Field-Based Embedded Robotics Engineer

Stryker Employment Company, LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vale Concepts in Seattle, WA is seeking an embedded robotics engineer to design and build the distributed embedded system powering our robotic matcha machines. You will own core architecture, ship production hardware, and ensure field reliability across firmware, real-time control, telemetry, and OTA software delivery.

The ideal candidate has strong embedded systems fundamentals and experience with Rust on MCUs or constrained devices, plus a track record delivering reliable software for physical

Qualifications

• Strong embedded systems fundamentals and experience delivering reliable software for physical systems.
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Responsibilities

• Design and implement firmware for a distributed robotic system spanning multiple MCUs, sensors, actuators, and control boards.
• Build robust communication and orchestration layers across devices, with a strong preference for CAN bus or similar embedded networks.
• Develop reliable over-the-air update systems, bootloaders, rollback mechanisms, diagnostics, and recovery flows for machines deployed in the field.
• Own key parts of the runtime architecture for a robotic matcha machine, including device state management, safety handling, telemetry, fault detection, and serviceability.
• Write production-quality Rust for embedded targets, with thoughtful use of C/C++ where appropriate.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, robotics, product, and operations teams to turn prototypes into dependable production systems.
• Develop test infrastructure for embedded software, including hardware-in-the-loop testing, simulation, CI, fault injection, and long-duration reliability testing.
• Use AI development tools as a normal part of your workflow to increase engineering leverage, improve code review, prototype faster, and maintain high standards.
• Help define engineering practices for embedded reliability, release management, observability, and field debugging.

Skills

Rust on MCUs

Embedded systems

CAN bus

OTA updates

Telemetry

Debugging hardware

RTOS/Embedded Linux

AI-assisted dev

Firmware development

Tools

Zephyr

FreeRTOS

Embedded Linux

CANopen/UAVCAN

Oscilloscope

Job description

Vale Concepts in Seattle, WA is seeking an embedded robotics engineer to design and build the distributed embedded system powering our robotic matcha machines. You will own core architecture, ship production hardware, and ensure field reliability across firmware, real-time control, telemetry, and OTA software delivery.

The ideal candidate has strong embedded systems fundamentals and experience with Rust on MCUs or constrained devices, plus a track record delivering reliable software for physical