🧱 Firmware Engineer – Sensing & Actuation

About the role

Join our embedded systems team to build the sensing, motor control, and low-level actuation firmware that powers our next-generation robotic hands. You will develop real-time drivers, bring up custom hardware, and integrate advanced sensors and actuators to support precise and dexterous manipulation.

Requirements

• 01Pursuing or completed BS/MS in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields
• 02Strong Rust (Embassy) and C experience in embedded systems development
• 03Hands-on experience bringing up microcontrollers (STM32H7, ESP32, RP2040) and writing low-level drivers
• 04Experience with motor control systems, BLDC/servo drivers, encoder interfaces, and actuator feedback loops
• 05Experience with embedded communication protocols: SPI, I2C, CAN/CAN-FD, UART, PWM, ADC, DMA
• 06Worked with different types of actuators (BLDC, servo, stepper, etc.)
• 07Familiarity with real-time operating systems (FreeRTOS, Zephyr) or bare-metal development
• 08Understanding of real-time control loops, sensor fusion, and timing-sensitive firmware
• 09Comfortable using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG/SWD debuggers, and low-level hardware tools
• 10(+) Experience with IMUs, tactile sensors, force sensors, or high-rate sensing pipelines
• 11(+) Knowledge of Linux real-time systems (PREEMPT_RT, Xenomai) or FPGA-based sensor interfaces
• 12(+) Familiarity with EtherCAT, distributed embedded networks, or safety-critical firmware
• 13(+) Experience with ROS/ROS2, HIL pipelines, or automated hardware testing
• 14(+) Experience building bootloaders, OTA systems, or secure firmware signing

Details & responsibilities

• 01Develop real-time firmware for sensing, actuation, and control loops on custom robotic platforms
• 02Bring up new PCB revisions, validate hardware interfaces, and implement DMA-optimized drivers
• 03Integrate and calibrate tactile arrays, force sensors, IMUs, and millisecond-level encoder feedback
• 04Build reliable motor control firmware including high-frequency position, torque, and velocity loops
• 05Design safety systems: watchdogs, overcurrent/thermal protections, and fault detection pipelines
• 06Develop bootloader, OTA, and distributed update systems for fleet-scale firmware deployment
• 07Collaborate closely with hardware, perception, and AI/control teams to tune system performance
• 08Build HIL test setups and automated validation tools for continuous firmware testing

Compensation & benefits

• 01Direct impact on core sensing and actuation systems powering next-generation robotic hands
• 02Collaborate with top-tier roboticists, embedded engineers, and AI researchers
• 03Access to high-end labs, custom testing rigs, and in-house advanced robotic platforms
• 04Competitive salary and meaningful equity
• 05Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits