Embedded Systems Architect

1 Month ago • 10 Years + • System Design • $200,000 PA - $230,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Inspiren is seeking a visionary Embedded Systems Architect to design and define robust, scalable, and efficient embedded system architectures for new products and features. This role involves ensuring seamless interoperability within the company's ecosystem and influencing product innovation. Responsibilities include system architecture design, contributing to the technical roadmap, overseeing hardware-software integration, selecting appropriate technologies (microcontrollers, RTOS, embedded Linux, wireless protocols), driving performance optimization, establishing best practices, analyzing requirements, mitigating risks, and maintaining documentation. The architect will also stay updated on industry trends and provide expert guidance on complex debugging.
Must have:
  • 10+ years embedded systems experience
  • Proficiency in Python and C/C++
  • Familiarity with embedded Linux and RTOS
  • Experience with wireless protocols
  • End-to-end system architecture experience
  • System-level debugging experience
  • Strong communication skills
Good to have:
  • Agile development experience
  • Safety-critical software background
  • Bluetooth Low Energy experience
  • Wi-Fi experience
  • Edge computing experience
  • MQTT experience
Perks:
  • Equity
  • Medical benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Vision benefits
  • Flexible Paid Time Off

Job Details

About Inspiren 

Inspiren offers the most complete and connected ecosystem in senior living. Founded by Michael Wang, a former Green Beret turned cardiothoracic nurse, Inspiren proves that compassionate care and technology can coexist - bringing peace of mind to residents, families, and staff.

Our integrated solutions seamlessly fit into existing workflows, capturing everything happening within a community. Backed by nurse specialists and powerful analytics, we provide the data operators need to make informed clinical and operational decisions - driving efficiency, profitability, and better care outcomes.

About the Role

We are seeking a visionary and highly experienced Embedded Systems Architect to play a pivotal role in designing and defining robust, scalable, and efficient embedded system architectures for new products and features. This crucial position will ensure our solutions interoperate to form a cohesive platform, enabling faster development as our ecosystem expands. You will directly influence product innovation and architecture, contributing to a green-field platform in a high-growth company through cross-functional collaboration. 

What you'll do

  • System Architecture Design and Definition: Design and define robust, scalable, and efficient embedded system architectures for new products and features. This includes high-level design and integration of all system components.
  • Technical Roadmap and Strategy Contribution: Contribute to defining and driving the embedded systems technical roadmap, ensuring alignment with overall company goals and product vision.
  • Hardware-Software Integration: Oversee and guide the seamless integration of hardware and software components, ensuring optimal performance and functionality. This includes board bring-up and system-level debugging.
  • Technology Selection and Evaluation: Evaluate and select appropriate microcontrollers, processors, development tools, operating systems (RTOS, embedded Linux), and wireless protocols (Bluetooth, Zigbee, Wi-Fi, LoRa, etc.) to meet system requirements.
  • Performance and Optimization: Drive continuous improvement in system performance, power efficiency, scalability, and product stability through architectural decisions and optimization strategies.
  • Defining Best Practices and Standards: Establish and promote best practices for embedded software development, including coding standards, code reviews, testing strategies, and documentation.
  • Requirements Analysis and Translation: Translate complex product requirements into detailed technical specifications and architectural designs.
  • Risk Assessment and Mitigation: Identify potential technical risks and challenges within the embedded system design and propose effective mitigation strategies.
  • Documentation and Specification: Develop and maintain comprehensive system-level documentation, specifications, and architectural diagrams.
  • Industry Trends and Compliance: Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and relevant regulatory standards (e.g., ISO, IEC, safety-critical systems) to ensure architectural compliance and innovation.
  • Troubleshooting and Debugging Guidance: Provide expert guidance and support for complex system-level debugging and troubleshooting.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in embedded systems development, demonstrating deep expertise in embedded systems architecture & design patterns.
  • Proficiency in Python and C/C++.
  • Familiarity with embedded Linux, RTOS, microcontrollers (ARM, RISC-V, etc.) including associated build systems.
  • Experience with wireless protocols & connectivity architectures (Bluetooth, Zigbee, Wi-Fi, LoRa, etc.).
  • Proven experience with end-to-end system architecture.
  • Experience with scaled systems that have hit the edge cases and complexities of the real world.
  • Extensive experience with diverse embedded operating environments (bare-metal, RTOS, embedded Linux).
  • Experience with system-level debugging, board bring-up, and hardware/software integration.
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity practices in embedded devices.
  • Strong understanding of firmware development for IoT, industrial, automotive, or consumer electronics.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interface with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Experience

  • Experience with Agile development methodologies.
  • Background in safety-critical or medical device software development.
  • Experience with Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi.
  • Experience with edge computing.
  • Experience with pub-sub protocols (e.g., MQTT).

Details

  • The annual salary for this role is $200,000 - $230,000 + equity + benefits (including medical, dental, and vision) 
  • Flexible PTO
  • Location: Remote, US
  • Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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