Senior Manager, Firmware Engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of firmware engineers, fostering a high-performing and accountable environment
• Own firmware project execution, including defining priorities, managing timelines, and ensuring delivery across multiple concurrent efforts
• Guide technical decision-making through architecture discussions, design reviews, and hands-on support for resource-constrained, bare-metal systems
• Partner cross-functionally with electrical engineering, software engineering, and QA/RA to align on requirements and delivery
• Oversee the development of firmware and documentation in compliance with IEC 62304 and ISO 13485 standards
• Improve team effectiveness by addressing bottlenecks in workflows, tooling, and CI/CD infrastructure
• Drive hiring and onboarding efforts to scale the team to meet evolving business needs

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• 2+ years of experience managing firmware or embedded software engineers
• 3+ years of hands-on firmware development experience in resource-constrained, embedded systems
• Experience working in a regulated industry (medical device experience strongly preferred)
• Proficiency in C for embedded systems
• Familiarity with regulated development standards such as IEC 62304 and ISO 13485
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with connected or IoT devices, particularly battery-powered systems
• Experience contributing to documentation and design control activities in a regulated environment
• Familiarity with cybersecurity requirements for embedded or medical devices
• Experience with CI/CD, test infrastructure, or other development tooling improvements
• Familiarity with coding standards such as MISRA

About the Company

iRhythm is a leading digital healthcare company that creates trusted solutions that detect, predict, and prevent disease. Combining wearable biosensors and cloud-based data analytics with powerful proprietary algorithms, iRhythm distills data from millions of heartbeats into clinically actionable information.