Staff Embedded Engineer

Resonant Link Medical, Inc.; Burlington, Cambridge (VT, MA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Paid holidays

Unlimited vacation

Medical/dental/vision

401(k) with match

Parental leave

Professional development

Team retreats

Job summary

Resonant Link Medical is seeking a Staff Embedded Engineer to define the next generation of firmware for implantable medical devices. You’ll own embedded software across multiple platforms, develop robust firmware, and establish IEC 62304 practices with Q&R teams while collaborating with electromagnetics, controls, and electrical engineering experts.

You will lead architecture decisions, drive verification strategies, and debug hardware–software issues on real hardware, enabling reliable,

Qualifications

• Experience developing embedded software per IEC 62304 lifecycle, with requirements, architecture, risk controls, traceability and release docs.
• Ownership of complex embedded software development, driving architecture, hardware integration, verification and production release.
• Strong embedded C and firmware architecture skills on resource‑constrained MCUs, RTOS/bare‑metal systems and peripherals.
• Hands‑on hardware–software integration, board bring‑up, debugging with scopes & analyzers to resolve system issues.
• Strong verification, documentation, and communication skills; able to balance coding, lab work, and lifecycle activities.

Responsibilities

• Owns embedded software across product platforms from requirements to release.
• Shape firmware architecture and technical direction for scalable designs.
• Establishes IEC 62304 software development practices with cross‑functional partners.
• Builds internal software development expertise and reduces external dependencies.
• Owns software safety requirements and risk controls for IEC 60601 compliance.
• Develops and refines production firmware including drivers and interfaces.
• Collaborates with controls and electrical engineers to add new charging capabilities.
• Hands‑on hardware–firmware integration and debugging on real hardware.
• Defines software verification strategies and automated tests with the testing team.
• Creates clear technical documentation and maintains traceability from design to verification.
• Brings features from concept to release with sound technical tradeoffs.
• Provides hands‑on technical leadership through reviews, mentoring, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Skills

Embedded C

Firmware architecture

IEC 62304

Hardware‑software integration

Documentation & verification

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Firmware debuggers

Job description

Overview

• Location: Remote within the United States, with substantial overlap with East Coast working hours, or based in Zurich, Switzerland. Regular collaboration with engineering teams and periodic hands‑on laboratory work are essential to the role.
• Travel: Approximately 5-10% (4-6 trips annually) for engineering collaboration, key customer milestones, and company retreats.
• Type: Full-time
• Department: Engineering
• Level: IC4, Staff Embedded Engineer (individual contributor)

Who We Are:

Resonant Link Medical is pioneering the future of wireless power and data transfer for implantable medical devices to help people get well and stay well. We’re committed to revolutionizing patient care by delivering high-performance, reliable, and efficient wireless charging solutions that eliminate the burden of frequent battery-replacement surgeries, improve patient outcomes, and enable better care outside hospital settings. We’ve designed our first-of-its-kind wireless charging technology into more than 50 types of medical devices and support customers around the world from our offices in Burlington, Vermont; Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Zurich, Switzerland.

Resonant Link Medical is looking for an exceptional Staff Embedded Engineer to help define the next generation of wireless power systems for implantable medical devices. This is a rare opportunity to work at the intersection of embedded software, advanced power electronics, and medical technology, developing firmware that enables smaller, smarter, and longer‑lasting implanted devices.

As a hands‑on technical leader, you will have substantial ownership of firmware architecture and development across multiple product platforms, working directly with experts in electromagnetics, controls, and electrical engineering to turn breakthrough technology into reliable, production‑ready systems.

Working closely with our electrical, controls, systems, quality, and test engineers, you will lead the development of robust, production‑ready firmware while establishing RLM's internal software development capabilities in accordance with IEC 62304. You will help build the engineering practices, processes, and technical foundation needed to support our growing portfolio of medical device technologies, including software‑related safety requirements and risk controls supporting IEC 60601 compliance. You will bring sound engineering judgment to architecture, coding, verification, and documentation, while remaining actively involved in development and hardware–software debugging. With meaningful technical ownership and support from experts across disciplines, you will connect leading‑edge R&D to reliable products that improve people’s lives.

At Resonant Link Medical, we’re committed to building a collaborative culture that spans disciplines and geographies. To help us deliver on our mission, we’re looking for detail‑oriented problem solvers and empathetic team players who are accountable, self‑directed, and comfortable working in a quickly growing and evolving business. If you thrive in a high‑impact, hands‑on environment and are excited to help advance promising medical technology, this is the role for you.

