Engineering Manager (Embedded)

The role

You will lead the team that builds software running on sensors, including the embedded Linux platform and hardware interfaces. You will own the embedded roadmap, coach engineers, and manage on-sensor model deployment and field reliability.

What you will do

• Lead the team that builds software running on sensors
• Own the embedded and edge software platform
• Manage the hardware and software boundary including board bring-up
• Oversee on-sensor model deployment and runtime
• Ensure field and deployment reliability through OTA updates and fleet health
• Execute the embedded roadmap tied to annual company goals
• Coach, develop, and hire a team of embedded software engineers
• Review architecture and technical tradeoffs
• Partner with ML, RF, hardware, and mission operations teams

Required qualifications

• Has led embedded, firmware, or systems engineers
• Has shipped software onto hardware that lives somewhere you cannot reach
• Eligible for a United States Security Clearance
• Experience with Embedded Linux (kernel space and user space) or real time operating systems
• Experience with C, C++, and Python
• Experience with Yocto, Buildroot, or other embedded Linux toolchains
• Experience with Docker, systemd, or other service orchestration mechanisms
• Experience with IP networking fundamentals and system-level debugging on constrained devices
• Experience with communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, and Ethernet
• Experience with build systems, packaging, OTA and deployment, and CI/CD for hardware targets

Nice to have

• Experience with software that takes advantage of hardware accelerators (FPGA, DSP, GPU)
• Experience deploying machine learning models to constrained edge compute
• Familiarity with Rust, Golang, or Systemverilog
• Familiarity with the fundamentals of signal processing, machine learning, computer vision, or related disciplines
• Experience with Electronic Warfare Systems, Radar, Software Defined Radio, or related domains
• Possession of a US Secret or higher clearance

Benefits

• Above-market salary, equity, and benefits package
• Early Series A Equity
• Excellent health, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) match - up to 4% of your salary
• Flexible PTO
• Daily office lunches in NYC

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of St

About the company

DS creates systems that power the next generation of radio spectrum intelligence by collecting radio data and training neural networks to run on small chips. They have built their own stack including embedding model architectures and custom GPU kernels.