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Senior Hardware/Firmware Engineer
Signifier Medical Technologies —Wake Forest, NC
- $130,000 - $155,000 a year
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Travel
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Senior Hardware/Firmware Engineer

Signifier Medical Technologies
Wake Forest, NC

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Job Details

Full-time
$130,000 - $155,000 a year

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
401(k) matching

Qualifications

Customer communication
Firmware
Schematic development for electrical drafting
Firmware development
Bachelor's degree
Computer hardware
Design engineering
Printed circuit board (PCB) layout

Full Job Description

Signifier Medical Technologies

Signifier Medical Technologies is a fast-growing medical technology company advancing clinically validated, non-invasive therapies for sleep-disordered breathing, including snoring and mild sleep apnea. We develop and deliver solutions such as eXciteOSA®, the first daytime therapy designed to target a root cause of sleep-disordered breathing, supporting patients and healthcare providers nationwide. Our focus is practical innovation—improving access to effective sleep health solutions today while building a durable platform for the future of care.

We are seeking a Senior Hardware/Firmware Engineer that provides technical leadership across hardware and firmware development for both sustaining and next-generation medical device platforms. This role owns hardware/firmware architecture, execution strategy, and cross-functional integration from concept through commercialization.

Job Summary
This role will lead multiple concurrent initiatives, ensure delivery of reliable, scalable, and compliant hardware and embedded systems while leveraging modern development practices, including AI-assisted engineering, within a regulated Quality Management System (QMS)

Responsibilities

Lead hardware and firmware architecture, design, and development for embedded medical devices across multiple platforms
Own the end-to-end hardware/firmware lifecycle: requirements, design, implementation, verification, and release
Drive technical strategy, including platform scalability, reuse, and long-term maintainability
Manage device design project execution with backlog ownership, sprint planning, risk tracking, and cross-team visibility
Partner closely with Engineering, Mobile Software, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Clinical teams
Collaborate with the in-house mobile team to build and improve the device–app interface, BLE protocol definition, OTA update delivery, and usage-data synchronization contracts
Ensure compliance with IEC 60601, IEC 62304 (including software safety classification), FDA design controls, and internal QMS requirements
Lead risk management (ISO 14971), traceability, and verification strategies across hardware design and firmware systems
Implement product cybersecurity consistent with FDA premarket cybersecurity expectations (Section 524B): threat modeling, SBOM generation and maintenance, secure boot, and signed firmware updates
Mentor and guide engineers; provide technical oversight and code review leadership
Drive root cause analysis (RCA), corrective actions (CAPA), and continuous improvement initiatives
Champion AI-assisted development to improve productivity, quality, and documentation

Preferred Experience

Medical device or other regulated industry experience
Altium Designer expertise
Design and development with low power microcontrollers
Experience with developing battery-operated devices with low power consumption
Programming experience in C, C++ and Python
Familiar with Github, Gitlab and version control within a regulated environment
IEC 60601 medical device requirements and testing
IEC 62304 lifecycle, verification, and traceability expertise
ISO 14971 risk management integration
FDA premarket cybersecurity documentation (threat models, SBOM, security risk assessment)
Experience with closed-loop control systems
Multi-product platform strategy and reuse
Advanced debugging and system-level troubleshooting
AI-assisted development tools in regulated environments

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (MS or PhD preferred)
5–10+ years of professional hardware/embedded firmware development experience
Proven ownership of hardware/firmware design and development across the full product lifecycle
Strong experience with BLE, RTOS, and embedded debugging tools
Strong electronic component selection experience and analog/digital electrical design capability
Experience with schematic capture and PCB design; Altium experience preferred
Experience with hardware bring-up, validation, and system-level debug
Experience working with MCUs, BLE interface design and/or embedded electronic control systems
Experience with communication interfaces such as I2C, SPI, CAN, USB, LVDS or MIPI
Ability to support projects from concept through production using a structured development process
Strong technical communication skills and ability to interface directly with customers
Ability to work effectively as an individual contributor in a multi-discipline engineering environment
Experience working within regulated or quality-managed environments
Expertise in regulated medical device development (IEC 60601, IEC 62304, design controls)
Willingness to periodically travel to collaborate with outside suppliers

Why You’ll Love Working at Signifier Medical Technologies

Mission-driven work that directly improves patients’ quality of life.
Supportive, collaborative, family-oriented culture.
Opportunity to shape and scale a rapidly growing team.
Meaningful impact across the patient journey and the future of sleep health.
Growth opportunities as our company expands nationally.

Pay: $130,000.00 - $155,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

How many years of experience do you possess in bare-metal firmware development utilizing low-power microcontrollers?
How many years of experience do you have using Git version control (such as GitHub or GitLab)?
Do you have direct experience developing medical device firmware in compliance with IEC 62304?
How many years of experience do you have coding in C or C++?
How many years of professional experience do you possess in electrical component selection, schematic design, circuit testing and electronic troubleshooting?

Education:

Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

Professional hardware/embedded firmware development: 5 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

Wake Forest, NC 27587 (Required)

Work Location: In person

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