Embedded Firmware Engineer
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Job Location:
Milpitas, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain firmware on STM32 / TI / Renesas MCU platforms
- Implement and debug low-level drivers (ADC GPIO PWM SPI I2C UART DMA Timers)
- Support PCB bring-up board validation and hardware debugging
- Develop and optimize communication stacks (CAN CANFD Ethernet Modbus etc.)
- Write clean maintainable C/C for real-time embedded systems
- Diagnose hardware and firmware integration issues
- Collaborate closely with hardware and controls engineers
- Develop internal tools and test scripts (Python preferred)
- Support firmware release cycles regression testing and documentation
- Contribute to code reviews and design discussions
- Design and implement firmware architectures that support scalable multi-actuator robotic systems
- Develop robust communication interfaces between embedded firmware and high-level SDK layers
- Define and maintain firmware-to-host communication protocols and command abstractions
- Support kinematics-related data exchange and synchronization across distributed nodes
- Ensure deterministic timing and low-latency communication across robotic joints
- Participate in system-level debugging across firmware SDK and control layers
- Optimize performance for multi-joint coordination and synchronized actuation
Qualifications
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or related field
- 35 years of embedded firmware experience
- Strong proficiency in C (C a plus)
- Hands-on experience with MCU peripherals and low-level driver development
- Experience with board bring-up and debugging tools (oscilloscope logic analyzer JTAG)
- Experience with real-time systems
- Basic understanding of industrial communication protocols
- Experience developing firmware for robotic systems motor controllers or multi-axis motion platforms
- Understanding of motor control fundamentals (FOC PID control current/velocity/position loops)
- Experience working with CAN-based multi-node robotic architectures
- Familiarity with ROS / ROS2 or robotics middleware is a plus
- Experience designing clean stable SDK APIs for hardware abstraction
- Familiarity with CI/CD workflows for embedded systems
- Experience writing Python scripts for automation or testing preferred
- Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment
Why Join Us
- Tackle real-time systems high-performance control and multi-sensor fusion
- Join a high-ownership fast-paced startup environment
- Contribute to true 0-to-1 development of next-generation robotics
