Firmware Engineer - Medical Device

Onera Health is looking for a Firmware Engineer to take ownership of embedded software for our next-generation medical device. In this role, you will be responsible for reliable signal acquisition and device behavior, directly impacting product performance, clinical validation, and regulatory success.

You will work at the intersection of hardware, mobile, data science, and system engineering, ensuring that high-quality data is captured consistently in real-world conditions.

The Company

Onera Health is a leader in transforming sleep medicine and remote monitoring. Their breakthrough diagnostic solutions and services are poised to help millions of people struggling with sleep-related ailments, while also impacting other medical fields by monitoring a variety of chronic conditions, ultimately improving the health and quality of life for patients around the world. The company’s innovative solutions provide comprehensive sleep test data to physicians in a variety of clinical and non-clinical environments to optimize patient care and reduce healthcare costs.

Why Join?

Because you enjoy the dynamics of an ambitious scale-up company: humbly striving for excellence, driven by curiosity and courage, embracing diversity with trust and respect. This is Onera Health. A fast-growing organization, purpose driven and challenge fueled, valuing entrepreneurship and collaboration. If you are looking for an opportunity to make significant impact, to think strategically and be hands-on at the same time, shape and grow with the company, we’re looking for you!

Key Responsibilities:

Product Development & Delivery

• Develop and deliver firmware for upcoming product milestones using agile methodology
• Ensure firmware is stable, version-controlled, and ready for integration and release
• Collaborate closely with hardware, mobile, and system teams

Signal Quality & Device Performance

• Ensure robust and accurate signal acquisition at device level
• Optimize timing, synchronization, and data integrity
• Minimize signal loss, corruption, and acquisition errors
• Contribute to achieving system performance targets in validation and pilots

Device Reliability & Robustness

• Ensure stable device behavior under real-world conditions
• Handle edge cases (disconnects, low battery, recovery scenarios)
• Reduce failures and unexpected behavior during studies and usage

Hardware Integration & Efficiency

• Work closely with hardware engineers on system integration
• Optimize firmware architecture and code for:
• performance

• memory usage
• power consumption

• Advise and support component changes and assess their impact

Verification & Debugging Support

• Enable testability through logging, diagnostics, and debug tools
• Support investigation of system-level issues (e.g. signal quality)
• Collaborate with validation teams to resolve issues quickly

 

Design Control & Documentation

• Develop firmware in compliance with regulated development processes (incl risk management, development plans)
• Ensure traceability from requirements to implementation and testing
• Contribute to documentation required for regulatory submissions

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience:
• 5+ years of experience in embedded / firmware development (C/C++ or similar)
• Experience with real-time systems and hardware interaction
• Familiarity with signal acquisition systems or sensor-based devices
• Experience with communication protocols (e.g. BLE, UART, SPI, I2C)
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Preferred:
• Experience in medical devices or regulated environments
• Experience with low-power / battery-operated systems
• Exposure to signal processing or data acquisition pipelines
• Familiarity with design control or IEC 62304
• What you’ll bring
• Ownership mindset: you take responsibility for system-level outcomes
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a multidisciplinary team
• Pragmatic problem-solving in complex, real-world environments

Why Join Us:

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge medical device technology.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.