Description
Lead Firmware Engineer
Team: Platform
Location: Irvine, California
Commitment: Full Time
Workplace Type: onsite
About Us
Fluxergy is a rapidly growing in vitro diagnostics company innovating on the cutting-edge of laboratory testing. We’re developing the first and only multi-modal point-of-care platform that enables molecular, clinical chemistry, immunoassay, and hematology testing on the same system.
Our platform spans many markets including the clinical, veterinary, and food safety industries. We are seeking self-motivated problem solvers who are excited to help decentralize traditional laboratory infrastructure.
At the core of our company’s identity is a strong foundation in engineering. We take great pride in our commitment to critical thinking and pragmatic problem-solving through a modular and systemic perspective. We hold the conviction that transparent communication, coupled with the flexibility to adjust to evolving scenarios and the willingness to venture beyond familiar territories, is crucial to both our success and yours.
About the Role
Are you energized by solving complex technical problems and leading teams through challenging builds? We’re looking for a Technical Firmware Lead to join a small, highly collaborative engineering team focused on building robust, reliable firmware for next generation medical devices.
No two days will be the same. One day you might focus on improving existing intra-device interfaces such as UART, SPI, and I2C; other days, you’ll collaborate with others to gather requirements and document specs for our newest version of our product. Ultimately, you will be joining a team on mission to build firmware that is robust, reliable, and meets performance and quality standards and will be expected to mentor the team to continually improve.
With multiple new product initiatives planned over the next year, this is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys building, learning, and leading by example in a fast-moving environment.
Team culture:
- Positive
- Proactive
- Accountable
- Team oriented
- Continuous learner
- Great communicator
- Build strong working relationships
- Contribute to a productive team culture
What You Will Do
- Lead a small, highly engaged firmware team to develop the next generation Fluxergy Analyzer while also supporting the current generation Analyzer.
- Guide the firmware architecture and tech stack selection.
- Improve software development best practices and procedures.
- Mentor the firmware team.
- Develop & test the latest version of our Firmware; and ultimately help build products. Ensure that the firmware is robust, reliable, and meets all necessary regulatory, performance and quality standards.
- Work with the team to identify and resolve any issues or bugs that arise during the development or testing process.
- Explore and experiment with new methodologies for existing features and interfaces, providing quantitative analyses whenever possible.
- Participate in code reviews across languages and job functions.
- Collaborate with other departments.
- Create and maintain documentation.
- Create internal tools.
- Be an awesome team member (see team culture bullets above).
What You'll Need to Have
- At least 10 years of experience developing embedded devices and releasing firmware for IoT devices, including at least 5 years medical device experience.
- Experience working with at least one medical device from concept to FDA clearance.
- Familiar with embedded Linux and at least one embedded RTOS.
- Demonstrated skill in independently using electronics lab equipment to develop/troubleshoot low-level drivers and hardware integration for interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, USB, etc.
- Comfort with C98 and C++11.A collaborative approach to working with others.
- A willingness to explore and experiment with new methodologies for existing features and interfaces, providing quantitative analyses whenever possible.
Interview Process
Our interview processes my differ slightly from role-to-role; however, most of our interviews will follow a similar pattern:
- Recruiter Interview
- Hiring Manager interview
- On-site Interview
- Decision
We are an early-stage company and may change our interview process from time-to-time, but our hope is everyone who interviews with us has a positive experience, even if an offer isn’t presented.
Benefits
Excellent Medical/Dental Benefits
- 95% medical benefit premiums paid by Fluxergy and covers employee, partner, and dependents
- 100% dental and vision premiums paid for employee, partner, and dependents
- 100% Life Insurance premiums paid for the employee
Work - Life Balance Minded Time Off
- 15 paid vacation days
- 2-week paid winter break
- 7 company paid holidays
- 5 paid sick days
A Work Culture Which Believes in Promoting from Within
- Wear lots of hats / accelerate your career growth!
- We are a flat organization by design – lots of visibility!
- Many of our current leaders started their career with Fluxergy!
Salary Range: $135,000- $160,000/yr
Additional Information
Fluxergy is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristic.
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