The R&D Engineer, Embedded Systems supports EBR’s implanted and external device platform by solving released product problems, bringing past work to current standards, improving reliability, and contributing to firmware and hardware execution. This role is designed for an early-career engineer who wants hands-on exposure across firmware, electronics, and product support in a regulated medical-device environment. 

Essential and Other Duties and Responsibilities:

Product Support Engineering

• Investigate and resolve design related issues related to the embedded systems in our released product.
• Debug issues spanning firmware, electronics, and system interactions.
• Support root-cause analysis and contribute to corrective actions.
• Help update supporting documentation (drawings, test records, traceability) as changes are implemented.

Firmware & Embedded Development

• Contribute to low-level firmware development under guidance from senior engineers.
• Assist with microcontroller bring-up, peripheral drivers, and basic communication interfaces.
• Support firmware verification activities and test execution.

Hardware & Systems Exposure

• Support electrical engineering activities such as board bring-up and testing, signal or power investigations, and component-level troubleshooting. 
• Assist with light mechanical or packaging tasks when relevant (e.g., fit, interfaces, assembly feedback).
• Learn how firmware, hardware, and mechanics interact as a system.

Documentation & Quality Support

• Help maintain accurate, up-to-date technical documentation:  test results, change support data, and design control documentation.
• Learn and follow medical-device quality practices appropriate to the role. 

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems, or related field.
• Entry-level role with up to 2 years of experience (industry or strong academic projects).
• Exposure to embedded C/C++, microcontrollers, and basic electronics concepts
• Curiosity, persistence, and comfort working through ambiguity.
• Willingness to ask questions and learn from failures.

Nice-to-Have (Not Required)

• Internship or project experience in regulated products.
• Familiarity with lab tools (oscilloscope, logic analyzer).
• Exposure to manufacturing or test environment 

Required Physical Requirements:  

• Required to stand, walk and sit; talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects or controls; reach with hands and arms. 
• Required to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch and lift up to 20 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Subject to extended periods of sitting and/or standing, vision to monitor, and moderate noise levels. 

Compensation:

$87,500 - $112,500*

*Base pay is one part of your total compensation. The salary offered will depend on several factors, including, but not limited to your experience, knowledge, skills, location, internal equity, and market alignment. Addition compensation may include bonuses and equity, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

EBR Systems, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace.

EBR Systems, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. Please refrain from solicitations at this time.

About the Company:

What if your work doesn’t just support innovation—what if it changes lives?

At EBR Systems, Inc., we are not imagining that future—we are building it. We are the team behind the world’s first FDA approved, leadless left ventricular endocardial pacing device for heart failure. It’s a breakthrough redefining what’s possible in heart care, and it’s just the beginning!

We don’t just create game-changing medical devices—we grow people. Patients come first in everything we do. You will be empowered to solve real problems and to do meaningful work that truly makes a difference. 

If you are driven by purpose, excited by challenge, and ready to shape the future of cardiac technology, we want to hear from you. Visit us at https://www.ebrsystemsinc.com/ to learn more—and join us in our work Empowering Physicians, Powering Hearts.

EBR Systems offers a great place to work as well as generous benefits and growth opportunities:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance provided at no cost for employee-only coverage
• 401(k) matching plan
• Paid Time Off – starting at 3 weeks per year
• Competitive salary with opportunities for career growth
• Employee stock options
• Life & AD&D and long term disability insurance
• Education assistance
• Voluntary commuter benefits and pet insurance
• Meaningful work and much more!