Chief Firmware Engineer for Robotics Health Tech

queueinc; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early-stage equity

Direct impact — code dispenses meds to

Small team culture

Challenging problems

Job summary

Queue is hiring a seasoned firmware engineering leader to guide embedded software for our autonomous pharmacy robotics platform. You will lead the firmware team, define architecture, and drive development across generations to deliver reliable, scalable systems in a regulated environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on mentorship, establishing CI/CD, reviews, and test automation while partnering with electrical, mechanical, and cloud teams to own release planning and diagnostics.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of firmware or embedded software engineering, with at least 3 years leading a team of firmware engineers.
• Track record of shipping embedded software for complex electromechanical products from prototype through mass production.
• Deep expertise in real-time embedded systems, including RTOS-based and bare-metal architectures.
• Experience balancing speed of development with engineering processes such as code reviews, CI/CD, static analysis, and test automation.
• Ability to recruit, develop, and mentor firmware engineers while maintaining hands-on involvement in architectural decisions.
• Cross-functional partnerships with electrical, mechanical, and cloud/software teams; strong communication.
• Understanding hardware-software boundary, peripheral bring-up, driver development, BSP ownership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the firmware engineering team in developing embedded software for motor control, host coordination, sensor fusion, and system diagnostics.
• Define the firmware architecture, coding standards, and testing frameworks for reliability and maintainability.
• Drive firmware development planning and milestone tracking across firmware, electrical, and mechanical work streams.
• Establish code review, static analysis, and CI practices to uphold quality in a pharmaceutical environment.
• Manage the release process and coordinate thorough release candidate testing with functional test plans.

Skills

Firmware engineering

Embedded software

Team leadership

RTOS / bare-metal

CI/CD

Code reviews

Test automation

Cross-functional collab

HW-SW interface

Tools

Git

Embedded toolchains

Static analysis tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Queue is hiring a seasoned firmware engineering leader to guide embedded software for our autonomous pharmacy robotics platform. You will lead the firmware team, define architecture, and drive development across generations to deliver reliable, scalable systems in a regulated environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on mentorship, establishing CI/CD, reviews, and test automation while partnering with electrical, mechanical, and cloud teams to own release planning and diagnostics.