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Lukas Lichtl

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Head of Embedded Software at Tractive
📍 Linz-Wels-Steyr Area, Austria

Lukas Lichtl is the Head of Embedded Software at Tractive, where he leads the firmware organization for IoT products. His fascination with the interplay between electronics and software began in childhood and is supported by a unique dual education in engineering and the legal/business aspects of technology.

Outside of his leadership role, Lukas is passionate about low-level programming and finds the reverse engineering of software, including disassembly and decompilation, particularly fascinating. He prefers a Linux environment and is skilled with a variety of open-source development tools to stay close to the hardware.

He has co-authored academic articles on the legal classification criteria for unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Head of Embedded Software
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Linz-Wels-Steyr Area, Austria
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IoT Development
Leads the entire firmware organization at Tractive, focusing on IoT product lines, architecture, and ensuring technical excellence and reliability in connected systems.
Team Leadership
Responsible for building, scaling, and coaching his firmware teams. He focuses on hiring, talent development, and implementing agile processes to enhance engineering effectiveness.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Head of Embedded Software
Tractive
3-2023 - 2-2026
Firmware Architect
Tractive
2-2022 - 2-2026
Embedded Software Team Lead
Tractive
5-2021 - 3-2022
Research Associate
Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC basiertes RF-System
5-2021 - 3-2022
Research Engineer
Silicon Austria Labs (SAL)
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Education
2015 - 2020
Master of legal and business aspects in technics (MLBT)
Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
2013 - 2015
Diplom-Ingenieur für technisch-wissenschaftliche Berufe (Dipl.-Ing.)
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
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