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Embedded Engineering Manager
$150K–$215K
Boston, MA · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of embedded firmware development; engineering manager or team lead experience is also required, but no duration is stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- The employer participates in E-Verify to determine employment eligibility.
About the job
Build and lead a firmware team delivering the on-device experience for a next-generation wearable, from prototypes through production.
What you'll do
- Hire, manage, mentor, and develop full-time and contract embedded engineers.
- Lead firmware architecture, code reviews, testing practices, and delivery planning in partnership with technical and product teams.
- Deliver responsive, power-efficient on-device firmware from early prototypes through production release.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of embedded firmware development in C or C++, including engineering manager or team lead experience involving mentorship, feedback, and career development.
- Experience shipping consumer electronics firmware from early hardware bring-up through production.
- Hands-on RTOS experience (Zephyr, FreeRTOS, or similar) on microcontrollers or embedded SoCs.
- Experience optimizing firmware performance, memory, and power on constrained hardware.
Pay
$150,000-$215,000 USD base salary
Tools
C, C++, Zephyr, FreeRTOS
AI focus
Embrace and use AI tools in day-to-day tasks, ensuring AI-assisted work meets the same quality bar as personal contributions.
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