Embedded Software Engineer, Synchron
$120-150k
Office located in Brooklyn, NY
Implantable brain computer interfaces
Be an early applicant
Implantable brain computer interfaces
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$120-150k
Office located in Brooklyn, NY
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create an endovascular implant that can transfer information from every corner of the brain at scale.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in electrical engineering, computer science, or related technical field
- 1+ years of firmware development in C/C++
- Experience working in cross-functional teams
- Basic proficiency in Python
Desirable
- Advanced degree or equivalent experience in electrical engineering, computer science, or related technical field
- Experience working with Bluetooth
- Experience with Zephyr RTOS or similar ecosystem
- Experience with Class III active implanted medical devices
- Experience with software development in a regulatory context (e.g. IEC 62304)
- Experience with automated hardware-in-the-loop testing and/or business-driven development methodology
- Experience with bench-top electronic and RF test equipment
- Results oriented mindset - ability to drive to completion in adherence to aggressive project schedules
- 3+ years of firmware development or similar experience
- Strong proficiency in Python
What the job involves
- As an Embedded Software Engineer on our R&D/Neuroelectronics team, you will play a key role in development and testing of embedded software for a commercial-ready Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) system
- We are looking for candidates with experience in firmware development who are excited to bring their skills to a mission-driven environment
- You will get to drive development and testing of Synchron's embedded firmware across implanted and external devices
- You will collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and software engineers to deliver robust firmware solutions that integrate within Synchron's product ecosystem
- Design, build, test, launch, and maintain embedded systems and firmware features across our user-facing devices in C/C++ and Python
- Effectively communicate system architecture, detailed design, and test protocols to internal stakeholders
- As our team and goals grow, your responsibilities may adapt to meet changing needs or new opportunities
Our take
Brain-machine interfaces have long been a technological dream, shouldering hope of bringing communication and movement to paralysed people. However, the need to drill into a patient’s skull in order to deliver these interfaces had held back advancements in the field for years.
Synchron, founded in 2016, is the first company to propose a safer delivery method via the jugular vein. Its proposition does not require heavily invasive surgery, and the interfaces may be used in a wide range of paralysis cases. The intended result is the ability to send texts and emails, and access online services such as health appointments and banking, all with the power of thought.
The company’s technology earned FDA approval in 2021, with its work backed by top research institutes in the field. Synchron has hopes that its final showpiece may be whole-brain data transfer, but for now, its focus on giving communication to the millions of paralysis patients in the world represents a market opportunity in the tens of billions
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Dec 2022
$75m
SERIES C
Aug 2021
$10m
GRANT
Total funding: $134.5m
Company HQ
Bedford-Stuyvesant, NY
Leadership
Thomas Oxley
(Co-Founder & CEO)Interventional Neurologist with Mount Sinai Health System. Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne. Medical Director and Founder of Vasculab.
Rahul Sharma
(Co-Founder & Medical Director)Also a Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, an Interventional Cardiologist at Stanford Health Care. Previously Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cedar-Sinai.
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