Boxborough, Massachusetts, United States

Dephy is hiring a Senior Firmware Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and optimize firmware solutions for safe, efficient, and reliable operation of embedded platform and battery management systems.
  • Ship new features and have direct responsibility for firmware in company-level projects.
  • Write drivers that interface with sensors.
  • Schedule and time microcontroller tasks.
  • Interface with higher-level apps.
  • Lead and mentor engineers through quality review, pair-programming, brainstorming, and testing.

Requirements

  • Be a good human - get along with the team, build strong working relationships, and execute on Dephy’s Values.
  • Experience designing, developing, and maintaining embedded firmware dedicated to battery designs. This would be systems that are wireless, and includes the battery management systems.
  • Proven knowledge of C/C++ programming for embedded systems, Python, microcontrollers (STM32, TI), and real-time operating systems (RTOS).
  • Demonstrated experience in interfacing with hardware modules and hardware debugging. Skilled with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, hand tools and soldering.
  • Familiarity with Altium or other electronic design platforms.
  • Experience with ARM microprocessors.
  • Strong foundation in implementing firmware features that enable accurate monitoring of embedded systems parameters such as voltage, current, and temperature.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with a cross-functional team to implement, develop, and execute rigorous testing plans to validate firmware functionality and reliability.
  • Demonstrated expertise in ensuring firmware meets safety standards and regulatory requirements, incorporating fault detection, diagnostic routines, and fail-safe mechanisms to protect battery integrity.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to diagnose and resolve issues related to firmware, working closely with cross-functional teams to address and resolve problems.
  • Professional history with creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation of firmware design, development processes, and testing procedures.
  • Experience with Git.
  • Experience with Linux and Windows.

Nice to Have

  • 7+ years of work experience in firmware/ embedded development
  • Up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies embedded systems.
  • Experience tracking tasks, planning sprints, and maintaining the backlog of high-level projects.
  • Familiarity with mentoring and sharing knowledge with all team members, including other engineers, co-ops, and interns, by assigning tasks, training, peer-programming, and giving feedback when necessary.
  • Experience with TDD
  • Atlassian tools (Jira and Confluence)

Team

Structure: Cross-functional team including engineers, co-ops, and interns.

About the Company

At Dephy, our mission is to empower people to move through life with confidence. That starts with building a team that shares our purpose.

Other Information

  • Start date: 04/01/26
  • At Dephy, our mission is to empower people to move through life with confidence. Our goal is to do this by attracting, hiring, and building a team of diverse builders with unique collections of tools, cultures, and experiences. We celebrate our differences and foster an environment for our team to learn and ask questions. We trust and respect each other, and value the cultural contribution that we each bring to Dephy. We believe that when people feel respected and included they can be more creative, innovative, and successful.
  • Candidates need to be authorized to work in the U.S.
  • This position is not eligible for sponsorship of an immigration case in order to employ you (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration case).
  • Salary and equity will be determined based on qualifications: $135,000-$150,000
  • This listing is not for reproduction. No recruiters please, only interested candidates.
  • Apply at http://dephy.com/

Additional Information

  • Start date: 04/01/26
  • Candidates need to be authorized to work in the U.S.
  • This position is not eligible for sponsorship of an immigration case in order to employ you (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration case).
  • This listing is not for reproduction. No recruiters please, only interested candidates.
  • Apply at http://dephy.com/
Required Skills
PythonMicrocontrollers
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Dephy
Dephy builds wearable robotics, specifically mobility exoskeletons, transitioning them from labs and treadmills to real-world cities, trails, and mountains.
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Department Software Development
Category embedded
Posted 4 months ago