Senior Embedded Engineer
Boston, MAFull-TimeSeniorSoftware Engineering
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop and test firmware in C for WHOOP’s product line, including features optimized for low-power performance.
- Take ownership of complex firmware features and ensure they meet performance, power, and reliability goals.
- Debug and resolve challenging issues across software, hardware, manufacturing, and system integration.
- Define, write, and maintain clear technical requirements and documentation.
- Participate in code reviews to ensure clarity, correctness, and adherence to coding standards.
- Design and improve firmware self-tests, validation tools, CI workflows, and internal development tools.
- Support electrical development by evaluating components, bringing up drivers, and contributing to hardware design discussions.
- Leverage AI as a development tool and share learnings with the team.
- Collaborate with Electrical, Signal Processing, Mobile, and Manufacturing teams to validate designs and refine interfaces.
- Mentor teammates by providing guidance on design, implementation, and debugging.
- Identify opportunities to improve performance, power efficiency, stability, and reliability across the firmware platform.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 5+ years of embedded firmware development experience.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to resolve ambiguous issues independently.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with experience mentoring and collaborating across teams.
- Strong experience with electronics debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and logic analyzers.
- Proficient with device driver development and 32-bit RISC architectures such as ARM Cortex.
- Proficient in C/C++ programming.
- Strong understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals, with proficiency in reading schematics and hardware specifications.
- Experience working with operating systems (OS) and real-time operating systems (RTOS).
- Strong understanding of system communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, USART/UART, and BLE.
- Experience with version control using git and modern CI/CD workflows.
- Experience with unit, integration, and functional testing for embedded systems.
- Experience with Agile software development practices.
- Experience working on high-volume consumer electronics products preferred.
- Willingness to act as both a team player and a technical leader.
