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Amazon Robotics

Robot type
Warehouse and Logistics
Location
San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Artificial Intelligence
Posted
May 20, 2026
Full-time

Member of Technical Staff - Firmware Engineer, Robotics, Frontier AI & Robotics

Job description

Join Amazon's Frontier AI & Robotics team and help shape the future of intelligent robotic systems from the inside out. As a Member of Technical Staff - Firmware Engineer, Electronics, you will develop the low-level firmware that brings our in-house robotic actuators to life—writing the embedded code that bridges sophisticated hardware and the high-level AI control systems that power our next-generation robots. Your work will directly enable our robots to see, reason, and act in real-world warehouse environments, making you a critical contributor to one of the most ambitious robotics programs in the world.

Key job responsibilities • Develop, test, and optimize embedded firmware for custom…

Job requirements

  • Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related technical field
  • 5+ years of professional embedded firmware development experience, with demonstrated expertise in real-time control systems for electromechanical or power electronics hardware
  • Proficiency in C and/or C++ for embedded/real-time systems, with experience writing firmware for microcontrollers or DSPs in resource-constrained environments
  • Hands-on experience developing motor control firmware, including field-oriented control (FOC), BLDC or PMSM motor commutation, and closed-loop current, speed, or position control
  • Experience with hardware communication protocols relevant to actuator systems (CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, EtherCAT, or similar) and interfacing firmware with motor drivers, encoders, and analog sensors
  • Demonstrated ability to debug firmware and hardware issues using tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and in-circuit debuggers in a hands-on lab environment
  • Experience developing actuator firmware for robotic systems, collaborative robots, or high-performance motion control platforms
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