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# Senior / Staff Firmware Engineer

- **Company:** Robot RX
- **Location:** Newark, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Unit Testing, C++ (Programming Language), Code Coverage, Communications Protocols, Software Debugging, Linux on Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Firmware, Hardware Platform Interface, Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, PIC Microcontroller, State Machines, Integration Tests
- **Published:** June 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=447c9e38810773dd

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Technical writing?, * 5+ years of experience in firmware or embedded software engineering, with hands-on development across multiple product cycles

 * Experience developing real-time embedded firmware for motor control, sensor acquisition, dispensing or actuation sequences, or similar electromechanical applications
 * Proficiency in C and/or C++ for resource-constrained microcontrollers, with working knowledge of embedded Linux a plus
 * Solid debugging skills across the full firmware stack - from register-level peripheral configuration through application-layer state machines and communication protocols
 * Previous successful collaboration with electrical engineers on hardware bring-up, schematic reviews, and defining firmware-driven test coverage for new boards
 * Experience writing and maintaining unit tests, integration tests, or hardware-in-the-loop test fixtures for embedded systems
 * Strong documentation habits, with an emphasis on capturing interface specifications, state machine behavior, and known limitations

## Description

* Develop, test, and maintain embedded firmware for real-time motor control, dispensing sequences, and sensor acquisition on the Rmix hardware platform
 * Implement communication protocols and interfaces between subsystem controllers, host processors, and cloud connectivity modules
 * Write and maintain unit tests, integration tests, and hardware-in-the-loop test fixtures to validate firmware behavior against dispensing accuracy and safety requirements
 * Debug and resolve firmware issues across the full stack from register-level peripheral configuration through application-layer state machines
 * Collaborate with electrical engineers on hardware bring-up, contributing to schematic reviews and defining firmware-driven test coverage for new board revisions


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