Senior Firmware Engineer – Hands

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Collaborate with the hands firmware team to develop, deploy, and maintain firmware for in-house dexterous hand designs, including motor control, sensor I/O, and real-time communications.
• Work closely with mechanical engineers as the hand design evolves; ensure firmware tracks the mechanical design and exposes the right interfaces for tuning and validation.
• Develop firmware for distributed embedded networks that connect multiple MCUs. ● Help shape and execute the Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testing strategy to validate hand performance,…
• Work with cross-functional engineering teams to bring up hand hardware from prototype through production.
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and pair debugging, learning from and contributing alongside senior engineers.
• Contribute to discussions on tooling, processes, and patterns, with guidance from more experienced engineers.

Job requirements

• Experience with humanoid robotics, prosthetics, dexterous manipulation, or other compact electromechanical systems.
• Experience with EtherCAT for real-time embedded communications.
• Experience developing in C and C++ for TI C2000 microcontrollers.
• Familiarity with safety-critical embedded system design standards, including MISRA C and ISO 26262.
• Exposure to Agile workflows, including sprint planning, design reviews, and code reviews.
• Experience integrating tactile, force, or position sensors into embedded systems. ● Familiarity with model-based design tools (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink) for control design and code generation.
• Contributions to firmware tooling, build systems, or developer infrastructure.
• Familiarity with real-time embedded firmware concepts and an eagerness to develop hard real-time skills.