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Mind Robotics

Robot type
Industrial Automation
Location
Palo AltoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Software
Posted
Jun 15, 2026
Full-time

Firmware Engineer

Job description

Mind Robotics is building Physical AI for real-world industrial deployment, starting with the factory floor. We believe the hardest problems in AI are solved when researchers and engineers are hands-on with the physical world every day - and we're looking for people who are passionate about robotics, value ownership, and are excited to tackle difficult problems. Join us if you want to move beyond digital intelligence and put intelligence into motion.

Job responsibilities

  • Write, test, and maintain production-quality firmware in C/C++ or Rust for microcontrollers and embedded processors across the robot.
  • Implement and debug embedded communication protocols — CAN, EtherCAT, I2C, SPI, UART — across distributed hardware nodes.
  • Configure and manage microcontroller peripherals — GPIO, ADC, PWM, timers, and DMA — to interface with sensors, actuators, and power electronics.
  • Integrate sensors (encoders, IMUs, torque sensors, force/torque arrays) into the robot's real-time pipeline.
  • Work closely with electrical engineers on board bring-up, pinout definitions, and hardware-software interface design.
  • Develop and tune real-time control loops for motors, actuators, and other physical systems under hard timing constraints.
  • Build tooling to support firmware validation, regression testing, and hardware-in-the-loop systems.
  • Triage and debug complex interactions between firmware, hardware, and higher-level software during development and field deployment.

Job requirements

  • Technical degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • Demonstrated experience (through work, research, or projects) building firmware for real physical systems — robots, motors, power electronics, or similar.
  • Deep fluency in C/C++ and/or Rust for embedded targets; comfort reading datasheets and writing drivers.
  • Hands-on experience with RTOS environments (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or similar) — task scheduling, priority management, and real-time guarantees.
  • Strong working knowledge of embedded communication protocols: CAN, EtherCAT, I2C, SPI, UART.
  • Direct experience configuring microcontroller peripherals (GPIO, ADC, PWM, timers, DMA) and understanding their impact on system timing and performance.
  • Experience integrating sensors and actuators at the firmware level — not just using libraries, but understanding the hardware underneath.
  • Proven ability to debug across the hardware/software boundary with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG.
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