Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Systems

Laminar•Somerville, MA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Laminar is developing self-driving factories using proprietary inline sensors, physics- and chemistry-grounded foundation models, and real-time process control software. Their solutions improve productivity and sustainability, with clients like Coca-Cola, Unilever, and AB InBev. The company, based in Somerville, is a diverse team of 50 professionals focused on autonomy, ownership, and excellence. The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will be responsible for the signal processing and firmware of Laminar’s process-aware sensors, working at the intersection of embedded systems, digital signal processing, and sensing methodology. This role involves implementing new detectors, owning the signal data lifecycle, and collaborating with Hardware and ML teams.

Requirements

4+ years of experience building embedded software for sensors or instrumentation.
Track record of owning the design, implementation, and success of significant components within a larger system.
Comfortable defining technical direction, taking ownership, and delivering in a fast-paced product iteration cycle.
Strong embedded C/C++ on microcontrollers with production Zephyr experience.
Fluent in devicetree, Kconfig, west, and the device driver model.
Experience designing filters, tackling sampling and aliasing, and designing and debugging signal chains.
Comfortable with analog components: ADCs, gain, references, grounding, and noise.
Experience with testing, including unit tests, hardware mocks, CI, and collecting realistic data.
Experience with optical and electrical sensing and emitters.
Experience productionizing new sensing methodologies, from prototype to deployed product.

Responsibilities

Own the sensing signal chain, including ADC acquisition and timing, filtering, integration and averaging strategy, and calibration.
Integrate new detectors and sensing elements, supporting board bring-up through production-ready drivers.
Address noise challenges from vibration, EMI, thermal drift, and other sources to extract the true signal.
Develop firmware in Zephyr to interface new detectors with the existing modular sensor stack.
Develop the firmware side of calibration, including on-device coefficient storage, third-party calibration procedures, and the final provisioning process.
Ship drivers, OTA, and health monitoring for sensors to transmit data to the Edge Gateway.

Benefits

Direct impact on product and culture.
Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, Transportation benefit, Health and Wellness benefit, and more.
401k plan with employer matching.
Equity.
Competitive salary and bonus opportunities.
Dynamic and inclusive work environment.
Opportunities for growth and professional development.
Access to Greentown Labs' extensive network of cleantech startups.
100% of the individual health insurance premium paid for HMO medical, vision, and dental.
Flexible PTO.
12 company-paid holidays.
A conference and learning budget.