As the first Embedded Engineer at Phanes Neurotechnology , you will architect the firmware for the Sentinel EEG platform. You’ll bring up mixed-signal boards from scratch, characterize eight-channel front ends, and deploy power-efficient inference on constrained hardware. This is a greenfield opportunity to define the architecture for a device where duration and signal integrity are the primary competitive advantages.
Embedded Engineer at Phanes Neurotechnology
Phanes Neurotechnology is building Sentinel, a revolutionary dry-electrode EEG platform for continuous, multi-day cognitive monitoring, and they are seeking an Embedded Engineer to build the product's firmware foundation from the ground up. In this unique role, firmware isn't just a layer—it's the core competitive advantage where you'll manage microvolt-level signals, optimize for extreme battery life, and lead silicon selection for a device that doesn't yet exist. If you are a rigorous engineer who prioritizes measurement over datasheet assumptions and wants to architect a next-generation neurotech device, this is the ultimate greenfield challenge to prove what’s possible in wearable brain-sensing technology.
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Location
Remote
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Phanes Neurotechnology
Role overview
Medical Technology1-10 employees
Phanes Neurotechnology is a London-based medical device company building tools for the nervous system, organised around three things: sensing it, acting through it, and restoring what has been lost.
What you will do
- Bring up mixed-signal boards from datasheet to working signal, performing honest characterization of the eight-channel biopotential front end and identifying sources of millivolt-level noise.
- Develop a real-time operating system where timing is a strict requirement, ensuring the acquisition chain maintains perfect synchronization for high-fidelity EEG recording.
- Deploy and account for machine learning inference on constrained accelerators, implementing safe degradation protocols including watchdogs and self-tests to prevent any silent failures.
Who this is a fit for
- Proven experience bringing up complex mixed-signal hardware and a deep understanding of biopotential front ends or similar precision electronics where noise floor management is critical.
- Strong background in RTOS development and low-power firmware design, with the ability to manage multi-day battery constraints and implement secure boot and signed updates.
- Disciplined approach to engineering documentation, including comfort with tracing requirements to tests and maintaining a design history file alongside active development work.
Why this role is remarkable
- True Greenfield Opportunity: You are joining at the absolute beginning where no hardware yet exists, giving you total agency over the firmware architecture and silicon selection for the first alpha prototype.
- Product-Defining Firmware: At Phanes Neurotechnology , firmware is the product. Your work on power optimization and microvolt-level signal acquisition directly enables the company’s multi-day duration and core competitive market position.
- Rigorous Engineering Culture: Join a team that prizes empirical measurement over datasheet assumptions and integrates design control directly into the development flow, ensuring high-quality results for future medical-grade submissions.
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