Robotics Embedded Systems Engineer – Real-Time Linux

Dexmate Inc.; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexmate Inc. is seeking an Embedded Systems Engineer in Fremont, CA to own the boundary where hardware and software meet.

You will bring up PCBs, write firmware and drivers for sensors, cameras, actuators, and compute modules, and ensure reliable data flow across CAN/CAN FD, EtherCAT, GMSL, I2C, SPI, and Ethernet. You will work across hardware, firmware, controls, and robotics software teams, deciding where issues reside and contributing to design reviews for better bring-up and real-time

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in embedded systems in robotics, automotive, industrial automation, or complex consumer electronics.
• Strong C and C++ skills for firmware and driver development; working knowledge of Python for tooling and test automation
• Hands-on board bring-up experience, including reading schematics, PCB layouts, datasheets, and timing diagrams
• Driver-level experience with CAN/CAN FD, EtherCAT, I2C, SPI, UART, Ethernet
• Experience with MCU firmware (ARM Cortex-M, STM32, TI C2000, or similar) on bare-metal or RTOS platforms
• Comfort with embedded debugging and lab tools: JTAG/SWD debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers
• Systematic debugging skills across hardware, firmware, and software boundary
• Strong communication skills and comfort working directly with electrical, mechanical, controls, and software engineers

Responsibilities

• Bringing up, validating, and debugging new PCBs: reading schematics and layouts, measuring signals, and isolating hardware vs. software faults
• Developing firmware for MCUs (bare-metal and RTOS) and drivers for embedded Linux platforms (e.g., NVIDIA Jetson / Orin)
• Writing and maintaining device drivers and communication stacks for CAN/CAN FD, EtherCAT, I2C, SPI, UART, and Ethernet
• Integrating camera and sensor pipelines over GMSL (serializer/deserializer configuration, device trees, V4L2 drivers, timing and synchronization)
• Bringing up and tuning EtherCAT and CAN networks across actuators, sensors, and power systems for deterministic, real-time performance
• Debugging signal-integrity, power, timing, and bus-level issues with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers
• Contributing firmware and software input during schematic and PCB design reviews to make boards easier to bring up, test, and debug
• Building diagnostics, test fixtures, and automated hardware-in-the-loop tests for boards and subsystems
• Supporting manufacturing, end-of-line testing, and field troubleshooting as robots move from prototype to deployment
• Documenting interfaces, bring-up procedures, and debugging playbooks for the wider team

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded debugging

Board bring-up

CAN/CAN FD

EtherCAT

RTOS/Bare-metal

ARM Cortex‑M

Linux driver development

Communication protocols

Tools

JTAG/SWD

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzers

Job description

Dexmate Inc. is seeking an Embedded Systems Engineer in Fremont, CA to own the boundary where hardware and software meet.

You will bring up PCBs, write firmware and drivers for sensors, cameras, actuators, and compute modules, and ensure reliable data flow across CAN/CAN FD, EtherCAT, GMSL, I2C, SPI, and Ethernet. You will work across hardware, firmware, controls, and robotics software teams, deciding where issues reside and contributing to design reviews for better bring-up and real-time