Embedded Engineer

About Audria

Audria is building the voice-first, always-on AI assistant that runs locally, making it fast, proactive, and private by design. Subtle and human-centered, Audria blends advanced AI with elegant hardware to create truly ambient computing. As an early team member, you’ll help shape not just our product but the future of personal AI, with opportunities to grow into leadership as we scale.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop firmware for low-power, real-time voice interaction.
• Implement and fine-tune Bluetooth LE and BLE Audio for seamless communication.
• Design and validate PCB hardware integration with firmware.
• Apply system thinking to integrate hardware, and software into a cohesive product.
• Debug and validate firmware using JTAG, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Optimize system performance for power, memory, and latency.
• Collaborate closely with industrial designers on product integration.
• Document architecture, research and maintain Git repositories 
• Grow into a leadership role by mentoring junior engineers and shaping future hardware teams.

Hard Skills

• Embedded Systems: C/C++, Zephyr RTOS, FreeRTOS, ESP-IDF. (not limited to)
• On-device AI integration and optimization (keyword spotting, wake word detection, real-time inference).
• MCU platforms: nRF52, nRF53, nRF54, ESP32, STM32
• Wireless communication: Bluetooth LE, BLE Audio.
• DSP pipelines: PDM/I2S microphones, beamforming, noise reduction.
• PCB design fundamentals (schematic + layout).
• Debugging: JTAG, SWD, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers.
• Git / CI/CD, robust documentation.

Soft Skills

• Strong system thinking across hardware + firmware + design.
• Ownership mindset in a fast-moving startup environment.
• Excellent collaboration and clear communication.

Enthusiastic about privacy-first AI and ambient computing.