Senior Software Engineer, Firmware

We are looking for an experienced embedded systems engineer to build the device logic and drivers for our launch product. You will be responsible for the design, testing, and maintenance of the edge code for our upcoming generations of the product. This is a critical role and we care deeply about giving our users a performant hardware device.

Orion is building the next generation of intelligent sleep technology—thermal regulation, advanced sensing, and beautifully engineered hardware designed to improve sleep quality and long-term health. We’re ramping toward mass production and scaling globally. Embedded Systems Engineering is core to how our system functions and performs.

Responsibilities

Architect, design, and implement the firmware for our hardware products

Own the device bring-up process and debug alongside our hardware vendors

Implement observability and maintainability pipelines for firmware testing, deployment, and fleet management

Establish coding standards, testing frameworks, and debugging processes

Collaborate closely with our hardware vendors, mobile engineers, and backend engineers to ensure seamless integration across the product stack

Support new board prototyping and bring-up

Requirements

3+ years experience developing firmware for embedded systems

Mastery over C/C++ and embedded development tools and environments

Mastery over RTOS platforms and microcontroller architectures

Strong experience with BLE, WiFI, and hardware interfaces (ex. SPI, I2C, UART)

Strong experience debugging embedded platforms, especially with compute and memory constraints

Experience with OTA update mechanisms and production releases

Bonus: experience with embedded systems security

Bonus: EE experience, component selection, board layouts, device bring up

Bonus: experience with CI/CD pipelines for firmware development and testing

Bonus: startup experience, experience taking products from concept through production