Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Own the embedded system architecture across firmware and hardware boundaries
• Define platform-level approaches for MCU selection, peripheral usage, and

communication topology

• Establish standards for firmware structure, BSPs, drivers, and hardware

abstraction

• Act as the escalation point for complex bring-up and system-level failures
• Influence electrical and mechanical design decisions to ensure robust embedded

integration

MCU Bring-Up & Low-Level Firmware

• Lead first-power-on and first-silicon bring-up of new hardware

• Configure clocks, memory, boot modes, power domains, and pin multiplexing

• Design and review low-level firmware, including BSPs and peripheral drivers

• Architect and debug communication interfaces:

• SPI, I²C, UART

• CAN / CAN-FD

• Ethernet (as applicable)

• PWM, GPIO, ADC/DAC

•  Architect, configure, and debug:

• Quadrature encoder / decoder interfaces

• Pulse train generators, timers, capture/compare subsystems, TTL signaling

System Integration & Advanced Debugging

• Lead integration of distributed embedded systems with many nodes
• Debug complex hardware/firmware interactions involving timing, noise, and

signal integrity

• Use oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and signal generators to diagnose system-level

issues

• Develop bring-up plans, validation strategies, and debug tooling
• Define observability and test hooks for long-term maintainability

Electrical Engineering & Hardware Enablement

• Perform hands-on electrical debugging and board-level troubleshooting
• Review schematics and PCB layouts with a firmware- and testability-first mindset
• Identify power, grounding, clocking, and signal integrity risks early
• Solder, rework, and modify prototypes as needed
• Design simple custom PCBs and breakout boards
• Wire and adapt MCU evaluation kits to custom system hardware
• Support rapid iteration cycles typical of an early-stage startup

Qualifications Education:  BS/MS in Computer Science or Engineering

Required : Experience & Technical Skills

• 10+ years of embedded systems experience or equivalent demonstrated depth
• Proven ownership of MCU bring-up on new or custom hardware
• Expert-level embedded C/C++ skills
• Deep experience with real-time or high-

performance MCUs (NXP, Infineon, STM32 ecosystems)

• Strong understanding of:
• Digital and analog electronics
• Clocking, timing, DMA, and interrupt systems
• Encoder interfaces and precision timing subsystems
• Exceptional ability to reason from datasheets, schematics, and signals on the wire

Lab & Hardware Skills

• Expert-level comfort with oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
• Experience debugging noisy, high-speed, or timing-critical signals
• Comfortable soldering and performing board-level rework
• Ability to independently wire, modify, and debug complex prototypes
• Working knowledge of PCB design tools (KiCad, Altium, Eagle) and layout

tradeoffs

Preferred :

• Experience architecting multi-controller or distributed embedded systems
• Background in robotics, industrial automation, or precision instrumentation
• RTOS experience (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, etc.)
• Experience taking hardware from prototype through manufacturing
• Familiarity with EMC/ESD and field reliability issues

Why Join Us

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative environment where innovation and scientific rigor are

deeply valued.

• Join a seasoned and multidisciplinary team tackling high-impact problems at the

intersection of science and engineering.

• Competitive compensation and equity package, comprehensive benefits, and flexibility to support work-life integration.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We thrive on diversity and collaboration.