Serve Robotics

Senior Robotics Embedded Engineer

Redwood City, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 196 days ago

PythonC++LinuxMachine LearningComputer VisionPCB DesignEmbedded SystemsRoboticsElectrical EngineeringSensorsLeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

The dynamic and diverse Electrical Engineering team at Serve Robotics ensures product safety and effectiveness.
This position guides early board bring-up, feature enablement, system integration, and test infrastructure development while collaborating closely with electrical, mechanical, and systems teams to ensure robust hardware performance.

Lead firmware development for PCB bring-up, including power-on validation, peripheral testing, and interface bring-up.
Architect and implement low-level drivers, diagnostic tools, and early-stage test utilities for new hardware platforms.
Develop measurement, monitoring, and logging capabilities to assess hardware performance and reliability.
Partner with the hardware team to troubleshoot component, signal-integrity, and interface issues.
Own creation and maintenance of test firmware, automation scripts, and engineering validation tools.
We are tech industry veterans in software, hardware, and design who are pooling our skills to build the future we want to live in.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
7+ years of experience developing embedded firmware in C/C++, Python, and Bash.
Expertise with Linux and RTOS-based systems.
Strong understanding of real-time behavior, system bring-up, and low-level hardware interfaces.
Proficiency with CAN, UART, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and related communication protocols.
Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, and hardware debugging tools.
Background in robotics, consumer electronics, or complex electromechanical systems

Preferred Experience, Qualifications, and Skills
Familiarity with system modeling, control fundamentals, or sensor integration is a plus.

Our personable sidewalk robot is our vision for the future.
It's designed to take deliveries away from congested streets, make deliveries available to more people, and benefit local businesses.
We are solving real-world problems leveraging robotics, machine learning and computer vision, among other disciplines, with a mindful eye towards the end-to-end user experience.

We are tech industry veterans in software, hardware, and design who are pooling our skills to build the future we want to live in. We are solving real-world problems leveraging robotics, machine learning and computer vision, among other disciplines, with a mindful eye towards the end-to-end user experience. Our team is agile, diverse, and driven. We believe that the best way to solve complicated dynamic problems is collaboratively and respectfully.
About The Team
The dynamic and diverse Electrical Engineering team at Serve Robotics ensures product safety and effectiveness. Key to driving company success, they collaborate, innovate, and create efficient solutions for high-performance robotic applications.
Position Summary
Our team is agile, diverse, and driven.
We believe that the best way to solve complicated dynamic problems is collaboratively and respectfully.
Key to driving company success, they collaborate, innovate, and create efficient solutions for high-performance robotic applications.
The Senior Robotics Embedded Engineer drives hardware-firmware integration across multiple designs.
At Serve Robotics, we're reimagining how things move in cities.
The Serve fleet has been delighting merchants, customers, and pedestrians along the way in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Atlanta and Chicago while doing commercial deliveries.

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