<div class="content-intro">Agility’s commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we're pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential.</div>About The Role We are seeking a Staff Firmware Engineer to work with cross-functional teams to plan robot firmware architecture, design subsystems, and develop robust and reliable firmware for our full line of robots. In this role, you will collaborate with a multi-discipline team of engineers to understand the unique requirements for our products and play a key role in ensuring that we have robot designs that are robust and production-ready. You will also serve as the bridge between hardware and higher level robot control algorithms by documenting interfaces and providing support to other engineers. About The Work <ul> <li>Contribute to the C++ firmware architecture that drives our robot’s low-level sensor network, controls, and power management systems</li> <li>Develop the firmware communication layer utilizing EtherCAT, Ethernet, CAN, RS-485</li> <li>Write firmware for the hardware abstraction layer, peripheral drivers, and applications</li> <li>Perform real-time hardware testing and debugging using benchtop test equipment such as logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.</li> <li>Work with cross-disciplinary teams to solve complex problems involving the integration of software and hardware in robot systems.</li> <li>Write performant, well-tested, maintainable, and well-documented C++ code</li> </ul> About You <ul> <li>BS in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field with 10+ years industry experience</li> <li>Experience writing modern C++ (17, 20)</li> <li>Experience using FreeRTOS or similar</li> <li>Experience with best practices for writing performant and maintainable software</li> <li>Proficiency with a Linux-based development environment</li> <li>Ability to read schematics, PCB layouts, and component datasheets</li> <li>Ability to verbally communicate technical information effectively</li> </ul> Bonus Points <ul> <li>Experience with implementation of automation fieldbuses such as EtherCAT, CAN, etc. EtherCAT is highly desirable</li> <li>Experience writing embedded C++ for ARM systems</li> <li>Experience developing real-time or low-latency systems</li> <li>Experience designing and implementing hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing frameworks for embedded systems</li> <li>Experience with unit testing such as with GTest and coverage analysis</li> <li>Familiarity with standard agile and software development processes (issue tracking tools (Jira), feature branching, version control (Git), continuous integration and deployment)</li> </ul> Location <ul> <li>This is a hybrid position based out of our Fremont office. Candidates should anticipate regular travel to Salem, averaging ~15%, with bursts of extended stays during critical project phases.</li> </ul> The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Agility Robotics is a multi-state employer and this salary range may not reflect posit

Staff Firmware Engineer

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