Embedded Firmware Engineer - Motor Control & RTOS Expert

Salientmotion; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Excellent healthcare

Flexible PTO

401K

Job summary

Salientmotion is seeking an embedded software engineer to work on firmware and hardware cross-functional tasks in a defense-focused setting. The role centers on writing C code for STM32 microcontrollers, debugging board-level issues, and collaborating with electrical engineers on motor controllers and actuators.

Daily work includes bringing up hardware, reading schematics, and using oscilloscopes to diagnose timing and signaling problems. The position requires U.S.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required for defense projects.
• 2–3 years embedded C programming experience.
• RTOS experience: ThreadX/FreeRTOS/Zephyr or similar.
• Experience with SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, Ethernet, or BiSS-C interfaces.
• Hardware debugging using oscilloscope/logic analyzer; schematic reading.

Responsibilities

• Write firmware in C for STM32 microcontrollers, focused on motor controllers.
• End-to-end development: derive requirements, design, implement and verify.
• Bring up new hardware and debug with motor-control and electrical engineers.
• Support mechanical team with actuator design and verification.
• Diagnose Ethernet PHY CRC errors by analyzing RMII timing and board design issues.

Skills

Embedded C

RTOS

Hardware debugging

Schematic reading

Oscilloscope use

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

JTAG/SWD

J-Link

Lauterbach

Ozone

Job description

Salientmotion is seeking an embedded software engineer to work on firmware and hardware cross-functional tasks in a defense-focused setting. The role centers on writing C code for STM32 microcontrollers, debugging board-level issues, and collaborating with electrical engineers on motor controllers and actuators.

Daily work includes bringing up hardware, reading schematics, and using oscilloscopes to diagnose timing and signaling problems. The position requires U.S.