Real-Time Embedded Systems Intern – Medical Devices

OrthoIQ, Inc; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

OrthoIQ, Inc. in Cambridge, MA is seeking an Embedded Systems & Firmware Engineering Intern to help develop the embedded electronics and control systems behind our orthopedic tools.

You will participate in architecture, circuitry, prototyping, integration, and testing, taking on meaningful technical ownership while collaborating with a team of engineers and surgeons. This internship provides exposure to real-time firmware development in C/C++, sensor interfaces, power electronics, and reliable

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
• Experience with microcontrollers and embedded systems.
• Experience with embedded C/C++.
• Familiarity with circuit design and PCB development.
• Experience with sensors, ADCs, motors, or control systems preferred.
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, soldering, and hardware debugging.
• Comfortable independently solving technical problems in an early-stage startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Embedded electronics architecture and PCB design.
• MCU/processor evaluation and selection based on system requirements.
• Embedded C/C++ and real-time firmware development.
• Sensor interfaces, ADCs, signal conditioning, communications, and power electronics.
• Port validated signal-processing and detection algorithms onto embedded hardware.
• Develop real-time control and safety-critical system architectures.
• Motor/actuator control and hardware-software integration.
• Prototype, debug, test, and characterize embedded systems.
• Support design for reliability, EMC, power, thermal constraints, and medical-device development.

Skills

Embedded systems

Microcontrollers

Embedded C/C++

PCB design

Sensors

Hardware debugging

Soldering

Independent problem solving

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering / Robotics

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Soldering

Hardware debugging

Job description

OrthoIQ, Inc. in Cambridge, MA is seeking an Embedded Systems & Firmware Engineering Intern to help develop the embedded electronics and control systems behind our orthopedic tools.

You will participate in architecture, circuitry, prototyping, integration, and testing, taking on meaningful technical ownership while collaborating with a team of engineers and surgeons. This internship provides exposure to real-time firmware development in C/C++, sensor interfaces, power electronics, and reliable