Embedded Software & Controls Engineer

Responsibilities

Control System Architecture

• Contribute to the architecture and design of robust control systems for mobile manipulator robots.
• Develop and implement control algorithms for precise navigation, motion control, and teleoperation modes.
• Ensure real-time performance and reliability of control loops.
• Develop and tune low-latency, real-time control loops with strict timing guarantees.

Actuator & Motor Integration

• Develop software interfaces for CAN- and EtherCAT-based actuators and motor drives.
• Write and maintain drivers for motor controllers, servo motors, and stepper motors.
• Integrate and configure SBCs, including Jetson Orin, Jetson Nano, and Raspberry Pi, as embedded compute nodes.

Embedded Compute & Firmware

• Develop, optimize, and maintain low-level firmware and drivers for real-time performance and efficient hardware interaction.
• Develop and maintain Linux kernel drivers for low-level sensor and actuator interfacing.
• Implement and debug I2C, UART, SPI, CAN, and Ethernet communication protocols.
• Contribute to the embedded compute platform, including Linux modifications, driver development, and CPU/resource monitoring.
• Build and maintain monitoring and logging infrastructure for system health and rapid debugging.
• Support the over-the-air (OTA) update pipeline for software deployment.

Prototyping & Testing

• Prototype and test control algorithms in simulation and on physical hardware.
• Develop automated testing procedures.
• Profile, debug, and minimize latency, frequency, and jitter issues across real-time control loops and communication interfaces.
• Diagnose and resolve software, firmware, and controls-related issues.

Collaboration & Integration

• Work with the software team to integrate electromechanical systems on ROS2 and contribute to ROS2 driver development.
• Collaborate with hardware and mechanical teams to ensure seamless integration and system-wide performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in embedded control systems for robotic or similar applications.
• Experience with SBCs such as Jetson Orin, Jetson Nano, or Raspberry Pi.
• Experience with I2C, UART, SPI, CAN, and Ethernet communication protocols.
• Experience with CAN- or EtherCAT-based actuators.
• Experience with motor drivers, servo motors, and stepper motors.
• Experience building low-latency, real-time systems.
• Ability to profile, debug, and minimize latency, jitter, and timing issues in real-time environments.
• Experience developing Linux kernel drivers for low-level sensor and actuator interfacing.
• Proficiency in embedded C; C++ is a plus.
• Understanding of RTOS and embedded Linux is desirable but not mandatory.
• Experience with ROS or ROS2 is highly desirable.

Nice-to-Haves

• Low-level kernel development experience.
• Experience with robotic arms, autonomous mobile robot (AMR) platforms, or mobile manipulators.
• Development experience on NVIDIA Jetson Series SBCs for robotics.