Firmware Engineer

We are looking for an outstanding firmware engineer with an excellent track record in delivering robust embedded firmware. You will be responsible for helping to lay the firmware bedrock for Science’s advanced medical technologies such as neural interfaces. Like most technical roles at Science, the work is interdisciplinary, requiring you to learn new concepts while collaborating with biologists, and engineers specializing in machine learning, optics, and microfabrication.

Regardless of role or team, we look for candidates with positive energy as well as the ability to independently orient themselves in an unstructured environment and follow through on problems that need to be solved.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Architect, develop, test, maintain, and support firmware throughout its entire lifecycle
• Build firmware for wearables, implants and other medical device technologies
• Bring up electronic systems and verify firmware functionality in hardware
• Develop test modes in firmware for SoCs and other electronic systems
• Work collaboratively across product teams and disciplines to deliver full systems
• Document and archive all code and work for colleagues to easily follow
• Prototype, test, and analyze new systems and ideas to assess feasibility

Required qualifications:

• Experience with embedded software design and programming in C/C++ for development, debugging, testing, and performance analysis
• Embedded linux experience essential
• Experience in firmware development for microcontrollers, sensor interfaces, and SoCs
• Experience in firmware implementation of test modes on SoCs (e.g. DTM modes)
• Experience with full life cycle of firmware development, including test and production qualification
• Proficiency in using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, current meters for hardware bring-up
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• BS in EE, CE, CS

Bonus qualifications:

• Experience in bringing up Qualcomm/Broadcom/Mediatek/NXP systems and device drivers
• Yocto experience
• Experience in firmware development for wireless transceivers compliant with established wireless communication standards e.g. Bluetooth, WiFi, LoRa, Zigbee) and over-the-air wireless validation of firmware for wireless interfaces
• Proficiency in using Python for data logging from bring-up/validation, etc.
• Adept using tools for electronic system characterization, including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers etc to validate firmware running on hardware
• Experience with continuous integration (CI) testing and hardware in the loop (HIL) testing
• Experience with IEC 62304 compliant firmware for biomedical devices
• MS or PhD in relevant field

Salary/Pay Range:

For individuals hired to work in California, Science is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. We determine your level based on your interview performance and make an offer based on geo-located salary bands. The base salary range for this full-time position is $105,000 – $175,000 annually + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please keep in mind that the equity portion of the offer is not included in these numbers.

Benefits:

At Science, our benefits are in place to support the whole you:

• Competitive salary and equity
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Flexible vacation and company-paid holidays
• Healthy meals and snacks provided onsite
• Paid parental, jury duty, bereavement, family care and medical leave
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, subsidized by Science
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k)