Firmware Engineer

Akkar; Webster (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Akkar is seeking an Embedded Firmware Engineer to join our multidisciplinary team developing advanced robotic systems and electromechanical hardware for defence and aerospace applications.

You will own firmware development from drivers to full system integration, work onsite in Webster, Texas, and collaborate with hardware and software engineers across the product lifecycle. ITAR eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• Embedded firmware development across Linux environments.
• Hardware bring-up and debugging experience.
• Familiarity with RTOS/ROS and robotics contexts.
• Spaceflight hardware or safety-critical systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded firmware, drivers, and low-level software.
• Bring up and integrate electromechanical systems including motors, actuators and sensors.
• Support PCB bring-up with hardware engineers.
• Translate hardware requirements into embedded software solutions.
• Debug hardware and firmware issues in the lab.
• Contribute to software testing, validation and firmware deployment.
• Work across the full product development lifecycle.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Python

RTOS/ROS

CAN/SPI/I2C/UART/EtherCAT/Ethernet

Robotics/defence embedded

Git

Tools

Linux

Oscilloscopes

Soldering

Job description

An exciting opportunity is available for an Embedded Firmware Engineer to join a multidisciplinary engineering team developing advanced robotic systems and electromechanical hardware for mission-critical applications across defence, aerospace and space.

This role offers the chance to work on products that combine embedded software with complex hardware, giving engineers ownership from firmware development through to system integration and testing.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing embedded firmware, drivers and low-level software
• Bringing up and integrating electromechanical systems including motors, actuators and sensors
• Supporting PCB bring-up alongside hardware engineers
• Translating hardware requirements into embedded software solutions
• Debugging hardware and firmware issues in the lab
• Contributing to software testing, validation and firmware deployment
• Working across the full product development lifecycle

Engineers with experience in the following are encouraged to apply:

• Embedded C/C++ development in Linux environments
• C++, Python and embedded firmware development
• RTOS and/or ROS
• Communication protocols including CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, EtherCAT and Ethernet
• Motor control, sensors, actuators and robotics
• Git, CI/CD and software testing
• Oscilloscopes, soldering and hardware debugging
• Robotics, aerospace, defence or other embedded systems environments

Experience with spaceflight hardware, avionics, radiation-hardened electronics or other safety-critical systems would be highly beneficial.

This position is based onsite in Webster, Texas, and due to project requirements, applicants must be eligible to work under ITAR regulations.