IoT Systems Integration Engineering Lead
$150k - $250k/yr
Senior
Saratoga, CA, USA
In PersonOn-site work at the Saratoga office is required.
Software EngineeringBackend Engineering
No H1B Sponsorship
About the job
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in systems integration, deployment engineering, or Internet of Things platform development.
- Ability to lead technical teams while remaining hands-on.
- Deep experience with at least three multi-protocol Internet of Things ecosystems, including Zigbee, Z-Wave, Matter, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LoRaWAN, or Cellular.
- Strong background in data pipeline design, data lakes, and extract, transform, load processes.
- Strong Python skills and hands-on experience with data integration frameworks.
- Proven expertise building end-to-end quality assurance frameworks across firmware, mobile, web, and cloud systems.
- Experience with Amazon Web Services or comparable cloud platforms for Internet of Things data ingestion and storage.
- Strong automated-testing skills covering unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
- Experience with Git, continuous integration and continuous delivery, code review, and production deployment.
- Ability to communicate clearly across hardware, firmware, application, and cloud teams.
- Experience with Linux.
- Flexibility to occasionally work extended hours or weekends during critical periods.
- Candidates must hold work authorization for the location of the role.
Responsibilities
- Design and deploy multi-protocol Internet of Things integrations from native sensors to cloud platforms.
- Build data-ingestion services for telemetry, events, status updates, and firmware metadata.
- Develop integration frameworks and application programming interfaces that bridge sensor networks, edge gateways, and cloud data platforms.
- Design schemas, data models, and transformation logic for sensor data pipelines.
- Manage cloud infrastructure and edge systems using infrastructure-as-code and deployment tooling.
- Own end-to-end quality assurance across firmware, tag provisioning, mobile applications, web applications, and cloud services.
- Write and maintain unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
- Build automated testing frameworks to validate sensor integrations and data accuracy.
- Implement continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines and deployment automation.
- Investigate and resolve production issues across integrations, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure.
- Improve system reliability through retries, idempotency, monitoring, and error handling.
- Lead by influence across the engineering stack and set clear goals, priorities, and quality standards.
- Mentor engineers through design reviews and direct feedback on architecture and quality assurance.
- Initiate and lead technical design discussions and communicate tradeoffs clearly.
- Collaborate with hardware, firmware, product, and cloud teams to align on technical direction.
- Lead pilot programs and technical validation with partners and customers.
- Build the team through hiring and help define technical standards.
- Map the current embedded software architecture, identify the highest-priority gaps, and ship at least one meaningful feature end-to-end within the first 90 days.
- Establish a team testing standard, introduce measurable improvements to firmware reliability, and build working relationships with hardware and systems engineering within six months.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience building cloud-connected Internet of Things or device-management platforms.
- Experience with Amazon Web Services Internet of Things Core, Internet of Things Jobs, Device Shadows, or fleet provisioning.
- Experience with firmware over-the-air updates and telemetry systems.
- Experience with time-series databases such as InfluxDB or TimescaleDB, or stream processing.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Amazon Web Services Cloud Development Kit or Terraform.
- Familiarity with embedded systems and wireless communications.
- A track record of launching products from alpha through production pilots.
- Experience in aerospace, satellite, industrial Internet of Things, or mission-critical environments.
- Background in security-focused systems and operational compliance.
About the company
E-Space creates and deploys small, easy-to-install devices that can be tracked and connected globally. Its E-Space LEO platform uses AIoT to optimize data from these devices, turning it into actionable insights and automation. They redesign spacecraft, antennas, and terminals to cut the cost of satellite systems and make space technology more accessible. They serve governments, businesses, communities, and individuals, and emphasize ESG goals by using space data to support sustainable decisions.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$50M
Headquarters
Arlington, Texas
Founded
2021
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Arlington approved E-Space’s 30-year lease, signaling unusually strong local government backing.
- Beyon and e& partnerships validate satellite IoT demand across Bahrain and Gulf operators.
- The company’s sustainability pitch matches rising enterprise demand for cheaper, lower-impact connectivity.
What critics are saying
- Arlington’s Spring 2027 build depends on $115 million public spending and strict hiring milestones.
- E-Space disclosed only $50 million funding, far below its massive constellation ambitions.
- If Arlington slips or capital dries up, E-Space becomes a perpetual concept company.
What makes E-Space unique
- Greg Wyler’s patented LEO design targets zero-trust, gateway-free satellite networking.
- CommAgility integration gives E-Space 5G NTN source code and payload development depth.
- Arlington’s 2025 headquarters plan ties manufacturing, hangars, and satellite R&D together.
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Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Continuous learning and development
- Health and wellness care options
- Financial solutions for the future
- Optional legal services
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off