Embedded Team Lead

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Embedded Team Lead to head our Embedded Software team at GTI. The role combines hands‑on development of product‑grade software for advanced automotive applications with people leadership, architecture design, and delivery across Linux and RTOS platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and grow a team of embedded software engineers, ensuring technical excellence and effective execution.
• Own the design, development, integration and delivery of embedded software components in Linux and RTOS environments using C/C++.
• Drive software architecture, make technical decisions, enforce code quality and best‑practice development processes.
• Collaborate with algorithm, system, hardware, QA and product stakeholders to deliver robust automotive solutions.
• Partner with global Gentex teams, participate in Agile/Scrum activities and promote continuous process improvement.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of embedded software development experience in C/C++ and Linux, including multi‑threaded, performance‑sensitive systems.
• 2+ years of technical or people‑leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of RTOS, embedded Linux, debugging and software integration.
• Excellent communication, analytical thinking and ability to lead technical discussions in a dynamic R&D environment.

Required skills

• C/C++ programming
• Linux and embedded Linux development
• RTOS expertise
• Debugging and software integration
• Multi‑threaded and performance‑sensitive system design
• Computer vision, deep learning and edge AI concepts
• Porting Python‑based logic to C/C++