8ight.works Hiring! Full Time Senior Embedded Systems Engineer in Hong Kong - Ricebowl

Embedded Systems Engineer (EU / Remote / Hybrid China-EU)

We are building next-generation smart glasses that combine high-quality video capture, wireless connectivity, and wearable hardware into a seamless consumer product.

Our goal is to create a lightweight, always-ready device that people genuinely enjoy using every day.

• Native 4K video recording
• Ambarella-based embedded architecture
• Sony image sensors
• Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
• Embedded Linux and RTOS subsystems
• Camera, audio, sensor, and wireless integration

• Review and improve embedded system architecture, firmware quality, and overall product reliability.
• Contribute hands-on to firmware development, debugging, and optimization when needed.
• Support hardware bring-up, system integration, and technical troubleshooting.
• Work closely with hardware, firmware, testing, manufacturing, and product teams to drive technical decisions and product readiness.
• Support engineering efforts from prototype through EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production.

• 5+ years of experience in embedded systems, firmware development, or embedded product engineering.
• Experience with RTOS platforms such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ThreadX, RT-Thread, or similar.
• Experience with Embedded Linux platforms such as Yocto, Buildroot, or equivalent.
• Experience shipping embedded products to market.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills across firmware and hardware domains.
• Ability to read schematics and understand hardware at a system level.
• Hands-on experience using debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, UART, JTAG/SWD, and related development tools.

• Device drivers and board bring-up
• Bootloaders and firmware upgrade mechanisms
• OTA updates
• Logging, diagnostics, watchdogs, and fault recovery
• Power management and battery-powered systems
• Bluetooth, BLE, and Wi-Fi connectivity
• Hardware-software integration and system debugging

• Experience with smart glasses, wearables, action cameras, body cameras, dashcams, AR/VR devices, or consumer electronics.
• Experience with camera modules, image sensors, ISP pipelines, video encoding, or media systems.
• Experience optimizing battery life, charging systems, and thermal performance.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Ambarella, Qualcomm, Nordic, ESP32, Rockchip, Allwinner, Ingenic, STM32, or similar.
• Experience supporting products through EVT, DVT, PVT, factory validation, and mass production.

• You have shipped real products, not just prototypes.
• You enjoy solving difficult technical problems and identifying root causes.
• You are comfortable reviewing technical work, making recommendations, and getting hands-on when needed.
• You can balance attention to detail with a broader system-level perspective.
• You care about building reliable products that customers can depend on.

Work on an innovative wearable technology product with global ambitions.

Solve real-world challenges involving cameras, wireless systems, power management, and embedded software.

Have direct impact on technical decisions, product quality, and future product generations.

Join a small, fast-moving team where ownership and execution matter.

Help bring the next generation of smart glasses to market.