Foundation Robotics

Senior Firmware Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$180k-$260kDetected 26 days ago

C++RailsGitEmbedded SystemsRoboticsCommunication

About the role

Your previous experience in robotics isn't a prerequisite - it's your talent and determination that truly count.
We expect that many of our team members will bring diverse perspectives from various industries and fields.
All positions are based in San Francisco.

You care about aesthetics and design inside out.
To develop, Develop, optimize, and maintain firmware in C and C++ for 32-bit microcontrollers.
Build applications on top of FreeRTOS and write bare-metal drivers.
validate power rails, clocks, peripherals, and communication buses.
Collaborate with hardware engineers on schematic and layout reviews from a firmware perspective.
Document designs, bring-up procedures, and known issues.
Hands-on experience building production firmware on **FreeRTOS** (tasks, queues, semaphores, mutexes, priority inversion, stack sizing) and on **bare-metal** systems (super-loops, interrupt-driven designs).

You are highly technical - regardless of the role you are in.
Strong proficiency in C and modern C++ for embedded targets, including understanding of memory layout, linker scripts, startup code, and ISRs.
Solid working knowledge of **I2C**, **SPI**, **PWM** and **ADC** Practical experience with **CAN-FD**: frame formats, bit timing, error handling, and integration with higher-layer protocols.
Experience with bootloaders, OTA/firmware updates, and secure boot.

EtherCat and FoE Benefits We provide market standard benefits (health, vision, dental, 401k, etc.).
Join us for the culture and the mission, not for the benefits.

Foundation is developing the future of general purpose robotics with the goal to address the labor shortage.
Our mission is to create advanced robots that can operate in complex environments, reducing human risk in conflict zones and enhancing efficiency in labor-intensive industries.
We are on the lookout for extraordinary engineers and scientists to join our team.
We are looking for individuals with a proven record of exceptional ability and a history of creating things that work.
Our Culture We like to be frank and honest about who we are, so that people can decide for themselves if this is a culture they resonate with.
Please read more about our culture here https://foundation.bot/culture.
Who should join: You like working in person with a team in San Francisco.
You deeply believe that this is the most important mission for humanity and needs to happen yesterday.
We are building technology; you need to understand technology well.

This listing is sourced directly from Foundation Robotics's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.