troubleshooting skills across system boundaries, including diagnosing issues reported from field or customer environments.
The heart of software development at Lutron starts with these principles:
• Teams own “Problems to Solve” – Teams own high level objectives, outlined by the business, and engineer the solution to solve these problems
• Continuous Improvement – As we shorten our release cycles and deliver always-connected software solutions, we are building the infrastructure to listen to our customers through feedback and data. We practice SAFe Agile Framework to ensure our teams are continuously improving and evolving with the needs of our customers.
• Failing Fast – We want an inclusive environment where learning is not impeded by our process and failing is a natural part of the process to learn what is right.
Starting pay: $132,500 $152,500 per year; Lutron's employee benefits include 401k match, health, dental, and life insurance, paid vacation (amount based on tenure with the company), flexible spending accounts, and tuition reimbursement programs.
Lutron Electronics’ position as the worldwide leader in innovative lighting control and shading solutions has enabled consistent, annual growth. Our company has cultivated a reputation of unsurpassed quality, a broad range of technologies and product offerings, and a strong commitment to servicing our worldwide customers. This has allowed the company to invest in developing new technologies and services, expand our technical capabilities and global presence, and to find and retain the best talent. Build your career with Lutron where you will enjoy competitive compensation and benefits while exploring many options for continued growth and education. Make a difference every day in our dynamic, people-centric, technology-driven organization. For more information, view our website at www.lutron.com .
Lutron Electronics is an Equal Opportunity – Affirmative Action – Employer. We welcome qualified, motivated applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics
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