Embedded Software Engineer (Firmware)

ORIENT ROBOTICS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 62,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership of real robotic products

Mentorship from senior engineers

Job summary

Orient Robotics is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop and maintain firmware powering teleoperated vehicles and sensing devices. You will work across the full embedded stack from MCU firmware to device drivers, wireless connectivity and edge-to-cloud telemetry.

Responsibilities include developing embedded firmware in C/C++, integrating sensors, implementing RTOS-based solutions and supporting hardware bring-up for reliable field deployment in a fast-moving startup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a related field.
• Strong programming skills in C and C++, with working knowledge of Python.
• Hands-on experience developing MCU firmware (STM32, ESP32, ARM Cortex-M, Arduino) with RTOS (Zephyr RTOS, Free RTOS).
• Experience integrating sensors and peripherals via I2C, SPI, UART, ADC, PWM, GPIO and CAN, including writing device drivers.
• Familiarity with wireless and IoT protocols: BLE, Wi-Fi, MQTT, Modbus TCP and TCP/IP.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and debug embedded firmware in C/C++ on ARM Cortex-M platforms using RTOS.
• Integrate sensors and peripherals over I2C, SPI, UART, CAN; write device drivers and BSPs.
• Implement wireless and IoT links (BLE, Wi‑Fi, MQTT, Modbus TCP, TCP/IP) for telemetry.
• Hardware bring-up and debugging with logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, GDB and JTAG/SWD.
• Build Python-based test tooling, telemetry dashboards and regression tests.
• Collaborate with hardware, mechanical and systems engineers; document designs and reviews.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Python

MCU firmware development

RTOS (Zephyr/FreeRTOS)

Sensor integration (I2C/SPI/UART/CAN)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering

Tools

STM32

ESP32

ARM Cortex-M

GDB

JTAG/SWD

Job description

Location: Singapore

Employment type: Full-time, permanent

Salary: S$5,600 – S$7,000per month (commensurate with experience)

About Orient Robotics

Orient Robotics is a robotics company and we develop high-fidelity teleoperation, multi-modal perception, localization and autonomous systems for material-handling and industrial vehicles, spanning teleoperation platforms, fleet monitoring and infrastructure-free positioning.

About the Role

We are looking for an Embedded SoftwareEngineer to design, develop and maintain the firmware and embedded software that power our robotic platforms — teleoperated material-handling vehicles, automated guided vehicles and sensing devices. You will work across the full embedded stack, from RTOS-based MCU firmware and device drivers to sensor integration, wireless connectivity and hardware bring-up, taking products from prototype to reliable field deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and debug embedded firmware in C/C++ on ARM Cortex-M platforms (STM32, ESP32) using RTOS such as Zephyr RTOS and Free RTOS.
• Integrate sensors, actuators and peripherals over I2C, SPI, UART, ADC, GPIO, PWM and CAN; develop and maintain device drivers and board support packages.
• Implement wireless and IoT communication links (BLE, Wi-Fi, MQTT, Modbus TCP, TCP/IP) and edge-to-cloud telemetry pipelines for device monitoring and control.
• Perform hardware bring-up and board-level debugging using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, GDB and JTAG/SWD; support PCB/FPCB design reviews and power-management decisions.
• Build Python-based test tooling, telemetry dashboards and automated regression tests to improve firmware reliability in field deployments.
• Collaborate with hardware, mechanical and systems engineers to deliver integrated robotic products; document designs and participate in design reviews.

Requirements

Must-have

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a related field.
• Strong programming skills in Cand C++, with working knowledge of Python.
• Hands-on experience developing MCU firmware (STM32, ESP32, ARM Cortex-M, Arduino) with an RTOS (Zephyr RTOS, Free RTOS).
• Experience integrating sensors and peripherals via I2C, SPI, UART, ADC, PWM, GPIO and CAN, including writing device drivers.
• Familiarity with wireless and IoT protocols: BLE, Wi-Fi, MQTT, Modbus TCP and TCP/IP.
• Ability to debug across the hardware–software boundary using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, GDB, JTAG/SWD and network analysis tools.
• Experience contributing to full product development cycles through academic, research or internship projects.
• Strong communication and documentation skills in English; ability to work effectively in a small, fast-moving team.

Nice-to-have

• Battery and power management experience, or safety-critical and portable/wearable system experience.
• PCB/FPCB design and hard ware bring-up experience.
• Edge AI/ML deployment (e.g. TensorFlow Lite, PyTorch, YOLO) or FPGA-based inference (Vitis HLS, PYNQ).
• Cloud IoT platforms (e.g. AWSIoT Core), Docker/Kubernetes and Git-based workflows.
• Embedded Linux development.

What We Offer

• Ownership of real robotic products, from prototype to field deployment, in a fast-moving startup environment.
• Exposure across firmware, hardware, robotics and edge-AI domains, with mentorship from senior engineers.