Modeled career paths · Firmware engineering

Where does a Firmware Team Lead go next?

What employers are asking a Firmware Team Lead for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Director of Firmware+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of modeled moves out of Firmware Team Lead go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
Director of Programmable Logic+49% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Staff FPGA Engineer. 4% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Information Officer+60% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 2% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Director of Silicon Engineering+64% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Staff Silicon Engineer. 2% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Staff Silicon Engineer+15% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Firmware Team Lead go here
lateral92% of modeled exits move upward from there
Staff FPGA Engineer+4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Firmware Team Lead go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of IT-27% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Firmware Team Lead go here
lateral64% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.