Embedded OS Field Engineer
About The Position
Nordic Semiconductor is seeking an Embedded OS Field Engineer to serve as the technical face of Memfault, its device-observability platform, for customers developing on Android/AOSP and embedded Linux. This customer-facing engineering role guides prospects and customers through technical evaluations and integrates Memfault into their development and production workflows. The work includes architecture reviews, proofs of concept, and hands-on support for customer engineers. The role is suited to someone with production experience in either Android/AOSP or embedded Linux who is excited to grow into the other area. It also offers opportunities to contribute to Memfault’s Android and Linux SDKs based on insights into customer use cases and pain points. Similar industry roles include Field Application Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, and Solution Architect or Engineer. The position is based at Nordic’s Boston office, with in-person work required three days per week. Some travel is expected, at most 10% of the time (approximately one domestic week per quarter and one international week per year). Nordic describes its environment as professional and informal, with opportunities to develop skills, work on varied projects alongside experts, and contribute to innovation. The company values professionalism, commitment, and continuous learning. The salary range is $110,000–$187,000, with exact compensation depending on skills, qualifications, and experience. The role also includes an annual discretionary bonus and a long-term incentive plan. A background check may be required.
Requirements
- Up to 5 years of experience in embedded software.
- Deep production experience in either Android/AOSP or embedded Linux, with willingness to ramp up in the other.
- Strong C/C++ skills on embedded targets.
- Android experience must be at the platform/AOSP level, not app-only.
- Experience with build systems such as Yocto, Buildroot, Soong, or Bazel.
- Ability to work directly with customers and translate their technical needs and constraints into working integrations on their platforms and stacks.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Willingness to work in person at Nordic’s Boston, MA office three days per week.
- Open to some travel, up to 10% of the time.
Nice To Haves
- Rust and/or Kotlin experience.
- Openness to contributing across firmware, operating systems, and distributed systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical discovery of customers’ existing architectures and drive evaluations and proofs of concept to success against agreed criteria.
- Own hands-on integration of Memfault into customers’ Android/AOSP and embedded Linux software and their development and product workflows.
- Work directly with customers’ platform and firmware engineers to bring up coredumps, metrics, OTA, and logging, and troubleshoot and unblock them.
- Deliver technical pitches, demos, and workshops; answer architecture questions; and partner with sales and customer success throughout the deal lifecycle.
- Provide feedback to product and SDK teams about field-discovered gaps, bugs, and rough edges, and build reference examples, documentation, and tests where useful to customers.
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus and long-term incentive plan.
- Medical and dental benefits, including an option that is 100% employer-paid for employees.
- Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account.
- Voluntary benefits, including disability and life insurance.
- 401(k) with employer match.
- Family-friendly leave policies covering vacation, personal time, sick time, and parental leave.
- Professional development and mentorship opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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