Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AEM (Advanced Environmental Monitoring) is a leader in innovative environmental monitoring solutions. They are seeking an Intermediate/Sr. Embedded Systems & Firmware Engineer to take ownership of firmware and embedded systems work across their connected device portfolio, ensuring products are secure, compliant, and manufacturable.
Responsibilities
- Own firmware design, implementation, and maintenance across our connected device portfolio — bootloaders, data acquisition, telemetry interfaces, and OTA update mechanisms
- Conduct board bring-up, debugging, and hardware validation for new and existing products
- Integrate cryptographic mechanisms (AES, ECC) and evaluate the transition to certificate-based authentication and mutual TLS (mTLS) for end-to-end device security
- Review electrical schematics and mechanical designs, providing system-level input so hardware, firmware, and cloud connectivity work together correctly in the finished product
- Guide products from concept through design, testing, and production, determining the engineering work needed and coordinating it across disciplines
- Build, test, and debug prototypes during product development
- Support the transition from prototype to production and help resolve manufacturing issues, working directly with contract manufacturers and production partners
- Provide sustaining engineering support for products already in production or in the field
- Lead technical design reviews and help resolve engineering issues across hardware, firmware, and mechanical design
- Ensure firmware and product designs meet European cybersecurity and radio regulations, including RED (2014/53/EU) and NIS2
- Lead the technical work required for product certification, working with internal regulatory experts and external certification bodies
- Support QA and compliance documentation to meet regulatory expectations
- Act as the primary technical point of contact between Van Essen Instruments (Delft) and Lambrecht Meteo (Göttingen) on hardware, testing, security, and certification alignment
- Maintain firmware repositories and release processes using CI/CD practices (e.g., GitHub Enterprise)
- Coordinate with product management, hardware engineering, and compliance teams on requirements, schedules, and deliverables
Skills
- 5+ years of hands-on experience developing embedded firmware and hardware products from concept through production
- Strong understanding of embedded firmware and how it interacts with hardware, mechanical design, and cloud/software layers
- Experience with secure firmware practices: bootloaders, OTA update mechanisms, and cryptographic integration (AES, ECC)
- Comfortable reviewing hardware and mechanical designs and engaging in system-level design trade-offs
- Familiarity with European cybersecurity/radio compliance (RED, NIS2) or a comparable regulatory framework (e.g., medical, automotive, industrial functional safety) — direct RED/NIS2 experience is a plus, not a requirement
- A practical, clear communicator who works well with distributed and international teams
- Experience with low-power microcontroller families such as TI MSP430, STM32/Arm Cortex-M, or similar — specific platform experience matters less than depth with the category
- Experience with cellular or telemetry modules (e.g., Telit LE910 or comparable)
- C/C++ and RTOS or bare-metal systems (FreeRTOS, TI-RTOS, or similar)
- LabVIEW or Python for automated test development
- Familiarity with Azure IoT Hub or AWS IoT Core
- Experience supporting CE, RED, or other regulatory certification processes with external bodies
- Working knowledge of Dutch or German
- Experience operating in Agile or hybrid development environments
Benefits
- Holidays, Pension arrangements and other secondary benefits as regulated in CAO Metaal en Techniek (CBA)
- This is a hybrid opportunity that will be performed from our offices in Delft, the Netherlands. This position is eligible for remote work 1-2 days per week.
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