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Office in China: Suzhou, China: Shanghai
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We are seeking a Lead Firmware Engineer (Embedded C) to lead a vendor-managed service team supporting EFI Diagnostics development and new product introduction factory work, based on-site at a client office in Shanghai. You will own quality and delivery, coach and onboard engineers, manage day-to-day prioritization and serve as the primary contact and first escalation point for the client.
Responsibilities
- Own team deliverables and quality across diagnostics development and factory support work
- Plan day-to-day execution including task breakdown, resource assignment and scheduling
- Onboard, train and coach team members through regular check-ins and feedback
- Triage incoming escalations, drive resolution and coordinate next steps with the client
- Review issue handling across the team and remove blockers to protect build readiness
- Produce a weekly summary report covering progress, risks, priorities and escalations
- Gather feedback from cross-functional stakeholders and translate it into team actions
- Support quarterly checkpoints with the client, focusing on delivery quality and improvements
Requirements
- Relevant lead-level experience owning delivery quality for an engineering team or workstream
- Hands-on experience with low-level firmware development in Embedded C and hardware interaction
- Scripting skills in Python or Lua for test automation or diagnostics workflows
- Program delivery capability including planning, prioritization, tracking and escalation management
- Fluency in Mandarin and English for day-to-day stakeholder communication
- Ownership mindset with the ability to drive issues to closure and keep work moving
- Multitasking ability to manage frequent context switching in a build environment
- Problem-solving strength with structured debugging and clear decision-making
Nice to have
- Exposure to Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) and EDK II (EDK2)
- Familiarity with Git or other source control systems
- Experience working with contract manufacturers, factory build teams or NPI stakeholders