Director, Embedded Systems

Robot RX
Newark, CA, United States
2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Linux Firmware

Job description

  • Build, manage, and grow the electrical and firmware engineering organizations at Rmix
  • Gather and prioritize inputs from lead customers on product requirements and incorporate them into the engineering plans
  • Collaborate with the CTO and other engineering directors on the overall engineering development strategy
  • Establish robust design, review, and release processes as well as quality of work metrics to set the standard for engineering rigor
  • Guide the embedded system development by setting the milestones, processes, communication practices, and ways of working among multiple teams
  • Own responsibility for delivery of all electrical and firmware deliverables within the company and to interested stakeholders i.e. investors, customers, executives

Requirements

  • Deep expertise spanning 12+ years in firmware or electrical engineering, including 5+ years spent scaling and leading high-performing teams
  • Proven history of navigating complex electromechanical systems from initial architecture through high-volume manufacturing
  • High technical density across the hardware stack with the clarity to resolve architectural ambiguity and define technical roadmaps
  • Mastery of balancing rapid iteration with rigorous engineering standards-reviews, test specs, and disciplined project execution
  • Obsession with talent density: a demonstrated ability to identify, hire, and mentor world-class engineering talent
  • Exceptional cross-functional fluency, having built tight feedback loops with mechanical, software, and product organizations
  • Comprehensive understanding of the embedded ecosystem: from power electronics and PCB design to real-time protocols and Linux integration

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • 401(k)
  • Unlimited paid time off, * Early-stage equity in automated pharmacy dispensing at scale
  • Direct impact - your code dispenses medication to real patients
  • Small team, zero bureaucracy, high trust
  • Work directly with a CTO from Tesla, Waymo, and Zipline
  • Hard problems: distributed systems, safety-critical software, regulatory compliance, real-time hardware integration

Compensations & Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Meaningful early-stage equity
  • Health, 401(k), unlimited PTO

Why Join Us Now?

Impact & Growth

  • Direct Patient Impact: Your code will improve healthcare outcomes for millions of patients
  • Market Leadership: Ground-floor opportunity to define an entirely new category of healthcare technology
  • Technical Innovation: Work on genuinely novel problems at the intersection of AI, robotics, and healthcare
  • Career Acceleration: High-visibility role with significant growth potential as the company scales

Team and Culture

  • World-Class Team: Work alongside exceptional engineers, AI researchers, and healthcare experts
  • Direct Access: Report directly to the CTO/Co-founder with significant autonomy and influence
  • Innovation Focus: Culture that prioritizes breakthrough thinking and rapid experimentation
  • Mission-Driven: Team united around the goal of transforming healthcare through technology

Our Values

  • Servant Leadership - Make those around you better
  • Do the Hard Things - Healthcare, hardware, and company - building are all hard. We do them anyway. Convenience for us is life-changing for those we serve
  • Own Your Work - Be accountable. Take pride in your output. rmix lives and dies by what you do - own it fully
  • Default is Now - There’s no better time than today. Default to action. What can we prove, learn, or simplify right now

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