Lead Electrical & Embedded Systems Engineer

Salary: 48.000 - 60.000 per year

Requirements:

• Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Embedded Systems, Medical Engineering, or a comparable technical field.
• At least one year of relevant professional experience in embedded systems or electronics development.
• Very strong embedded-systems knowledge and practical development skills.
• Strong programming skills in embedded C.
• Good programming and data-analysis skills in Python.
• Practical experience with microcontrollers, peripherals, communication interfaces, and real-time systems.
• Strong knowledge of electronic circuit design, prototyping, measurement equipment, and debugging.
• A creative engineering mindset and the ability to develop pragmatic solutions under technical constraints.
• Excellent analytical thinking, structured problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Strong leadership skills and the confidence to take responsibility for technical decisions.
• Ability to guide other engineers while remaining deeply involved in hands-on development.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative team spirit.
• Ability to remain structured, reliable, and solution-oriented under pressure.
• Willingness to learn quickly and take ownership in a fast-moving startup environment.
• Good English skills; German is beneficial.
• Currently located in Berlin.
• Willingness to work primarily on-site in a hands-on engineering environment.

Responsibilities:

• Take technical leadership and ownership of embedded-system and electronics projects.
• Develop system architectures and translate product requirements into technical solutions.
• Design, prototype, test, and improve analog and digital electronic circuits.
• Develop and maintain embedded firmware, primarily in C.
• Analyse sensor data and develop engineering tools in Python.
• Integrate sensors, electronics, firmware, wireless communication, and cloud-connected systems.
• Creatively solve complex hardware, firmware, and system-level problems.
• Perform measurements, debugging, root-cause analysis, and technical troubleshooting.
• Make well-founded technical decisions and clearly communicate them to the team.
• Define requirements, interfaces, test procedures, and technical development priorities.
• Support PCB development, hardware bring-up, component selection, production, and design transfer.
• Lead technical work packages and coordinate junior engineers, students, and external partners.
• Collaborate with mechanical, software, clinical, and quality-management teams.
• Take responsibility for projects from the initial concept to a verified and manufacturable solution.

Technologies:

• Cloud
• Embedded
• Firmware
• Hardware
• Support
• Python
• IoT
• Matlab

More:

We are UniWearables GmbH, an award-winning medical technology startup based in Berlin. We develop innovative wearable monitoring systems combining medical sensors, embedded electronics, firmware, wireless communication, and cloud-based healthcare solutions. Our mission is to improve patient monitoring and help shape the future of medical care. This is a full-time, on-site role in Berlin with a central technical position, real responsibility and decision-making authority, direct collaboration with our founders and an interdisciplinary engineering team, considerable freedom to develop and implement technical ideas, and opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic startup environment with short decision-making paths. We offer the chance to lead the development of an innovative medical wearable and make a meaningful contribution to the future of patient monitoring. Additional benefits include success-based participation, flexible working hours, and free drinks.

last updated 36 week of 2026