## The role
You own the layer between silicon and perception. When a camera, LiDAR, IMU, or radio has data, it's your firmware that gets it off the chip cleanly, in sync, and in real time - on battery-constrained hardware where every millisecond and milliamp counts. You'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with the hardware and software teams, from schematic bring-up to shipping devices.
## What you'll do
* Bring up and integrate sensors on custom boards: image sensors over MIPI CSI-2 / DVP, IMUs over SPI / I²C, LiDAR, and other peripherals.
* Write and maintain drivers and board support under embedded Linux - device tree, kernel modules, the IIO subsystem, Yocto/Buildroot images.
* Build BLE connectivity for wearables: GATT services, advertising, pairing, and provisioning.
* Design low-latency, high-throughput, low-power data paths, and multi-sensor timestamping and synchronization for multi-camera rigs.
* Debug at the signal level with oscilloscopes, and partner with the PCB team on board bring-up and the software team to integrate hardware with software.
* Ship reliable OTA updates and production firmware.
* Secure the bootloader and on-board encryption.
* Run ML models on the NPU.
## What we're looking for
* Strong embedded C / C++ and a track record of shipping firmware on real hardware.
* Hands-on with SPI, I²C, UART, and camera interfaces (MIPI CSI-2 / DVP).
* Embedded Linux depth: device tree, writing/patching kernel drivers, Yocto or Buildroot, the IIO framework.
* Practical BLE experience (GATT, advertising, connection management).
* Fluent with datasheets, register maps, and bench instruments (logic analyzer, scope).
* Knows the basics of embedded security.
* Hands-on experience with an RTOS (Zephyr or FreeRTOS).
* Documentation.
## Bonus points
* Image-sensor tuning / ISP.
* Sensor fusion and precise cross-sensor time sync.
## Sound like you?
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