Somewear Labs · 2 months ago
Senior/Staff Firmware Engineer
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
4+ years expSomewear Labs is a technology company that supports off-grid communication with a satellite-enabled platform. They are seeking a Firmware Engineer to develop embedded software and collaborate with electrical engineers on hardware design, ensuring critical information is communicated effectively in demanding environments.
HardwareMobileSatellite CommunicationSoftwareTelecommunications
Responsibilities
Develop embedded software in C, C++, and Rust targeting Zephyr RTOS
Take features from concept → shipped product on our custom hardware
Debug and validate new board designs, drivers, and firmware builds
Implement device drivers and help with board bring-up
Collaborate with electrical engineers on hardware design and validation
Partner with mobile engineers to evolve our communication protocols
Establish and refine engineering standards, tools, and processes for embedded development
Qualification
Required
4+ years of firmware development on constrained embedded systems
Experience with wireless protocols (WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, mesh networking)
Familiarity with cellular networks (LTE, 5G)
Hands-on experience with RTOS (Zephyr or similar) and hardware interfaces (UART, SPI, I²C)
Comfort debugging embedded systems with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power tools
A passion for building technology where reliability and safety are non-negotiable
Willingness to dive deep across the stack and take ownership from idea to product
Company
Somewear Labs
Enabling critical communications for the world’s most important organizations
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$13.7MKey Investors
Bling Capital
2022-09-22Series A· $13.7M
2018-12-13Seed
2017-02-01Convertible Note
Leadership Team
James Kubik
Co-founder & CEO
Alan Besquin
Co-Founder, CTO
Recent News
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