Embedded Engineer (Lafayette, IN, Relocation Required

Build the hardware behind next-gen wearables with Wi-R™

We provide relocation packages and visa transfers (if required) for engineers currently in the San Francisco Bay Area and other U.S. hubs.

Ixana is a Purdue University spinoff pioneering brain-inspired wearable computing. We’ve developed Wi-R, a patented communication technology that is 100x more energy-efficient than Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Join our team building the next era of real-time, AI-powered human-computer interaction.

Wi-R is our patented non-radiative near-field communication technology that creates secure, wire-like wireless experiences through small E-field bubbles around the body or device surface. This breakthrough enables unprecedented energy efficiency and low latency, making all-day wearable and other power-constrained devices finally practical.

See our website for demos of high-speed data streaming through skin contact.

• Design and develop embedded hardware systems around Ixana’s Wi-R SoCs for next-generation wearable and connected devices
• Own hardware development from concept through schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring-up, debug, and validation
• Work on low-power mixed-signal and digital designs including sensors, interfaces, power management, and high-speed connectivity
• Bring up and characterize prototype boards in the lab using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, and other bench equipment
• Collaborate closely with IC, firmware, software, mechanical, and test teams to enable fast iteration from silicon to product demos
• Support design-for-test, reliability, manufacturability, and system integration across development builds
• Contribute to reference designs, internal tools, documentation, and patentable innovations

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics, or a similar field plus 2+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree in a similar field
• Hands-on experience with embedded hardware design, PCB development, board bring-up, and lab debugging
• Familiarity with schematic capture and PCB design tools such as Altium or Ki Cad
• Strong understanding of low-power electronics, digital interfaces, and hardware-software integration
• Comfortable working on-site in West Lafayette 5 days per week

Preferred:

• Experience with wearable, consumer electronics, IoT, or other compact embedded systems
• Experience with mixed-signal design, sensors, PMICs, batteries, and embedded interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, USB, or BLE/Wi-Fi companion systems
• Familiarity with firmware bring-up and embedded C/C++ or Python for scripting and test automation
• Experience debugging with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, or power analyzers
• Knowledge of DFM, DFT, EMI/EMC considerations, and early-stage product development
• Startup experience or a track record of shipping hardware in fast-moving teams
• Base salary: $95,000-$125,000 USD, aligned to early-career embedded hardware hiring in West Lafayette while remaining competitive with broader U.S. electrical engineering benchmarks
• Cash bonus: 8%-20% annual bonus based on impact and performance
• Meaningful early-stage equity
• Relocation bonus and partner job-search help
• Full visa sponsorship including STEM-OPT transfer / H-1B / TN / future green card support

• Build world-first products that cannot be enabled by conventional wireless approaches
• Work across silicon, hardware, firmware, and systems in a deeply collaborative environment
• Startup upside without seed-stage risk
• Daily access to Purdue’s ecosystem and a high-talent technical team
• Publish, patent, present. We celebrate technical excellence and named inventorship

West Lafayette, IN. Based at our HQ near Purdue University. Relocation and local area orientation provided.

Ixana is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.