Principal, Firmware Engineering

At Cala, were working to free people from the burden of chronic disease. We began by creating the first non-invasive prescription therapy for hand tremor. After years of careful fine-tuning and improvements, we released Cala kIQ our most sophisticated therapy yet. Our pioneering technology can be applied across neurology, cardiology, and so much more. Its all part of our mission to help people in their struggle with chronic disease. The Principal Firmware Engineer will work with an experienced product development team and be responsible for design, development, testing and driving continuous improvements for our revolutionary health products. The role will work on the stack from hardware support to the application itself, leading the development of new firmware technology on low power, wearable embedded systems. The role will be heavy on individual contribution of firmware development and medical device design controls documentation. This role will also provide support, mentorship, and technical leadership to more junior firmware and systems engineers. The Principal Firmware Engineer will report to the VP Technology.
Assist in component selection process, particularly as it pertains to low power applications
Develop application and system drivers
Medical device design controls and documentation support audits, risk analysis, requirements, test plans/reports, phase reviews, cybersecurity best practices; support regulatory submissions and updates
Develop system technologies, such as logging/data management and transport
Efficiently implement data processing algorithms
Optimize code for low-power applications
Develop software accessories for interacting with the embedded systems, such as manufacturing/provisioning tools, fleet management, or patient/physician facing applications
BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
~ Agile software development within a phase-gated ISO13485 medical device quality system
~10+ years working in firmware applications for wearables and ultra low-power / small footprint design
~ Familiarity with cybersecurity vulnerability identification and penetration testing
~ Experience with IoT fleet management, especially over-the-air FW updates
~ Excellent C programming skills and proficiency in Python; comfort across multiple programming languages and platforms is a plus.
~ Experience developing within various RTOSs such as Zephyr, Linux, freeRTOS, and comparable systems.
~ EEO and Diversity
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