Embedded Systems Engineer

NXTGEN Industries; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NXTGEN Industries is seeking a firmware engineer to develop robust embedded software and hardware interfaces for robotic inspection platforms. You will work on control boards, sensor interfaces, and communications modules to ensure reliable operation in demanding field conditions.

You will implement CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, RS-485, and Ethernet interfaces, connect embedded subsystems to ROS 2, and contribute to power management and test setups.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of production embedded firmware development in C/C++.
• Experience with RTOS such as FreeRTOS or Zephyr, or comparable bare-metal patterns.
• Strong understanding of protocols including CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, and RS-485.
• Experience integrating embedded systems with Linux-based compute platforms.
• Ability to read schematics and contribute to hardware design discussions.
• Nice to have robotics/industrial/safety-critical embedded systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Build firmware for robotic control boards, sensor interfaces, and communications modules.
• Develop hardware abstraction layers for sensors, actuators, and power systems.
• Implement interfaces including CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, RS-485, and Ethernet.
• Connect embedded subsystems to autonomy software through ROS 2 hardware interfaces.
• Design and validate power management for extended field operation.
• Support PCB reviews and hardware bring-up, and develop automated and hardware-in-the-loop test setups.

Skills

Embedded firmware

C/C++

RTOS

Linux integration

Hardware interfacing

CAN/SPI/I2C/UART/RS-485

Tools

FreeRTOS

Zephyr

ROS 2

Linux

Job description

Role overview

Develop the firmware and hardware interfaces that help robotic inspection platforms operate reliably in demanding field conditions. The role covers control boards, sensors, communications, power systems, and testing, bridging embedded subsystems with the wider autonomy stack.

Responsibilities

• Build firmware for robotic control boards, sensor interfaces, and communications modules.
• Develop hardware abstraction layers for sensors, actuators, and power systems.
• Implement and optimise interfaces including CAN, RS-485, SPI, I2C, and Ethernet.
• Connect embedded subsystems to autonomy software through ROS 2 hardware interfaces.
• Design and validate power management for extended field operation.
• Support PCB reviews and hardware bring-up, and develop automated and hardware-in-the-loop test setups.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of production embedded firmware development in C or C++.
• Experience with real-time operating systems such as FreeRTOS or Zephyr, or comparable bare-metal patterns.
• Strong understanding of protocols including CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, and RS-485.
• Experience integrating embedded systems with Linux-based compute platforms.
• Ability to read schematics and contribute to hardware design discussions.

Nice to have

Experience in industrial, robotics, or safety-critical embedded systems is valued.

Benefits and work setup

Flexible or remote work is available within Australia, with office options in Melbourne and Sydney. Periodic travel to infrastructure, rail, and construction deployment sites is expected.