Senior Embedded Systems Engineer

8ight.works 

📍 France, France 🇫🇷

full-time
senior
hybrid
Posted —

Key Skills

C/C++RTOSLinuxBluetoothWi-Fi

Industry

Consumer ElectronicsAutomotive

Job Description

Embedded Systems Engineer (EU / Remote / Hybrid China-EU)

Build next-gen wearable camera hardware (4K edge processing)


About Us


We are building next-generation smart glasses that combine high-quality video capture, wireless connectivity, and wearable hardware into a seamless consumer product.

Our goal is to create a lightweight, always-ready device that people genuinely enjoy using every day.

As we continue to develop and scale our platform, we are looking for a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer to help drive the quality, reliability, and technical evolution of our embedded systems.


Product & Technology


Native 4K video recording

Ambarella-based embedded architecture

Sony image sensors

Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity

Battery-powered wearable design

Embedded Linux and RTOS subsystems

Camera, audio, sensor, and wireless integration


What You'll Do


Review and improve embedded system architecture, firmware quality, and overall product reliability.

Contribute hands-on to firmware development, debugging, and optimization when needed.

Support hardware bring-up, system integration, and technical troubleshooting.

Work closely with hardware, firmware, testing, manufacturing, and product teams to drive technical decisions and product readiness.

Support engineering efforts from prototype through EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production.


Required Qualifications


5+ years of experience in embedded systems, firmware development, or embedded product engineering.

Strong C/C++ programming skills.

Experience with RTOS platforms such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ThreadX, RT-Thread, or similar.

Experience with Embedded Linux platforms such as Yocto, Buildroot, or equivalent.

Experience shipping embedded products to market.

Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills across firmware and hardware domains.

Ability to read schematics and understand hardware at a system level.

Hands-on experience using debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, UART, JTAG/SWD, and related development tools.


Technical Experience


UART, SPI, I²C, USB, GPIO, PWM, ADC, I²S, MIPI

Device drivers and board bring-up

Bootloaders and firmware upgrade mechanisms

OTA updates

Logging, diagnostics, watchdogs, and fault recovery

Power management and battery-powered systems

Bluetooth, BLE, and Wi-Fi connectivity

Hardware-software integration and system debugging


Nice to Have


Experience with smart glasses, wearables, action cameras, body cameras, dashcams, AR/VR devices, or consumer electronics.

Experience with camera modules, image sensors, ISP pipelines, video encoding, or media systems.

Experience optimizing battery life, charging systems, and thermal performance.

Familiarity with platforms such as Ambarella, Qualcomm, Nordic, ESP32, Rockchip, Allwinner, Ingenic, STM32, or similar.

Experience supporting products through EVT, DVT, PVT, factory validation, and mass production.


Who You Are


You have shipped real products, not just prototypes.

You enjoy solving difficult technical problems and identifying root causes.

You are comfortable reviewing technical work, making recommendations, and getting hands-on when needed.

You can balance attention to detail with a broader system-level perspective.

You care about building reliable products that customers can depend on.


Why Join Us


Work on an innovative wearable technology product with global ambitions.

Solve real-world challenges involving cameras, wireless systems, power management, and embedded software.

Have direct impact on technical decisions, product quality, and future product generations.

Join a small, fast-moving team where ownership and execution matter.

Help bring the next generation of smart glasses to market.