Your typical day will involve…

• Owning embedded software development across RLM’s product platforms, taking work from requirements and architecture through implementation, verification, and release.
• Shaping firmware architecture and technical direction across RLM's product platforms, establishing scalable, maintainable software designs that simplify integration, enable new capabilities, and support long‑term product evolution.
• Establishing and owning RLM's internal IEC 62304 software development practices, creating practical, scalable processes for requirements management, software architecture, risk controls, traceability, verification, and release documentation in partnership with systems and quality engineers.
• Building internal software development expertise, strengthening RLM's engineering capabilities and reducing reliance on external development resources while maintaining a high standard of technical execution and regulatory rigor.
• Owning software safety requirements and risk controls supporting IEC 60601 compliance, implementing protective measures and verifying that the system responds correctly to faults.
• Developing and refining production firmware, building drivers, hardware interfaces, communications, and charging functions that deliver consistent, reliable system behavior.
• Working alongside controls and electrical engineering experts to integrate new charging capabilities into robust, testable product firmware.
• Getting hands‑on with hardware and firmware integration and debugging, using schematics and laboratory tools to identify root causes and resolve issues affecting system performance.
• Defining and implementing software verification strategies, developing automated tests that catch regressions and working with the testing team to verify requirements.
• Creating clear, useful technical documentation, making design decisions easy to understand and requirements traceable through implementation and verification.
• Bringing new features from concept to release, balancing technical tradeoffs and seeing your work operating on real hardware.
• Providing hands‑on technical leadership through architecture reviews, code reviews, mentoring, and cross‑functional collaboration, elevating engineering practices while remaining actively involved in implementation and debugging.

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience developing embedded software in accordance with IEC 62304, with a strong understanding of software lifecycle processes, requirements management, architecture, risk controls, traceability, verification, and release documentation. Capable of establishing, owning, and continuously improving a practical, scalable software development lifecycle appropriate for a growing medical technology company.
• Demonstrated ownership of complex embedded software development, with the ability to independently drive architecture, implementation, hardware integration, verification, and production release. Experience successfully delivering embedded firmware in commercial products and collaborating effectively across engineering disciplines.
• Strong embedded C and firmware architecture skills, including experience with resource‑constrained MCUs, RTOS‑based and bare‑metal systems, peripheral interfaces, and clear, maintainable, testable production code.
• Strong practical electronics knowledge and hands‑on hardware‑software integration experience, including board bring‑up, schematic interpretation, debugging complex interactions between firmware and electronics, and using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and firmware debuggers to resolve system‑level issues.
• Strong verification, documentation, and communication skills, with experience developing software tests, explaining technical decisions, and maintaining clear development records. Comfortable moving between coding, lab work, and lifecycle activities in a growing company, while helping establish effective engineering practices and standards.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with power electronics, closed‑loop control, or wireless power‑transfer systems.

Values and Culture Add:

• High‑Drive and Self‑Motivated: You take ownership of your work, thrive in a fast‑paced environment, and can manage tasks with minimal supervision while meeting objectives.
• Strong Analytical Skills and Critical Thinking: You use a data‑driven approach to problem solving and seek out information to make informed decisions.
• Detail‑Oriented and Organized: Your precision ensures consistent, high‑quality work and organizational skills mean you efficiently manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Team‑First Mentality: You collaborate effectively, communicate clearly, and support your teammates.
• Growth Mindset: You welcome feedback and continuously seek to improve.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and stock options.
• Paid holidays (including a week off at new year) and an unlimited vacation policy.
• Generous medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) retirement plan and company match.
• Paid parental and family leave.
• Professional development through opportunities like conferences, courses, mentorship, and other learning programs.
• Company outings and team retreats.

Why Join Us

At Resonant Link Medical, you'll have the opportunity to help shape the technology behind the next generation of implantable medical devices.

Our wireless power platforms are enabling new possibilities across cardiac care, neuromodulation, brain‑computer interfaces, and other emerging medical technologies. As a Staff Embedded Engineer, your work will directly influence how these systems are designed, developed, and brought to market.

You'll work alongside experts in electromagnetics, power electronics, and controls, solving complex engineering challenges at the intersection of hardware and software. You'll also have the opportunity to establish foundational software architecture and engineering practices that will support RLM's growth for years to come.

We offer the technical challenges of an advanced engineering organization, the ownership and influence of a growing company, and the opportunity to develop technology that can meaningfully improve patients’ lives.

*Resonant Link Medical is an equal opportunity employer and includes “Together is Better” as a core value. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Please do not hesitate to apply if you see yourself contributing even if you don’t check every box. Help us build an inclusive community that will change the future of wireless charging and patient care! To learn more about our values, mission, and team, visit https://www.rlmedical.com/.*