Embedded Systems Engineering Lead: Low-Power Wireless Sensing

Location: New York, US

Salary: $170,000 - 210,00 Annual Base + Flexible Benefits + Equity

A fast-growing company in the Internet of Things (IoT) sector, building ultra-low-power wireless sensing devices that transform how data is captured and transmitted in the field. Their systems combine precision hardware, efficient firmware, and advanced RF connectivity to deliver intelligent, robust, and scalable sensing solutions across industrial, environmental, and commercial markets.

You’ll lead a skilled team of firmware and hardware engineers, architecting the next generation of BLE- and sub-GHz-enabled sensing platforms from concept through deployment. One week you might be optimising low-energy wireless stack integration for maximum battery life, the next you’re in the lab validating RF range, sensor accuracy, and communication reliability under challenging real-world conditions.

You will oversee the end-to-end development of the embedded sensing stack, from sensor interfaces and microcontroller firmware to RF design, wireless data transmission, and system testing whhile driving innovation and mentoring a growing technical team.

This role gives you the freedom to shape design choices, the chance to push boundaries in low-power sensing technology, and the satisfaction of seeing your team’s breakthroughs applied to mission-critical applications in the real world.

Your Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.

• 8+ years of experience in embedded hardware/firmware for wireless sensors, with proven delivery of low-power solutions.

• Leadership experience managing engineering teams in product development.

Strong knowledge of microcontroller architectures and embedded C/C++.

• Understanding of hardware design principles (schematics, PCB layout, power management, energy optimisation).

• Expertise in RF design, testing, and wireless sensing protocols (BLE, sub-GHz RF, mesh networks, LoRa, etc.).

• Experience with prototype development, sensor integration, hardware bring-up, debugging, and optimisation for long-term, battery-powered operation.

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