Firmware Engineer II
Hinge Health5 months ago
Base Salary
$126k - $190k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop firmware for highly integrated embedded devices.
- Contribute throughout the product development lifecycle, including exploration, prototyping, detailed design, testing, and ramping to mass production.
- Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and senior firmware engineers on system architecture and integration.
- Meet medical-device regulatory requirements through clear documentation and robust testing.
- Support embedded software DevOps, including automated code building and testing.
- Evaluate and use AI tools appropriately for firmware development.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of professional firmware or embedded software experience with consumer electronics, medical devices, or other highly integrated embedded hardware.
- Strong expertise with C in firmware or embedded systems contexts.
- Proficiency with low-level drivers such as ADC and PWM and communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, and UART.
- Proficiency in Python for firmware testing tools and task automation.
- Experience using Git, embedded development tools, build systems, J-Link, and debugging workflows.
- Ability to read datasheets and schematics or collaborate with electrical engineers on MCU pin and peripheral allocation.
- Competency with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and power supplies.
- Preferred experience in medical-device development or another highly regulated industry.
- Preferred experience developing firmware with AI copilots or agentic tools.
- Preferred experience with RTOS development, especially Zephyr; Nordic nRF5x SoCs; Nordic Connect SDK; Bluetooth LE; bootloaders; firmware updates; and memory maps.
- Preferred familiarity with embedded DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and hardware-in-the-loop automated testing.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including gender-affirming care, family and fertility planning tools, and travel reimbursements where healthcare is unavailable.
- Traditional or Roth 401(k) options with a 2% company match.
- Dedicated learning and development stipends.
About Hinge Health
Hinge Health builds a digital musculoskeletal care platform for employers and health plans, combining a mobile app, connected sensors, AI, and clinicians to deliver personalized rehab and pain management. It sells as an employee benefit and integrates with health plans and PBMs; the program spans acute injury, chronic pain, and post-surgical recovery. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, it serves 2,550+ employers and 50+ health plans, reaching over 20 million eligible members.