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# Founding Embedded Engineer

- **Company:** ORBITAL ROBOTICS CORP.
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $220,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Automation of Tests, C++ (Programming Language), Communications Protocols, Software Debugging, Linux, Device Drivers, Fault Tolerance, Firmware, Software Architecture, Real-Time Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Real Time Systems, Safety Critical Systems, Information Technology, Bare Metal
- **Published:** October 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=66db3b3edb9dff40

## About the Role

* Due to ITAR regulations, must be a U.S. person (citizen, permanent resident, or designated asylee/refugee).
 * Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, physics, robotics, or related engineering discipline.
 * Software development experience in C, C++ and Linux.
 * 3+ years of full-time, working experience in embedded systems., * Motor Control: Experience with brushless motor controllers and FOC algorithm implementation.

Safety-Critical & Real-Time Systems

 * Safety-Critical Software: Experience deploying for safety critical systems including aircraft avionics or autonomous vehicles.
 * Real-Time Processors: Experience targeting high-reliability, real-time processors used in automotive powertrain, aerospace avionics, or robotic actuation.

## Description

* Architect, implement, test, and deploy real-time embedded C/C++ software from bare-metal bring-up to production hardware.
 * Develop device drivers and high-speed communication protocols to tightly integrate actuators, motor controllers, and complex sensor payloads.
 * Optimize low-level firmware and RTOS to guarantee the strict timing and latencies required for high-bandwidth robotic control, dynamic movement, and manipulation.
 * Design fault-tolerant software architectures and safety systems that gracefully handle hardware degradation, thermal limits, and unexpected physical disturbances.
 * Integrate and debug embedded systems directly on full-scale robots and hardware-in-the-loop test frameworks., * Bare-Metal & RTOS: Experience implementing low-level software on bare-metal systems and RTOS.