Embedded Software Engineer
Align TechnologyResponsibilities
- Lead the architecture, design, development, and debugging of embedded firmware for new products and major enhancements.
- Develop and optimize device drivers, middleware, and platform software for microcontrollers, processors, peripherals, and sensors.
- Design real-time, low-power, and wireless solutions for resource-constrained embedded systems.
- Lead hardware-software integration, system bring-up, debugging, and performance optimization across the product lifecycle.
- Define firmware verification and validation strategies, including test plans, automation frameworks, and reliability testing.
- Collaborate with hardware, systems, product management, manufacturing, and quality teams to resolve complex technical challenges.
- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design reviews, debugging, and technical guidance.
- Support manufacturing ramp activities, investigate field issues, and drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Author and maintain design specifications, architecture documents, technical reports, and development best practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of embedded software development experience with consumer electronics, wearable devices, medical devices, IoT products, or other high-volume embedded systems.
- Demonstrated ownership of firmware development from architecture and prototyping through production deployment and sustaining engineering.
- Expert-level proficiency in C/C++ for embedded applications.
- Strong understanding of microcontroller and microprocessor architectures, embedded operating systems, memory management, interrupt handling, and real-time systems.
- Extensive hands-on experience with Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth Classic, Wi-Fi, and related wireless protocols.
- Proven expertise developing device drivers and interfacing with sensors, peripherals, and communication interfaces including SPI, I2C, UART, USB, and CAN.
- Strong understanding of power optimization, system performance analysis, and resource-constrained embedded design.
- Experience with embedded security principles, secure boot, authentication, encryption, and cybersecurity best practices.
- Ability to diagnose and resolve complex hardware-software integration issues using lab equipment and debugging tools.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with a Health Savings Account option for some plans.
- Family benefits including backup child and elder care, caregiving concierge services, family-forming benefits, breast milk delivery, lactation support, an Employee Assistance Program, and Hinge Health virtual physical therapy.
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, and optional supplemental insurance plans.
- Flexible Spending Accounts and a pre-tax commuter benefit plan.
- 401(k) plan with a discretionary company match of 50% up to 6% of eligible earnings, subject to vesting terms.
- Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- Paid vacation, accrued sick time, 11 paid holidays, paid parental leave, and paid bereavement leave.
- Paid jury duty for eligible employees and optional legal, critical illness, accident, long-term care, auto, home, and pet insurance.
About Align Technology
We are dedicated to transforming lives by improving the journey to a healthy, beautiful smile. Discover your straight path to a bright future at Align Technology. As a part of our smart, diverse and fast-moving global team, you'll make an impact on the market leader that's moving an industry forward. Want to find out what's next for us—and for you? Follow us on LinkedIn for business updates and check out our current opportunities at www.aligntech.com/careers. Over the past 29 years, Align has helped doctors treat approximately 22.8 million patients with the Invisalign System and is driving the evolution in digital dentistry through the Align™ Digital Platform, our integrated suite of unique, proprietary technologies and services delivered as a seamless, end-to-end solution for patients and consumers, orthodontists and GP dentists, and lab/partners. Visit www.aligntech.com for more information.