Embedded & Controls

Founding Embedded Software Engineer

  • Plano, TX (on-site)
  • Full-time

Own everything between the AI and the actuators: CAN bus, motor control, tactile sensor drivers, safety systems, state logging and 8+ hour reliability.

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What you’ll own

  • Architect and implement low-level control software for robotic manipulators and mobility systems
  • Develop CAN bus communication layers (device enumeration, joint state feedback, command transmission)
  • Build teleoperation systems for arms and mobile bases to support manual operation and large-scale data collection
  • Design and implement autonomous state machines (task execution, battery management, charging logic, fault recovery)
  • Implement safety-critical systems (E-stop logic, watchdog timers, system health monitoring)
  • Develop real-time logging, diagnostics, and performance monitoring tools
  • Integrate AI inference outputs into deterministic motor control pipelines
  • Collaborate closely with mechanical and AI engineers during robot bring-up and system iteration

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or related field
  • Strong experience with CAN bus communication (CANopen, J1939, or proprietary protocols)
  • Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded and real-time systems
  • Experience with motor control systems (encoders, BLDC/servo control, PID tuning)
  • Familiarity with embedded Linux and serial communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C)
  • Experience with ROS2 or comparable robotics middleware
  • Hands-on experience debugging real hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or CAN tools

You’ll be a great fit if

  • You've built and shipped embedded control systems for real robotic or electromechanical platforms
  • You're comfortable working across the full stack — from hardware bring-up to system-level software
  • You want to be at the ground floor of a robotics company where your work directly defines how robots operate

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