Low-Power Embedded Firmware Engineer – Wearables

Socket.dev; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Visa sponsorship

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

PTO & flexible schedule

Job summary

Ixana, a Purdue University spin-off located in West Lafayette, IN, is hiring for on-site firmware engineers to build ultra-low-power Wi‑R wearables. You will lead bare‑metal bring‑up, develop low‑power firmware stacks, and deliver a production‑ready SDK for Tier‑1 partners.

The role offers a competitive base salary, meaningful equity, relocation and visa support, and a fast-growing, deep‑tech startup environment in a collegial in‑office setting.

Qualifications

• Experience with embedded firmware for wearables, robotics, medical, or IoT devices.
• Strong C/C++ skills and deep experience with low-level MCU debugging.
• Bare metal embedded C experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead bare‑metal bring‑up of Wi‑R SoCs and Cortex‑M/RISC‑V platforms.
• Build and optimize low‑power firmware stacks (I²C, SPI, BLE, DMA, sensor drivers, power domains).
• Architect and deliver a production‑ready firmware SDK used by Tier‑1 hardware partners.
• Debug at the register level using oscilloscopes and JTAG tools.
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to code reviews, toolchain decisions, and quality standards.

Skills

C/C++

Bare-metal firmware

Wearables firmware

Embedded systems

Tools

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

RTOS

Job description

Ixana, a Purdue University spin-off located in West Lafayette, IN, is hiring for on-site firmware engineers to build ultra-low-power Wi‑R wearables. You will lead bare‑metal bring‑up, develop low‑power firmware stacks, and deliver a production‑ready SDK for Tier‑1 partners.

The role offers a competitive base salary, meaningful equity, relocation and visa support, and a fast-growing, deep‑tech startup environment in a collegial in‑office setting.