Robotics Hardware Integration Engineer (Robotics)

Location: Remote, United States; company based in Atlanta, Georgia

Company

hirify.global builds autonomous robotic systems for loading and unloading freight trailers, with robots already deployed in production.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain Linux drivers and interfaces for LiDAR, cameras, IMUs, encoders, motor controllers, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
• Own communication layers between onboard compute and hardware subsystems using CAN, EtherCAT, serial, I2C, and SPI.
• Design hardware abstraction layers and integrate new components through requirements definition, selection, bring-up, calibration, and validation.
• Manage system health, including power, thermal behavior, diagnostics, and fault handling.
• Build AWS IoT Greengrass components for fleet device management, OTA updates, and cloud telemetry.
• Support production robots by debugging hardware-software integration issues and collaborating with mechanical and electrical engineers.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional hardware-software integration experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or industrial automation.
• Strong C++ and Python skills on Linux platforms.
• Hands-on experience writing device drivers and sensor interfaces for real robot hardware.
• Experience with CAN, EtherCAT, RS-232/485, I2C, SPI, and ROS or ROS 2.
• Familiarity with AWS IoT Core, Greengrass, or similar edge-cloud platforms.
• Ability to read schematics and datasheets, use oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers, and collaborate across software, electrical, and mechanical teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on production autonomous robots in a small, high-impact team.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Permissive time off policy.
• Direct, visible impact on shipped products.