JOB-1861
An embodied-AI startup that develops intelligence software for robots meant to work across many kinds of machines is hiring a firmware engineer. The job is to write and tune the low-level code that makes motors, sensors and controllers behave, so that the robots can actually move in the real world.
Technical scope
- Develop microcontroller and embedded Linux firmware, centered on brushless motor control with field-oriented control, PWM, and current and position loops
- Design, debug and integrate the lower-layer communication links, including RS-485, CAN, UART and SPI
- Build and maintain real-time software on an RTOS such as FreeRTOS or a real-time Linux kernel
- Work alongside hardware engineers to get fresh circuit boards running and fold them into electromechanical assemblies
- Connect firmware to higher-level frameworks like ROS and DDS so robot components communicate cleanly
Experience required
- Three to ten years of firmware or embedded engineering, using C/C++ for motor control or robotics
- Electrical, robotics or mechatronics engineering degree at the bachelor’s or master’s level
- Hands-on firmware background in robotics, motor drives or other embedded products
- Command of brushless DC motor control, including field-oriented control and PWM
- Solid C/C++ skills in embedded work and comfort with debugging tools
- Real-time embedded experience plus protocol work over CAN, SPI and RS-485
- Ease working in a lab with hardware; pure software engineers without firmware exposure are not a fit
On-site in the South Bay Area (Silicon Valley). Visa transfers considered.
