Senior Engineer, Firmware

Job Description

Join the Creative Play Lab and invent ground-breaking new play opportunities and never-seen-before creative experiences for LEGO® fans of today and tomorrow! As an individual contributor in our Hardware Engineering group, you'll be operating on a global scale in a newly developed team within the Play Engineering organization in Product Innovation and Design at the LEGO Group in Boston!

Core Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior individual contributor to develop embedded firmware for highly optimized microelectronics and work as a team to integrate them into sophisticated mechatronic systems.

• Participate in system-level design, proof of concept creation, product and platform development execution, technical documentation, and testing across the entire product life cycle.

• Work with a globally distributed team of technical staff spanning multiple Play Engineering functions and strategic external partners.

• Ensure embedded solutions are aligned with the architectural blueprint, adhere to coding standards, follow processes, meet global regulatory and safety requirements, and adhere to our highest quality standards here at the LEGO Group.

• Lead by example by demonstrating excellence in abstract problem solving, firmware engineering, collaboration, innovation, risk management/mitigation, and delivery execution.

• Collaborate with other Embedded Processing team members from Boston, Denmark, and Singapore to support our continuing improvement efforts and initiatives as part of our commitment to being a best-in-class firmware engineering team
  

Do your part in our team succeeding

The Senior Engineer, Embedded Firmware plays an important individual contributor role on our Embedded Processing team in our Hardware Engineering group. This group operates on a global scale within the Play Engineering organization in Product Innovation and Design at the LEGO Group. The role is based in Boston, where LEGO Play Engineering is expanding our global footprint to help advance groundbreaking innovations that will redefine the future of play for the builders of tomorrow.

Do you have what it takes?

• A builder with passion for creatively using technology as a vehicle to deliver truly awesome play experiences to children around the world.

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in Embedded Engineering roles that involve low-level firmware development from idea stage to mass production on projects involving robotics/mechatronics, microelectronics, complex systems, or other similar domains.

• Experience in modern high-volume, real-time combined hardware/software system development in relevant markets (e.g. consumer electronics, robotics, medical device, automotive, or similar).

• High proficiency of C and Python.

• Hands-on experience with an embedded real-time operating system such as Free RTOS

• Expert in low-power microcontroller architecture, operation, common peripherals (UART, PWM, I2C, etc.), drivers, and firmware development workflow.

• Experience with the git revision control system and CI/CD techniques.

• Experience with lab instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers.

• Demonstrated expertise in navigating and making smart decisions pertaining to embedded system-related interdependencies and trade-offs.

• Evidence of strong capabilities in creative technical problem solving in modern embedded systems, coupled with well-balanced people skills.

• Track record of strong written and verbal communications skills.

• Ability to travel as necessary, roughly 20-30 days per year as part of our global team.
  

New Location Update

This position will initially be based at our LEGO office either at Boylston St or St. James St, Back Bay, Boston before moving to a new central Boston office location by the end of 2026. Our hiring teams will discuss this with you during the interview stages.

Hybrid working model

Our workplace enables our LEGO® colleagues to be and do their best at work. Introducing a flexible way of working is a great example of how we live up to our ambition. This 3 day in the office hybrid model will exemplify our People Promise by embracing the different life situations of our colleagues.

Compensation

The salary for this position has a range of $109,200 - $163,700 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalization of the employment offer.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here are some of what to expect:

Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

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Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.