termios builds smart thermostats for real estate. Our product — termios Pro — replaces standard radiator thermostats in existing buildings, performs hydraulic balancing via a self-learning algorithm, and cuts heating energy consumption by up to 30%. No battery, no retrofitting: the device harvests energy from the temperature differential between radiator and room air (thermo-harvesting) and communicates over LoRaWAN.
The system runs at scale across multi-unit residential portfolios. Each thermostat is a constrained embedded device operating autonomously, syncing state through a LoRaWAN gateway to a cloud backend that runs the optimization logic. We're 35 people, growing, and the firmware team is small — your work ships directly to devices in real apartments.
Tasks
The firmware running on our smart thermostats — from first commit to field rollout. You write code, solder, measure, debug. No handoffs to someone else when it gets hard.
- Thermostat firmware development and optimization
- LoRaWAN communication stack (implementation + maintenance)
- Low-power / energy harvesting optimization
- OTA update mechanisms
- Automated Hardware-in-the-loop test infrastructure (build, operate, extend)
- Release process, Definition of Done, RED/CRA compliance
- Field monitoring dashboards and post-rollout quality
Requirements
Must-haves:
- 5+ years embedded/firmware development in C / C embedded
- ARM Cortex-M architecture (bare-metal and/or RTOS)
- Experience in Low-power design and energy efficiency
- Knowledge of common communication protocols such as UART, I2C, SPI and hardware debugging: JTAG/SWD, logic analyzer, oscilloscope
- Python for test automation and data analysis
- Embedded security fundamentals
- Degree in related engineering field
Nice-to-have:
- LoRaWAN hands-on (SX127x/SX126x, ChirpStack)
- NXP MCUXpresso SDK and toolchain
- Experience in other main-stream programming languages like Python, Go or Algol 68
- OverTheAirUpdate in embedded context
- Regulatory background (RED, CRA)
- IoT in building tech or energy sector
Don't tick every box? Apply anyway.
Benefits
- Remote-friendly, output-driven company
- Flexible working hours
- regular team-events
- dynamic tech-startup culture
We are a 35-person company — short path to decision-makers, real ownership
Hard problems: thermo management, energy harvesting, LoRaWAN at scale, OTA in the field
Every line of code runs on real devices in real homes and make real change.
No cover letter. CV + GitHub / project links if available.
termios ist ein 2023 gegründetes Joint-Venture von mantro als Company Builder, dem sauerländischen Familienunternehmen Oventrop und der Düsseldorfer LEG Immobilien SE. Als Technologieunternehmen entwickeln wir grüne Lösungen rund um Heizen, Nachhaltigkeit und ESG für Wohnimmobilien.
termios macht Heizen in Wohn- und Gewerbeimmobilien smarter und klimafreundlicher. Unser Thermostat spart spürbar Energie und hilft Asset Managern, Wohnungsunternehmen und Eigentümern, ihre ESG- und Net-Zero-Ziele zu erreichen.