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# Senior Firmware Engineer

- **Company:** SR2 LLC
- **Location:** Oakland, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe Flash, Bash Shell, CMake, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Linux on Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Ethernet, Firmware, FreeRTOS, Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), Python (Programming Language), Linux Kernel, Real-Time Operating Systems, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Serial Peripheral Interface, Information Technology, Bare Metal, NVIDIA Jetson
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_ff545a08c62243784e5aca977856c946

## About the Role

* 4+ years of experience and a degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
 * Expert C and C++ on resource-constrained and bare-metal systems
 * Hands-on experience with NVIDIA Jetson and embedded Linux
 * RTOS experience such as FreeRTOS or Zephyr
 * Strong grasp of serial protocols, HALs and memory-mapped I/O

Nice to Have

 * JTAG and SWD debugging
 * Python or Bash scripting for setup and deployment
 * CMake and cross-compilation toolchains
 * Drone, UAV or robotics startup background

## Description

A fast-growing, venture-backed autonomy startup is hiring a Senior Embedded Software & Firmware Engineer. They build both the hardware and software for their aerial robotics platform, and embedded engineering sits right at the heart of the product.

This is a hands-on, high-ownership role spanning bare-metal firmware, flight control and embedded Linux. You'll take custom boards from first power-up through to production-ready systems.

What You'll Do

 * Write low-level drivers for sensors and actuators across I2C, SPI, UART, CAN and Ethernet
 * Develop real-time firmware for flight control, with a focus on deterministic, low-latency performance
 * Set up, flash and provision NVIDIA Jetson compute modules, including secure boot
 * Bring up custom PCBAs and debug timing issues with oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
 * Customize Linux kernels and device trees for high-performance robotics workloads
 * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for embedded targets