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Nia Therapeutics · 2 months ago

Senior / Staff / Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

3+ years exp

Nia Therapeutics is engineering solutions at the frontier of neuroscience to make memory loss reversible. They are seeking an exceptional Senior / Staff / Principal Embedded Software Engineer to develop and enhance firmware for implantable and wearable devices, focusing on Bluetooth Low Energy communication with mobile applications.

BiotechnologyHealth CareLife SciencePharmaceutical

Responsibilities

Develop embedded firmware in C to support BLE communication between an implantable device and mobile apps

Design and implement custom GATT services and characteristics to enable secure, low-latency data exchange

Support real-time signal processing, sensor interfaces, and closed-loop control logic

Contribute to the design of system-level communication protocols across implant, wearable, and cloud platforms

Help build automated test systems for wireless and embedded functionality

Qualification

Embedded firmware developmentBluetooth Low Energy (BLE)C programmingMicrocontroller toolchainsRTOS developmentDevice driver developmentTroubleshooting skillsCircuit design experienceCommunication skillsCross-functional collaboration

Required

BS in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science plus 5+ / 8+ / 11+ years experience OR an advanced degree plus 3+ / 6+ / 9+ years of experience

Strong programming skills in C for embedded systems

Hands-on experience developing and debugging BLE firmware, including custom profiles and characteristics

Understanding of BLE stack behavior (advertising, connection parameters, bonding, encryption)

Comfortable working with microcontroller toolchains, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers

Ability to read datasheets and electrical schematics and develop device drivers

Strong troubleshooting, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Preferred

Experience with ST or Nordic microcontrollers

RTOS based firmware development (e.g. FreeRTOS, Zephyr)

Hands-on experience developing and debugging Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication protocols, including creating custom GATT services and characteristics

Experience integrating mobile applications with embedded firmware, ensuring robust and reliable data exchange

Experience developing active implantable medical devices, medical device quality systems, standards (e.g. ISO-14708) and risk management activities (e.g. FMEA)

Proficiency in cross-platform (Android, iOS) mobile application development

Broad circuit design experience including analog, digital, power supply and comms functions

Setting up and maintaining testing environments for hardware and software systems