Senior Firmware Engineer

As an Electrical/Firmware Engineer, you will be responsible for the designing and development of safety firmware on the Stretch platform. This role also involves working directly with our hardware team in board bring-up and debugging which includes writing test harnesses and manufacturing support. The ideal candidate will be able to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and is comfortable with interpreting requirements from multiple sources into a workable concept.

Boston Dynamics is a world leader in mobile robots, tackling some of the toughest robotics challenges. For years, our awe-inspiring viral videos on YouTube have shown the world what remarkably capable robots can do. Now we are quickly becoming a recognized leader in automation solutions for industrial applications and warehouse logistics. 

Day to day activities:

• Work directly with the hardware team on defining and developing firmware and other system level software

• Support the hardware team in board bring-up and debugging

• Develop new functional safety FW features

• Carry functional safety FW through third party certification

• Collaborate with manufacturing on test and support activities

• Continually striving to improve the product and the process

Desired skills:

• Demonstrated ability to write high quality production software and firmware

• Knowledge of source code control and build systems

• Functional Safety experience with IEC 61508/26262

• Comfortable with I2C, SPI, USB, Ethernet, CAN, PCIe at the device register level

• Experience with Linux at both the kernel and user spaces

• Ability to write scripts and other support software to verify designs

• Ability to understand and interpret schematics

• Understanding of FPGA and other programmable logic technologies

• Comfortable with basic lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMM and power supplies

• 10+ years of industry experience working in embedded software and firmware development

Nice to have: 

• Linux device driver development and debug

• Test fixturing and manufacturing infrastructure

• Experience in Verilog or VHDL

• Embedded RTOS