Embedded / Sensor Engineer - Senior

Diagnovate is a vertically integrated healthtech startup rethinking how everyday health is measured and managed. We are building Kaere — a non-invasive, breath-based glucose analyser that estimates blood glucose from exhaled VOC biomarkers, with no needles and no strips and a reading in about 30 seconds — alongside a 3-in-1 multi-analyte meter (glucose, cholesterol, uric acid) and a Family Health AI platform that turns a family’s

scattered health data into one intelligent, longitudinal timeline. We are seed-stage and well past slideware: a working device, ~86% uncalibrated accuracy on early clinical samples, an ICMR-approved two-site trial underway, and a scoped CDSCO Class C regulatory pathway. We are incubated at IIT Patna and IHFC IIT Delhi and backed by Meractus Emergent Ventures and NIDHI PRAYAS (DST). Built in India, designed for Bharat and the world — a small team solving a hard, high-impact problem.

Key responsibilities

• Lead firmware and embedded development across our diagnostic devices, from prototype to manufacturable, regulatory-grade hardware.

• Own sensor integration, signal acquisition and calibration so readings stay reliable and repeatable across conditions.

• Drive design-for-manufacture — enclosure, components, BOM and production readiness — working with vendors.

• Contribute to the design documentation, test evidence and traceability needed for regulatory approval (CDSCO Class C).

• Collaborate across the hardware, ML and clinical teams to keep improving overall device performance.

• Mentor the junior engineer and set engineering standards (code, testing, version control).

Required skills & experience

• 5+ years in embedded systems — ideally medical devices, diagnostics, or sensor- heavy hardware.

• Strong C/C++ on microcontrollers; hands-on with BLE and Wi-Fi connectivity stacks.

• Analog/digital sensor interfacing, ADCs, signal conditioning, and calibration techniques.

• Comfortable across the full loop: reading schematics, firmware, board bring-up, debugging with scope/logic analyzer, and field calibration.

• Disciplined with version control, documentation and reproducible test setups.

• Exposure to gas/VOC sensor arrays (e.g. acetone, CO₂, isoprene) and environmental (temperature / humidity / airflow) calibration.

• Familiarity with IEC 60601 / ISO 13485 / CDSCO documentation and medical-device QMS.

• DFM experience taking a device through tooling and a contract manufacturer.

First 6 months — what success looks like

• Firmware and calibration stabilised; paired breath–glucose data flows reliably to the ML pipeline.

• Device is on a credible path to ≥1,000 paired records and the CDSCO Class C filing.

• A documented, manufacturable design package exists — not tribal knowledge in one head.

Compensation - Rs. 8.4 LPA (Approx)