Real-Time Embedded Software Engineer (Robotics)

Maven Robotics; San Francisco, California (CA, MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Maven Robotics seeks an Embedded Software Engineer - Real-Time Embedded to develop foundational software for robust, safe, and deterministic robot control. You will adapt RTOS, integrate drivers for GPIO, EtherCAT, SPI, and collaborate with hardware engineers on high-performance safety-critical systems.

You will help build deterministic tooling, enable OTA updates, and support traceability with functional safety practices in a fast-paced startup setting.

Qualifications

• MS in computer engineering, computer science or a related discipline.
• Experience with safety-certifiable RTOSes (e.g. PX5, ThreadX, SafeRTOS).
• Expertise in OS fundamentals, including real-time scheduling and memory management.
• Strong understanding of ARM 64 hardware architecture.
• Experience with multicore SoCs, interprocess/intercore communications and atomic operations.
• Production experience with communication protocols (e.g. Ethernet, EtherCAT, CAN)
• Proficiency in low level programming (C, assembly)
• Understanding of bootloaders, hardware abstraction layers and board support packages (BSPs).
• Hands-on experience with development tools including oscilloscopes, hardware debuggers and high speed tracing techniques (e.g. HSSTP).
• Understanding of toolchains (compilers, linkers, debuggers, static analysis tools)
• Familiarity with functional safety (FuSa) concepts, MISRA compliance and related standards.
• Self-starter attitude with strong ability to identify problems, prioritize them, then plan and execute working solutions.
• Enthusiasm for working in a fast paced startup environment and eagerness to support the team on a variety of topics.

Responsibilities

• Adapt and integrate a safety certifiable Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and associated drivers for purpose built robotic control hardware.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to design, develop, and optimize high performance safety-critical systems.
• Develop and adapt device drivers for hardware peripherals (e.g. GPIO, EtherCAT, SPI).
• Build tools to monitor, verify and optimize real time system performance, ensuring deterministic behavior.
• Contribute to a deterministic and reproducible build and test environment for efficient development.
• Collaborate with functional safety engineers to ensure compliance with relevant safety standards and support audit and traceability requirements.
• Develop robust solutions for over-the-air (OTA) updates, calibration management and software deployment strategies.
• Solve complex, real-world challenges alongside a multi-disciplinary team

Skills

Real-Time OS

ARM 64

C/Assembly

Device drivers

Multicore SoCs

EtherCAT/CAN

Bootloaders/BSPs

OS fundamentals

Debugging tools

FuSa concepts

Education

MS in Computer Engineering/CS

Tools

HSSTP

GDB

Docker

Bazel

Job description

Maven Robotics seeks an Embedded Software Engineer - Real-Time Embedded to develop foundational software for robust, safe, and deterministic robot control. You will adapt RTOS, integrate drivers for GPIO, EtherCAT, SPI, and collaborate with hardware engineers on high-performance safety-critical systems.

You will help build deterministic tooling, enable OTA updates, and support traceability with functional safety practices in a fast-paced startup setting.