Lead Firmware Engineer - Embedded IoT for Smart Pet Tech

Whisker

Auburn Hills (MI)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 170,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Premium Medical insurance
401K match
Paid parental leave
Pet-friendly office
Flexible work options

Job summary

Whisker is redefining how people live with cats through advanced embedded systems for smart pet products. The Lead Engineer will architect and implement firmware for high-performance motor control and sensor subsystems, collaborating with cloud teams to enable secure IoT data flows.

You’ll drive code quality, testing, and documentation in a fast-paced hardware environment. Required: a BS in EE/CE and 5+ years of embedded firmware experience with C/C++, RTOS, microcontrollers, and hardware

Qualifications

  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience with low-level firmware development for embedded systems.
  • In-depth understanding of embedded firmware design principles, patterns and best practices.

Responsibilities

  • Architects and implements technical solutions on embedded systems for IoT pet products.
  • Collaborates with AWS cloud engineering team on data management solutions.
  • Manages code release process for embedded team.
  • Conducts code reviews across multiple teams.
  • Performs integration and system-level testing.

Skills

Embedded firmware
C/C++
RTOS (FreeRTOS)
Microcontrollers
HW interfacing
IoT protocols (MQTT, SDKs)
Git/version control
System integration
PID control / motor control

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering

Tools

AWS IoT Device SDK
Yocto / embedded Linux
Code review / CI tooling
Github

Job description

Whisker is redefining how people live with cats through advanced embedded systems for smart pet products. The Lead Engineer will architect and implement firmware for high-performance motor control and sensor subsystems, collaborating with cloud teams to enable secure IoT data flows.

You’ll drive code quality, testing, and documentation in a fast-paced hardware environment. Required: a BS in EE/CE and 5+ years of embedded firmware experience with C/C++, RTOS, microcontrollers, and hardware

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