Embedded Systems Engineer

Tractable; Salt Lake City (UT); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Tractable in Salt Lake City is seeking an Embedded Systems Engineer to advance the LUMA drive-through vehicle inspection scanner. You’ll own the device-side software and firmware, control cameras and sensors, and push features from prototype to production in a fast-paced hardware-software environment.

You’ll work across embedded Linux, C/C++, Python, and sensor interfaces, bring-up hardware, and ship reliable edge solutions that run in real vehicles while collaborating with a small, hands-on

Formación

• 3+ years of embedded engineering experience.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and/or Python with solid software fundamentals.
• Experience with Embedded Linux, system services, logging and performance profiling.
• Hands-on hardware & sensor integration using UART/I2C/SPI/GPIO and interfaces like CAN/Modbus.
• Lab bring-up skills: oscilloscopes, analyzers, basic soldering and wiring.

Responsabilidades

• Build and maintain embedded Linux software and firmware for camera/sensor stack.
• Improve camera and sensor control software: triggering, timing, health monitoring, error handling.
• Develop signal processing pipelines and data transforms for measurements.
• Prototype fast and harden code for production-grade reliability.
• Support integration and deployments: lab validation, on-vehicle testing, issue debugging and fixes.

Conocimientos

Embedded engineering

C/C++

Python

Software fundamentals

OOP

Testing

Version control

Telemetry/diagnostics

Herramientas

UART/I2C/SPI

RS-485/CAN/Modbus

Oscilloscopes/Logic analyzers

Schematic/Datasheet reading

Descripción del empleo

Why Tractable? We combine world-class AI research with real-world applications that make a difference. At Tractable, you’ll collaborate with brilliant minds, work on transformative projects, and contribute to technology that helps people when they need it most.

Why Tractable? We combine world-class AI research with real-world applications that make a difference. At Tractable, you’ll collaborate with brilliant minds, work on transformative projects, and contribute to technology that helps people when they need it most.

Tractable is a leader in AI for auto repair and insurance, backed by SoftBank, Insight Partners, and Georgian.

LUMA is our internal startup: a small Salt Lake City team building a drive-through scanner that pushes vehicle damage assessment toward real-time AI identification and repair estimation.

Our Salt Lake City office is home to the small team that designs, builds, and produces the LUMA scanner — hands-on work, close to the hardware. Expect startup pace and real ownership, backed by the data and funding of a company that has already proven the model at scale.

About The Role

We’re building LUMA, a drive-through vehicle inspection scanner that combines multi-camera capture, active illumination, and multiple sensor modalities to produce high-fidelity vehicle imagery and measurements.

We’re looking for an Embedded Systems Engineer to help build and evolve the device-side (edge) software and firmware stack — controlling cameras and sensors, synchronizing capture, and building new measurement capabilities. The role sits at the intersection of embedded software, hardware integration, and sensor/vision data processing. You’ll take features from quick prototype through to production-grade reliability, and you’ll see them run on real vehicles.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain embedded Linux software and firmware for the camera and sensor stack.
• Maintain and improve camera control software: triggering, timing, health monitoring, and error recovery.
• Maintain and improve sensor control software: presence/distance/measurement sensors, calibration, and fault handling.
• Build signal processing pipelines - e.g. converting laser-triangulation outputs into 2D tread-depth maps, post-processing stereo depth, filtering/denoising, and coordinate transforms.
• Prototype fast, then harden to production-grade reliability.
• Support integration and deployments: bring up new modules, validate in the lab and on-vehicle, debug issues, and ship fixes.

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of experience in embedded engineering.
• Production coding in C/C++ and/or Python, backed by strong software engineering fundamentals (OOP, testing, debugging, version control).
• Embedded Linux expertise, including system services, supervision, logging, and performance profiling.
• Hands-on hardware & sensor integration using standard protocols (UART, I2C, SPI, GPIO) and industrial interfaces (RS-485, CAN, or Modbus).
• Practical lab & bring-up skills: proficient with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, basic soldering/wiring, and reading datasheets/schematics.
• Modern developer workflow: experience using AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex) to rapidly iterate high-quality code.
• Ownership mindset: ability to navigate ambiguous requirements, solve tough problems, and ship maintainable systems in a fast-paced environment.

What Success Looks Like

• Camera and sensor stacks run reliably for months, with clear telemetry and graceful recovery.
• New capabilities move from prototype → validated pipeline → production release.
• Hardware bring-up gets faster over time as tooling, test harnesses, and standards improve.

Contract type

Permanent

Compensation

$120-150k + equity

Diversity commitment

At Tractable, we are committed to building a diverse team and inclusive workplace where people’s varied backgrounds and experiences are valued and recognised.

We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and offer equal opportunities without discrimination.