The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will develop and maintain software for robotic applications, collaborate on hardware-software integration, and enhance AI-driven robotic systems.
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join our team. In this full-time, onsite role, you will contribute to the development of cutting-edge robotic applications, integrating sensors, actuators, motion controllers, and AI models to advance next-generation humanoid robotic systems.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain software in C++ and Python on Linux and Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) platforms.
- Collaborate in software-hardware co-design to ensure seamless integration and performance.
- Design and implement drivers and middleware for communication protocols such as CAN, RS485, EtherCAT, and Ethernet to facilitate real-time robotic control.
- Develop and maintain cross-compilation toolchains
- Interface with and optimize sensor systems including LIDAR, cameras, radar, IMUs, and force-torque sensors for real-time perception and control.
- Develop and enhance ROS 2 applications for robotic locomotion, manipulation, and AI-driven decision-making processes.
- Optimize data pipelines for perception, SLAM, and robotic intelligence.
Qualifications:
- BS or MS degree in EE, ECE, or CS with 5+ years of industrial experience in embedded software development. Or PHD with 2+ years of industrial experience.
- Expertise in at least two of the following areas, with a solid foundational knowledge in most of them:
- Actuator interfacing, control, and parameter tuning.
- Perception sensor integration (e.g., Cameras, LIDAR) and real-time data processing.
- Linux cross-compilation toolchain development.
- Camera data to GPU data pipeline optimization.
- Production-level PCB design and bring-up.
- DSP development for sensors.
- Wireless communication systems including Wi-Fi, LTE, 5G, and IoT system design and development.
- Hands-on experience with embedded system design utilizing Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS).
- Familiarity with industrial microcontrollers such as STM, NXP, PIC, TI, etc.
- Must be on-site with no remote work option.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience interfacing with Battery Management Systems (BMS), power monitors, and Power Control Modules (PCM).
- Expertise in Linux Real-Time Kernel development.
Top Skills
C++
Cameras
Can
Ethercat
Ethernet
Imus
Lidar
Linux
Python
Radar
Real-Time Operating Systems (Rtos)
Ros 2
Rs485
RoboForce Milpitas, California, USA Office
Milpitas, California , United States, 95035
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