Senior Firmware Engineer – Wearables (On‑Site • West Lafayette, IN • Relocation required)

Ixana; Toronto; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A cutting-edge technology firm in Toronto is seeking an experienced Senior Firmware Engineer to develop firmware for next-gen wearable devices. You will be responsible for bare-metal bring-up and creating real-time drivers. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of experience in firmware development for IoT hardware. This full-time role offers competitive compensation and relocation assistance.

Benefits

Annual Bonus

Sign-on bonus

Stock options

Relocation assistance

401(k) + match

Qualifications

• 5+ years building production firmware for wearables, medical or IoT hardware.
• Proven track record squeezing microwatts out of Cortex-M or other MCU.
• Comfortable leading code reviews, tool-chain decisions and mentoring junior talent.

Responsibilities

• Bare-metal bring-up of next-gen Wi-R transceivers and SoCs.
• Develop real-time drivers & architecture for I²C, SPI, BLE.
• Ship a reference firmware SDK for Tier-1 consumer brands.

Skills

Firmware development for wearables

Real-time driver development

Code review leadership

Mentoring junior engineers

Tools

Cortex-M MCUs

RTOS

Job description

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• Location: West Lafayette, IN
• Relocation required

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This range is provided by Ixana. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range: $115,000.00 / yr - $150,000.00 / yr

Additional compensation types: Annual Bonus, Sign-on bonus, and Stock options

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We provide relocation packages and visa transfers (if required) for engineers currently in U.S. and Canadian hubs (TN1 visa eligible only).

Why Ixana?

Bluetooth and Wi‑Fi were built for gadgets— Ixana’s Wi‑R is engineered for people.

Our brain‑inspired E‑field tech moves data around the body using 1 / 100 the energy of Bluetooth, enabling all‑day smart‑glasses, rings, neural & muscle sensors and more. Join a Purdue‑grown, venture‑backed team turning this breakthrough into the world’s first body-area-network platform.

Example : Send contact data with just a touch https : / / vimeo.com / ixana / pairing-contact-transfer

What You’ll Own

Bare‑metal bring‑up of next‑gen Wi‑R transceivers and SoCs on Cortex‑M / RISC‑V MCUs.

Real‑time drivers & architecture for I²C, SPI, BLE, DMA, sensors and power domains.

Ship a reference firmware SDK that Tier‑1 consumer brands will use.

The Experience We’re After

5+ years building production firmware for wearables, medical or IoT hardware.

Proven track record squeezing microwatts out of Cortex‑M or other MCU.

Comfortable leading code reviews, tool‑chain decisions and mentoring junior talent.

Bonus : RTOS, BLE stack surgery, PCB layout literacy or neural / biometric sensing.

Compensation Transparency

Cost‑of‑living kicker : San Francisco is ≈ 170 % more expensive than West Lafayette; the same lifestyle would require ≈ $300 k – $405 k in the Bay Area. BestPlaces (Including typical mortgage & tax costs)

Without housing, $115 k – $150 k in West Lafayette buys the same lifestyle as roughly $230 k – $290 k in the Bay Area.

Upside : early‑stage equity, 401(k) + match, medical / dental / vision, relocation assistance, immigration assistance.

Life at Ixana

60 person team, but relatively small firmware team

Full in‑house labs (3-D printing, RF, reflow)

Direct access to founders

Products in customers’ hands within months, not years.

Fast, Engineer‑Friendly Hiring

Technical deep‑dive on code you’re proud of or coding challenge + technical screen

Offer typically inside a week from the last interview.

Ready to build the firmware DNA of a new wireless era?

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Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Computers and Electronics Manufacturing, Defense and Space Manufacturing, and Semiconductor Manufacturing