Senior Embedded Systems Engineer for Field Sensors

Omen AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Free food & snacks

Daily in-office lunch provided

Job summary

Omen AI is building the diagnostic layer for the world's most critical infrastructure. Our embedded sensors deliver real-time data to prevent failures in industrial systems and datacenters, providing predictive insights.

As an Embedded Software Engineer at Omen AI, you will own the software stack on our sensors, develop drivers, and ensure reliability. You will collaborate with hardware, R&D, and software teams to evolve our next-generation platform and ensure robust data delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience developing embedded software for shipped hardware products or equivalent hands-on work.
• Strong C/C++ for resource-constrained, real-time systems.
• Strong Python for on-device Linux services, tooling and data analysis.
• Hands-on RTOS experience and embedded Linux.
• Experience writing peripheral drivers from datasheets and debugging with test equipment.
• Ability to communicate clearly across hardware and software teams with design docs.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design the embedded software system for current and next-gen Omen sensors.
• Define interfaces between firmware, on-device data processing, and cloud platform.
• Develop and maintain peripheral drivers (SPI, I2C, UART, ADCs, detectors, pumps, valves, high voltage).
• Write production C/C++ for real-time control and data acquisition.
• Bring up new hardware with the electrical team and debug at board level.
• Lead reliability analysis (FMEA), watchdog strategies, power-loss resilience.
• Build automated and HITL tests so releases are proven before customer sites.
• Investigate field failures to feed lessons back into design.
• Maintain a fail-safe OTA pipeline for a growing fleet of field devices.
• Set coding standards, review code, and guide embedded stack decisions.
• Bridge hardware and software teams and write clear design docs.

Skills

Embedded software development

C/C++

Python on-device Linux

RTOS

Embedded Linux

Peripheral drivers

Oscilloscopes/logic analyzers/JTAG-SWD

HW/SW collaboration

Tools

Yocto/Buildroot

U-Boot/MCUboot

OTA update systems

CI for firmware

HITL testing framework

Job description

Omen AI is building the diagnostic layer for the world's most critical infrastructure. Our embedded sensors deliver real-time data to prevent failures in industrial systems and datacenters, providing predictive insights.

As an Embedded Software Engineer at Omen AI, you will own the software stack on our sensors, develop drivers, and ensure reliability. You will collaborate with hardware, R&D, and software teams to evolve our next-generation platform and ensure robust data delivery.