Firmware Engineer

Figure is an AI Robotics company developing a general purpose humanoid. Our humanoid robot, Figure 02, is designed for commercial tasks and the home. We are based in San Jose, CA and require 5 days/week in-office collaboration. It’s time to build.

We are looking for a Firmware Engineer to design, implement and test firmware for critical components of our Humanoid.

Responsibilities

• • Architect, design, implement and test firmware in C or C++ for critical components such as motor controllers, battery management systems and sensing hardware

• • Define a strategy to facilitate reuse of the code base and tools used to develop firmware on different hardware platforms

• • Develop Python tools to support test automation or hardware calibration

• • Contribute to the development of our Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) infrastructure

• • Support hardware/software integration in the lab

Requirements

• • 5+ years of engineering experience

• • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

• • Mastery of C, C++, Python and Linux

• • Experience implementing low level software on bare-metal systems and RTOS

• • Good knowledge of computer architecture

• • Deep understanding of communication buses and protocols like Ethernet, Ethercat, Serial, CAN or USB

• • Comfortable using lab instruments (Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers…) and debugging tools (Lauterbach…)

• Bonus Qualifications:

• • Experience with motor controllers or battery management systems

• • Experience implementing CI/CD infrastructures

• • Familiar with Agile and Test driven development

• The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $160,000 - $250,000 annually.

• The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.