Embedded Firmware Engineer (Robotics)

Location: San Francisco, United States; on-site

Company

hirify.global develops general-purpose AI, foundation models, and learning algorithms for robots and physically actuated devices.

What you will do

• Drive the architecture and implementation of embedded firmware for devices supporting data collection.
• Integrate embedded Linux devices with real-time sensor processing, including drivers, BSP customization, kernel configuration, hardware bring-up, and performance tuning.
• Collaborate with Research, Hardware, Fleet, and software teams to connect new devices with current and future data pipelines.
• Debug timing issues, race conditions, and hardware-software interface problems using hardware abstraction tools and laboratory equipment.
• Analyze and reduce power consumption in battery-operated devices, including radio sleep states and sensor low-power modes.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience leading board bring-up and software design for first-of-their-kind embedded devices.
• Hands-on experience with SPI, I2C, UART, and USB, including debugging complex hardware-software interactions.
• Experience designing and debugging concurrent, multithreaded firmware services and integrating sensors on embedded systems.
• Proficiency in C++, with familiarity with Bash scripting and Python for tooling and automation.
• Strong understanding of operating systems, computer architecture, and compute, memory, and storage trade-offs.

Nice to have

• Camera system bring-up, integration, and tuning experience.
• Linux Kernel development experience, including driver development or debugging, device trees, and kernel-space performance optimization.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborate across engineering, research, hardware, and fleet teams.
• Work hands-on with hardware and software at the boundary between embedded systems and robotics.
• Lead initiatives from concept to production on aggressive schedules.