Senior Embedded Systems Engineer (EEFW)
Lebanon, NH - USA
Job Summary
Simbex is seeking a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer to own the full hardware-firmware stack for a next-generation IoT wearable platform. This is a dual-discipline role: you will independently design and develop embedded hardware circuits and PCBs alongside production-grade Zephyr RTOS firmware fromcomponentselection and schematic capture through board bring-up sensor integration and field deployment. The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer whotakes end-to-end ownershipin building sensor-based hardware and firmware.
Essential Functions:
Electrical Engineering & Hardware Development
- Own hardware design fromcomponentselection and schematic capture through PCB layout review and design-for-manufacture
- Lead board bring-up: power sequencing peripheral initialization signal integrity verification and fault isolation
- Design and characterize low-power analogfront-endsand power management subsystems for battery-operated wearables
- Develop hardware test fixtures and produce electrical characterization reports
Firmware Architecture & Development
- Architect and deliver production Zephyr RTOS firmware on ARM Cortex-M/R targets
- Author device drivers BSPs anddevicetreeoverlays; implement sensor acquisition pipelines for IMU-based impact detection
- Design low-power state machines and event-driven architectures for wearable operation
- Set firmware coding standards CI/CD pipelines and architecture guidelines for the team
IoT & Wireless Connectivity
- Implement BLE stacks for real-time telemetry and configuration; design OTA update mechanisms viaMCUboot
- Integrate cloud connectivity (MQTT/CoAP) and evaluate edge vs. cloud trade-offs for impact detection
Signal Processing & Algorithm Integration
- Port impact detection algorithms from MATLAB or Python into constrained C/C firmware
- Apply sensor fusion (Madgwick Mahony complementary filter) foraccuratehead kinematics from multi-axis IMU data
- OptimizeDSP routines for speed and memory footprint on resource-constrained targets
Testing & Quality
- Define and execute unit HIL and system integration test plans; build automated regression frameworks
- Maintain design documentation traceability matrices and test reports; support compliance activities
Required Qualifications:
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Embedded Systems or related field
- 7 years of embedded development experience including 3 years on production-shipped products
- Hands-on EE skills: independently read schematics perform board bring-up and debug hardware/firmware interaction
- Proficiencywith bench instrumentation (oscilloscope logic analyzer power analyzer) for power characterization and debug
- Experience selecting microcontrollers RF SoCs and sensor ICs (IMU accelerometer gyroscope) for product designs
- Strong C/C in bare-metal and RTOS-based embedded contexts
- Demonstrated Zephyr RTOS experience:devicetreeKconfig module system and west toolchain
- Experience with ARM Cortex-M SoCs (Nordic nRF52/nRF53 STM32 or similar) and peripherals: SPI I2C UART USB
- BLE firmware experience and familiarity with OTA update workflows (MCUbootpreferred)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Sensor fusion algorithm experience (Madgwick Mahony) and algorithm porting from MATLAB/Python
- Exposure to sports biomechanics head impact research or wearable athletic sensing
- Cloud IoT platform experience (AWS IoT Core Azure IoT Hub) and embedded security (TLS/DTLS secure elements)
- Multi-core SoC development (e.g. nRF5340) or experience in a regulated/safety-critical product environment
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Simbex is a medical device and consumer health product design and development partner that transforms your most complex ideas into commercial solutions.