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Cala Health · 1 week ago

Principal Firmware Engineer

Cala Health is committed to alleviating the burden of chronic disease through innovative technology. The Principal Firmware Engineer will lead the design and development of firmware for wearable embedded systems while providing mentorship and technical leadership to junior engineers.

Health CareMedicalMedical DeviceNeuroscienceWearables
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Responsibilities

Assist in component selection process, particularly as it pertains to low power applications
Develop application and system drivers
Medical device design controls and documentation – support audits, risk analysis, requirements, test plans/reports, phase reviews, cybersecurity best practices; support regulatory submissions and updates
Develop support for hardware / peripherals including IMU/motion sensors, flash memory, analog hardware, wireless communication
Develop system technologies, such as logging/data management and transport
Efficiently implement data processing algorithms
Implement user interfaces (low-power display)
Optimize code for low-power applications
Develop software accessories for interacting with the embedded systems, such as manufacturing/provisioning tools, fleet management, or patient/physician facing applications
Participate in team code reviews

Qualification

Firmware developmentLow power designMedical device documentationMicrocontroller experienceC programmingPython proficiencyAgile developmentCybersecurity familiarityIoT fleet managementRTOS experienceCommunicationTeam collaboration

Required

BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
Agile software development within a phase-gated ISO13485 medical device quality system
10+ years working in firmware applications for wearables and ultra low-power / small footprint design
Experience with microcontrollers, including ARM Cortex M0, M3, M4
Display driver development, incorporating UI flows into state machine
Familiarity with cybersecurity vulnerability identification and penetration testing
Experience with IoT fleet management, especially over-the-air FW updates
Experience with relevant radio/RF technologies such as WiFi, NFC, BTLE, LTE/5G cellular modem
Joint hardware/FW debugging (EE design/development experience a plus)
Excellent C programming skills and proficiency in Python; comfort across multiple programming languages and platforms is a plus
Experience developing within various RTOS's such as Zephyr, Linux, freeRTOS, and comparable systems
Excellent communication skills and comfort interfacing across cross-functional teams

Benefits

Robust benefits package

Company

Cala Health

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Cala Health is a bioelectronic medicine company that develops wearable neuromodulation devices for the treatment of chronic diseases.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$248.3M
Key Investors
Niterra VenturesAscension Ventures
2025-10-20Series C· $50M
2025-03-25Series Unknown
2024-12-09Series C· $50M

Leadership Team

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Steve Higa
Vice President, Manufacturing & Quality
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Kate Rosenbluth
President, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer
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