What are the responsibilities and job description for the Firmware Engineer position at Apeiron Labs?
Company Description
Apeiron Labs is revolutionizing ocean monitoring by creating solutions to significantly reduce the cost and effort of ocean sensing. Our oceans are crucial to the global economy, weather, and climate trends, with the Blue Economy currently valued at $1.5 trillion and expected to double by 2030. There is a pressing need for innovative approaches to acquire 4D ocean data. Our co-founders, Applied Invention and S2G Ventures, have a strong track record of creating and investing in impactful technologies and companies.
Role Description
We are looking for a Firmware Engineer with a proven track record of developing embedded software for robotic and electromechanical systems. The ideal candidate is hands-on and hardware-aware. They can move from the lab bench to the code editor with ease—and they understand that great embedded software is built in partnership with electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers.
You should have extensive experience in bare-metal and RTOS-based development on STM32 microcontrollers. You need to be comfortable bringing up new boards, writing low-level drivers, and integrating with sensors, actuators, and communication interfaces in complex robotic systems. Experience with power management, motor control, and telemetry in resource constrained environments is highly valued.
For us, remote work might mean deploying systems in the ocean, watching your creations dive, and surfacing with data that changes everything. If you've got an adventurer's soul, you're our kind of engineer.
Qualifications
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
- 5 years of embedded systems experience, with a focus on bare-metal and RTOS development
- Deep expertise with STM32 microcontrollers (HAL, LL, CubeMX, peripheral bring-up, interrupt-driven design)
- Strong C/C skills and familiarity with embedded software best practices (state machines, modular design, fixed-point math, etc.)
- Experience with debugging tools (JTAG/SWD, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes), and profilers
- Familiarity with CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, and RS-485 interfaces
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, hardware-rich R&D environment
- The mindset to rapidly iterate in startup time is required
- US Citizenship required