Founding Firmware Engineer

Workshop Venture Partners • Boston, MA

103d

About The Position

AgX is empowering ranchers to efficiently and sustainably feed the world by making it cheaper and easier to manage livestock, unlock productivity gains, and reduce carbon footprint with rotational grazing. As our founding firmware engineer, you will be working at the intersection of software and hardware on systems which are tested in some of the world's most perilous environments. Because we are an early-stage startup, you will have high levels of ownership in what you build. You will play a pivotal part in the development, monitoring, and architecting of the low-level firmware on our devices. This role is hybrid (majority on-site) in Cambridge, MA.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience designing embedded software for consumer or commercial electronics
• Fluent in C, including testing and debugging
• Experience developing firmware for memory-constrained microcontrollers (e.g., ARM Cortex-M series)
• Experience designing low-power connected devices
• Experience with an RTOS and multi-threading
• Experience with serial protocols (UART, I2C, SPI)
• Experience with hardware interfaces (PWM, ADC)
• Experience with Cellular and BLE

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with logic analyzers and oscilloscopes
• Full-stack experience (Python, Node)
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Lead the embedded firmware development of a low-power cellular-connected IoT device
• Work across the company to define features and refine firmware architecture
• Write, test, and QA production code
• Implement and maintain a reliable, fail-safe over-the-air firmware update procedure
• Develop proof-of-concept prototypes using development kits and other prototyping tools
• Work closely with our electrical engineering team to perform component selection and board bring-up
• Work with OEM (domestic or overseas) to provide software support during engineering testing and manufacturing
• Support the founding team across all aspects of early-stage development.

Benefits

• Meaningful equity package
• Health, dental, vision Insurance
• Paid family and medical leave
• Unlimited vacation
• Transparency - we overshare all investor and company updates with everyone
• Ownership and responsibility
• Fun & informal work atmosphere

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree