Senior Embedded Firmware Lead for Wearables & IoT SDKs

Ixana; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early-stage equity

Performance bonus

Healthcare

401(k) with company match

Relocation assistance

Professional development

Visa sponsorship

IP leadership opportunities

Job summary

Ixana seeks an experienced embedded firmware engineer to lead bare-metal bring-up for Wi-R SoCs and Cortex-M/RISC-V platforms. You will architect low-power firmware stacks and deliver a production-ready SDK for tier-one partners.

The role requires 5+ years in embedded firmware, strong C/C++, and hands-on MCU debugging. Relocation support, equity, and a competitive package accompany a fast-growing startup.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building embedded firmware for wearables, medical, or IoT devices.
• Strong C/C++ skills and deep experience with low-level MCU debugging.
• Proven track record of power-optimized embedded development on Cortex-M or similar platforms.
• Comfort leading technical decisions and collaborating across teams.
• Bare metal embedded C expertise.

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++ programming

Bare-metal development

Embedded debugging

Low-level MCU debugging

Cortex-M

Tools

JTAG

Job description

Ixana seeks an experienced embedded firmware engineer to lead bare-metal bring-up for Wi-R SoCs and Cortex-M/RISC-V platforms. You will architect low-power firmware stacks and deliver a production-ready SDK for tier-one partners.

The role requires 5+ years in embedded firmware, strong C/C++, and hands-on MCU debugging. Relocation support, equity, and a competitive package accompany a fast-growing startup.