Senior Firmware Engineer, Precision Neuroscience
$180k
Office located in Manhattan, NY
Building powerful, minimally invasive brain implants
Job no longer available
Building powerful, minimally invasive brain implants
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$180k
Office located in Manhattan, NY
21-100 employees
Company mission
To provide breakthrough treatments for the one billion patients worldwide suffering from neurological illnesses.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of experience with embedded systems
- Proficient in C/C++ and Python
- Experienced working with microcontrollers (Nordic / NXP / STM / …) and communication protocols (SPI / I2C / UART / USB / BLE / Wi-Fi / ...)
- Familiar with embedded toolchains and scalable development infrastructure (CMake / GCC / JLINK / VMs / Docker / …) for Linux host environments
- Adept at software debugging with tools such as the GNU Debugger and RTT printing
- Comfortable using lab equipment to debug hardware and firmware (signal generators / logic analyzers / oscilloscopes / DMMs / …)
- Fluent in reading and discussing datasheets and electrical schematics
- Prior work or experience with applied cryptography and embedded systems security (threat modelling / encryption / authentication / secure bootloaders / …)
- Automation and hardware-in-the loop testing (Jenkins / Github Actions / Bitbucket Pipelines / …)
- Previous experience with medical devices and/or BCI is not a requirement for this role, though a strong drive to make a difference in people's lives is!
Desirable
- Experience with safety-critical systems (medical devices / automotive / aerospace / …)
- Worked with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (particularly in the context of embedded systems)
- Experience writing firmware that interfaces with FPGAs. Experience writing and testing VHDL/HDL is even better!
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to work with a growing team of engineers to build an active implantable medical device that is going to improve the lives of millions of people
- You will be a key contributor to the development of embedded software for our cutting-edge brain computer interfaces across the entire product lifecycle - from early design to release and maintenance
- You will collaborate with a passionate team of software developers, electrical engineers, chip designers, clinical experts, and data scientists to prove out system architectures and validate final designs
- You are a great communicator, and you excel at translating inputs from various stakeholders into clear and actionable requirements
- Safety is at the heart of our ethos at Precision - and it is for you too. Candidates for this role must have a strong background in testing and automation; you will be helping build infrastructure for automated system verification and Continuous Integration/Deployment
Our take
Precision Neuroscience is finding new, practical ways of improving the lives of those who are suffering from neurological conditions.
The Layer 7 Cortical Interface is an implant that’s 1/5th the thickness of a human hair and can be fitted onto the human brain without damaging it. Through minimally invasive micro-slit surgery, the brain implant can process data and aims to move brain-computer interfaces (BCI) technology from small-scale research into a new era of worldwide usage.
The long-term goal of the Layer 7 Cortical Interface is to allow customers to interact with people and the world via digital means. Whilst the market is blooming with new companies exploring the possibilities of BCI technology, Precision has an advantage in that its solution requires minimal surgery and is reversible, meaning that it has wider implications than just neurological disorders.
Work is ongoing but with substantial funding behind it, Precision is using its investment to ramp up product development and FDA regulatory review as well as expanding its team.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
68% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Dec 2024
$102m
SERIES C
Nov 2024
$93m
LATE VC
Total funding: $249m
Company HQ
Kips Bay, New York, NY
Leadership
Michael Mager
(CEO & Co-Founder)Currently Co-Chairman at Assembly Software and Partner at Ridge Road Partners, Board Member at Supply Finance.
Mark Hettick
(Vice President of Engineering - Microfabrication)Previously Process Engineer at Neuralink, Lead Safety Coordinator at Berkeley Labs and Research Assistant at the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis.
Benjamin Rapoport
(Chief Science Officer & Co-Founder)Previously Scientific Director of the BioDesign Program at Mount Sinai Health Systems. Previously Neurosurgery Residency at Weill Cornell Medicine and Founding Member at Neuralink.
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