Senior Firmware Engineer

Open Technology Department Senior Jakarta and Singapore (Hybrid Setup)

Work Setup Hybrid

Reports To Engineering Lead

Compensation Competitive

Lyra is a Los Angeles based technology startup launching an electric two-wheeler platform for the Southeast Asian market. The team is composed of seasoned veterans from the EV manufacturing industry in the US with expertise in high power battery, thermal, and electronics development.

We're looking for a Senior Firmware Engineer to help shape the core embedded systems that power our electric vehicles. In this role, you'll take ownership of firmware development for connected vehicle systems, battery management systems, and infotainment. Your work will directly impact the first generation of Lyra vehicles going to market and help define the software and hardware stack that will scale with the company.

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware for our electric two-wheeler platform.
• Develop and optimize firmware for real-time control systems, including motor control, power management, and battery systems.
• Interface with hardware engineers to integrate firmware with custom PCBs and sensors.
• Contribute to platform bring-up, including board support packages and peripheral configuration.
• Work with cross-functional teams (electrical, mechanical, mobile, cloud) to deliver robust, testable systems.
• Work with our software team to maintain diagnostics and over-the-air (OTA) update capabilities.
• Write clear documentation and contribute to system-level architecture decisions.

• 5+ years of experience in embedded systems development.
• Strong experience with NXP i.MX RT series and STM
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• Solid understanding of RTOS, interrupt handling, low-level drivers, and hardware abstraction layers.
• Experience developing for Linux-based embedded systems.
• Familiarity with hardware interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, PWM, ADC/DAC.
• Demonstrated ability to work closely with electrical hardware teams.
• Strong experience with vehicle CAN bus networks.
• Familiarity with Linux build systems like Yocto.

• Experience with automotive electronics, electric vehicle systems, and power electronics.
• Familiarity with IoT Frameworks.
• Experience with bootloaders and familiarity or interest in Battery Management Systems (BMS).
• Knowledge of OTA update systems and networking (BLE, Wi-Fi) and web protocols like HTTPS & JSON.
• Some industry experience with fleet deployments or other cloud providers like AWS, GCP, or Azure.

• Work on cutting-edge EV technology in a highly collaborative environment.
• Competitive salary and an opportunity to shape the software of a high-performance mass market product.
• A well established team with a startup mentality and engineering rigor.