iota Biosciences is a well-funded medical device startup dedicated to bringing novel bioeletronic devices to market. I. Bioelectronic devices are the start of a an entirely new form of medicine, where miniature devices treat chronic diseases through mechanisms like electrical stimulation or targeted chemical release, or collect disease diagnostics at a specificity or frequency not previously possible.

Iota’s core technology stack enables a custom ultrasound wand to communicate with and power custom implantable devices, eliminating the need for wires or batteries and making it possible to produce tiny medical implants. This product concept is based on the ground-breaking “neural dust” technology initially developed at UC Berkeley. From this academic proof of concept, iota Biosciences is developing a family of miniscule yet effective and manufacturable medical products.

At iota Biosciences you will be given the opportunity to substantially influence the design and success of Class III medical devices. This opportunity is unique to early-stage startups. Join our team and participate in delivering new effective therapeutic options to patients with hard-to-treat conditions.

Firmware engineer, OS

iota Biosciences, Inc., a Berkeley-based medical device start-up developing novel bioelectronic diagnostics and therapies, is looking to hire a highly motivated engineer to build out an embedded processing platform for a cutting-edge wireless power and communication system.

The ideal candidate is a generalist and can contribute to the entire stack of hardware development, all the way from board bring-up to software development to user interaction.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a safety-critical embedded real-time operating system (RTOS) controller for a high-power ultrasound system.
• Develop the “big data” infrastructure for efficiently sending all required data from the embedded processor to the cloud backend, as well as retrieving any configuration data and messages from the backend.
• Develop verification and validation strategy with quality/regulatory experts, and develop the process to efficiently validate embedded software while maintaining an industry-leading development pace.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: BS in computer science, electrical engineering, or related technical field.
• 2+ years experience programming in C on an embedded target.
• Articulate, Motivated, independent, efficient and able to handle several projects in parallel. Interested in working in a small team environment with engineers of different skill sets.
• In-depth experience in one or more of the following areas
  • Real-time OS for embedded platforms
  • Implementation of data transfer protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, USB etc)
  • PCB design for embedded systems
  • Interfacing with, and testing the interface of, peripheral devices connected to an embedded processor
  • Handling IoT data streams going to and from a cloud backend.
• Experience with test automation tools (e.g., Jenkins) and modern software test methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of energy harvesting communication devices, like RFID
• Experience working with ultrasound systems is a plus.
• Experience with oscilloscopes, FPGAs, microcontrollers and signal generators.
• Experience in a hardware description language (HDL) language is a plus.
• Prior experience working with other engineers of different disciplines as well as product manages and designers.

To apply, please email hiring@iota.bio

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