Senior Embedded Systems Engineer

Orion Sleep • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

We are looking for an experienced embedded systems engineer to build the device logic and drivers for our launch product. You will be responsible for the design, testing, and maintenance of the edge code for our upcoming generations of the product. This is a critical role and we care deeply about giving our users a performant hardware device. Orion is building the next generation of intelligent sleep technology—thermal regulation, advanced sensing, and beautifully engineered hardware designed to improve sleep quality and long-term health. We’re ramping toward mass production and scaling globally. Embedded Systems Engineering is core to how our system functions and performs.

Requirements

• 3+ years experience developing firmware for embedded systems
• Mastery over C/C++ and embedded development tools and environments
• Mastery over RTOS platforms and microcontroller architectures
• Strong experience with BLE, WiFI, and hardware interfaces (ex. SPI, I2C, UART)
• Strong experience debugging embedded platforms, especially with compute and memory constraints
• Experience with OTA update mechanisms and production releases

Nice To Haves

• Experience with embedded systems security
• EE experience, component selection, board layouts, device bring up
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for firmware development and testing
• Startup experience, experience taking products from concept through production

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement the firmware for our hardware products
• Own the device bring-up process and debug alongside our hardware vendors
• Implement observability and maintainability pipelines for firmware testing, deployment, and fleet management
• Establish coding standards, testing frameworks, and debugging processes
• Collaborate closely with our hardware vendors, mobile engineers, and backend engineers to ensure seamless integration across the product stack
• Support new board prototyping and bring-up

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior