Ingeniero de Firmware

Company Description

PAL Robotics is a robotics company that develops humanoid robots and service robots. Our goal is to develop humanoid robots that can perform useful tasks in the real world. We are a young and multidisciplinary team of highly motivated engineers who have successfully developed several prototypes and products.

Tasks

At PAL Robotics we are committed to pushing the boundaries of robotics technology and creating innovative solutions that have a realworld impact. We are currently in search of a skilled and driven Firmware Engineer. The ideal candidate should possess a minimum of 4 years of experience in firmware development for embedded systems along with a robust grasp of microcontroller and microprocessor programming. In this role you will collaborate closely with our engineering team to conceptualize develop and refine the firmware powering our robotic systems.

Duties and responsibility

• Design develop and implement embedded firmware for custom electronic boards used in robotics platforms ensuring optimal performance reliability and scalability.
• Collaborate closely with crossfunctional teams including hardware engineers software developers and researchers to achieve seamless integration of firmware with the overall system.
• Implement and optimize communication protocols including EtherCAT to facilitate seamless data exchange between components within the system.
• Integrate embedded middleware solutions like Quantum Leaps to enhance task scheduling eventdriven architecture and overall system performance.
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging of firmware and actively participate in code reviews to maintain a highquality codebase.
• Identify opportunities for optimization and improvement in firmware architecture algorithms and codebase.
• Stay uptodate with emerging technologies and industry trends to drive continuous innovation in firmware development.
• Define specifications generate project documentation and reports.

Requirements

Required skills:

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Science or a related field. Masters degree preferred.
• Proven experience 4 years in firmware development for embedded systems with proficiency in C/C programming languages.
• Strong understanding of microcontroller architectures realtime operating systems (RTOS) and hardwaresoftware interfaces.
• Expertise in debugging and troubleshooting hardwarerelated issues.
• Experience with implementation of communication protocols (e.g. UART SPI I2C) for reliable data exchange between components within the system
• Experience with Texas Instruments and/or STM32 microcontrollers for applications such as electric motor control sensor processing power management and bootloader.
• Knowledge of EtherCAT and CAN communication protocol and experience in its implementation.
• Experience with Linux OS version control systems (e.g. Git) and CI/CD tools.
• Language skills (Spanish and English)

Desired skills and experience

• Prior experience in robotics or autonomous systems is highly advantageous.
• Proven expertise in developing motor control firmware including fieldoriented control (FOC) to achieve precise and efficient control of BLDC motor systems.
• Familiarity with static code analysis tools unit testing and hardware in the loop testing techniques applied to firmware development.
• Experience with embedded middleware solutions like Quantum Leaps for task scheduling and eventdriven architecture.
• Graphical interface development with Qt library.

Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation package including salary benefits and opportunities for professional development. You will be part of a dynamic and international team in a constantly growing and developing environment in a fulfilling and inclusive equal opportunity workplace.

• Permanent fulltime contract. 37.5 hours/week At PAL we believe in worklife balance and in order for every one of our employees to benefit from 2024 we have pledged to work 2.5 hours less every week.
• A large workspace with a terrace and views of sunny Barcelona.
• Permanent fulltime contract.
• Flexible working hours and Fridays until 14:00.
• 26 working days holiday per year.
• Possibility to apply for payment in kind and possibility of continuous training.
• The compensation will be set according to the candidates experience.
• Free coffee & tea provided.