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The Ceribell System is a novel, point-of-care electroencephalography (“EEG”) platform specifically designed to address the unmet needs of patients in the acute care setting, and is being used in hundreds of community hospitals, large academic facilities and major IDN's across the country. Our entire team is driven by a shared commitment to transforming the landscape of critical care through our rapid seizure detection technology, come join the movement!\nPosition Description\nCeribell is looking for a highly technical, hands-on Senior or Staff Firmware Engineer / Embedded Engineer who is passionate about biomedical applications and who has experience in the development of embedded or IoT products. The successful candidate will join the R&D team and will play a key role in the development of the next generation of Ceribell’s life saving technologies. You must be able to work collaboratively as part of a cross-functional R&D team, but you must also be able to take individual ownership for development, testing, and documentation of your projects.\nWhat you'll achieve \n Linux & Yocto OS Architecture: Architect, build, and maintain production-ready Yocto/OpenEmbedded distributions tailored for the Ezurio Nitrogen95 SMARC platform and NXP i.MX 95 family. \nApplication Development: Design and implement C/C++ and Python system applications, background services, and IPC mechanisms running on top of the custom Linux stack.\nBSP & Hardware Bring-Up: Partner with external BSP vendors and internal EE hardware teams to configure board support packages, device trees, drivers, and peripheral interfaces (PCIe, CAN, USB, Ethernet, WiFi/Bluetooth).\nSystem Integration & Optimization: Drive kernel tuning, boot-time optimization, resource management, and hardware acceleration leveraging the i.MX 95 (e.g., NPU, GPU, image processing pipeline).\nCross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as the firmware expert interfacing with Systems, Hardware, Quality, and Product Management to translate system requirements into reliable software designs.\n\nWhat you’ll need to be successful\nMS Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering or\nrelated field. Graduate degree preferred.\n6-10+ years of experience in Embedded Linux development, Yocto layer management, and system-level firmware architecture. \n Yocto Mastery: Deep expertise creating and customizing Yocto layers, recipes (bitbake), device tree modifications, and custom image configurations.\n System Networking & Peripherals: Experience integrating WiFi/Bluetooth modules, IoT communications, and standard buses (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet).\n Embedded GUIs & Signal Processing: Experience with embedded GUI frameworks (Qt, LVGL) or integrating digital signal processing (DSP)/data pipelines is a strong plus.\nCore Languages: Proficient in C, C++, and Python for system-level programming and script automation.\nExperience with designing and implementing sensor-based systems preferred\nPrefer experience reading hardware schematics and working close to hardware; familiarity with PCB design or signal routing is a strong plus.\nStrong analytical skills, detail-oriented and collaborative\nRegulated Industry Experience: Prior background in MedTech/medical devices or safety-critical systems subject to strict quality and regulatory standards is highly desirable.\n\nCompensation Range\n$160,000—$225,000 USD\nA candidate’s final salary offer will be based on their skills, education, work location and experience, and thus it may differ from the posted range. Compensation may also include bonuses consistent with Ceribell’s corporate compensation plan. Note, the above description is not all-encompassing and Ceribell reserves the right to change or modify job duties and assignments at any time.\nIn addition to your base compensation, Ceribell offers eligible employees the following:\nPerformance-based incentive compensation (varies by role)\nEquity opportunities\n100% Employer paid Health Benefits for Employees\n50% - 70% Employer paid Health, Dental & Vision for dependents (depending on plan selection)\n100% paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance \n401(k) with a generous company match\nEmployee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with a discount\nMonthly cell phone stipend\nFlexible paid time off\n13 Paid Holidays + 3 Company Wellness Days\nExcellent parental leave policy\nFantastic culture with tremendous career advancement opportunities\nJoining a mission-minded organization!\nApplication Deadline: Ongoing\nOther Job Details\n Ceribell reports transfers of value to health care providers (HCPs) as required by federal and state transparency laws. These laws and implementing regulations require Ceribell to provide government agencies with HCPs’ names, addresses and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. If you are an HCP and we pay or reimburse your recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Ceribell, your name, address and the amount of payments made may be reported to the government.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\n Ceribell is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Ceribell complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Ceribell is an E-Verify employer. Any applicant with a disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact  to request reasonable accommodation.\nPrivacy Statement\n For information on how Ceribell processes personal data of job applicants, please review ourPrivacy Policy.\nCompliance Disclaimer\n If you believe this job posting is non-compliant, please submit a report to . 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