C/C++ Applications Engineer

Company

ixana.ai is a Purdue University spinoff, developing brain-inspired wearable computing. We have assembled a team of leading experts in the field of IC / system design with an appetite for taking on the next big thing.

Come join us in the journey of transforming the future with high-speed human-computer interfaces that amplify your potential with all-day real-time AI.

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Why should you be excited?

You have heard of Bluetooth, you have heard of Wi-Fi, Ixana has developed a fundamentally new wireless technology, Wi-R which is 100x lower energy than Bluetooth / Wi-Fi.

Check out ixana.ai for videos on how Wi-R streams high speed data through through your skin.

This is a unique position to define the Wi-R protocol that'll be in every device around you in a decade.

Team and Role Overview

Ixana is looking for a talented embedded software engineer to join a rapidly growing startup. As a member of the Integrated Software team, you will help build low-level software for wearables.

Candidate Profile

You have experience bringing up new, custom-embedded computer designs, from bootloaders to operating systems and device drivers.

At Ixana, the software you develop will be a core piece of a software system that controls human-computer interaction.

Skills We're Stoked About

• BS in Electronics / Electrical / Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience with full-stack MCU firmware development.
• Excellent C / C++ for embedded systems development.
• Experience with the following communication interfaces : I2C, SPI, BLE.
• Experience developing low-power ARM MCU and its power optimization.

Preferred skills

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, or equivalent.
• 3 years of experience in an innovative IoT product development environment, preferably wearables.
• Experience with low-level HW interfaces and low-level debugging.
• Strong hardware / electrical know-how. You know how to test if your firmware works as expected by probing the hardware using a multimeter, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, etc.
• Experience with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, and USB communication protocols.
• Embedded project hobbies.
• Experience with PCB design.
• Experience with toolchains and setting up a custom-built environment.

The position is based in our West Lafayette, IN