Hybrid Embedded Firmware Engineer for Precision Biosensing

Praxa Sense; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

25 holiday days

7% pension contribution

Free office lunch Fridays

Travel cost reimbursement (€0.23/km)

Work-from-home reimbursement

Hybrid work Rotterdam: 3 days/week

Team outings

Direct collaboration with optics and G

Satisfaction of health-tech impact

Job summary

Praxa Sense is seeking an Embedded Firmware Engineer to develop and optimize firmware for its ALIS platform. You will work on ARM32-based microcontrollers, implementing drivers, data acquisition routines, and real-time control loops.

Collaboration with optics and signal processing teams ensures precise timing and calibration for reliable health monitoring. The role emphasizes testing with GoogleTest, CI/CD integration, and performance optimization, while maintaining a lean, agile mindset and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of embedded firmware development for real-time systems.
• MSc degree in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• Expert-level C/C++ with modern coding practices, including templates and object-oriented design.
• Familiarity with ARM Cortex-M architecture and peripheral programming.
• Experience with debugging tools (e.g. J-Link, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes) and profiling firmware performance.
• Understanding of hardware/software integration, timing analysis, and interrupt-driven design.
• Familiarity with electronics.
• Experience with agile development, Git workflows, and CI/CD environments.
• Someone who thrives in a lean, agile environment, enjoys wearing multiple hats and takes ownership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain embedded firmware in C++ for ARM32-based microcontrollers.
• Design and implement modular drivers, data acquisition routines, and real-time control loops.
• Integrate and optimize communication protocols (UART, SPI, BLE, USB) for robust data exchange.
• Collaborate with signal processing and data science engineers on timing, synchronization, and calibration logic.
• Implement unit and integration tests using GoogleTest or similar frameworks.
• Contribute to continuous integration pipelines for automated build and regression testing.
• Optimize for power, memory, and timing constraints while maintaining maintainability.

Skills

C/C++ expert

ARM Cortex-M

Real-time systems

Debugging tools

Git/CI/CD

Unit testing

OO design

Education

MSc in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

J-Link

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Verilog/VHDL (optional)

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Praxa Sense is seeking an Embedded Firmware Engineer to develop and optimize firmware for its ALIS platform. You will work on ARM32-based microcontrollers, implementing drivers, data acquisition routines, and real-time control loops.

Collaboration with optics and signal processing teams ensures precise timing and calibration for reliable health monitoring. The role emphasizes testing with GoogleTest, CI/CD integration, and performance optimization, while maintaining a lean, agile mindset and