Robotics Software Engineer, Actuator Firmware

Weave Robotics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Weave Robotics, Inc. is seeking a firmware engineer to develop and maintain real-time motor-control software and hierarchical control systems from prototype stages to production-ready releases.

You will validate and debug motor controllers, sensors, and embedded systems and collaborate with electrical engineers to build robust calibration and sensing pipelines. The role requires hands-on embedded development, knowledge of control software architectures, and experience with various communication

Qualifications

• Requires at least two years of control-software development for real-time systems, including firmware architecture, microcontrollers, drivers, and hardware abstraction layers.
• Hands-on embedded and motor-control experience; familiarity with communication interfaces and embedded safety mechanisms; Rust is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain real-time motor-control firmware and hierarchical control systems from early prototypes through production.
• Validate and debug motor controllers, sensors and embedded systems; build reliable calibration and sensing pipelines in collaboration with electrical engineers.

Skills

Real-Time Firmware

Firmware Architecture

Microcontrollers

Embedded Systems

Motor Control

Hierarchical Control

Feedback Control

Rotary Encoders

Current Sensing

Calibration

Filtering

Synchronization

SPI

I2C

RS-485

CAN/CAN FD

Job description

Develop and maintain real-time motor-control firmware and hierarchical control systems for robotic actuators, from early prototypes through production. Validate and debug motor controllers, sensors, and embedded systems, and build reliable calibration and sensing pipelines in collaboration with electrical engineers.

Requirements

Requires at least two years of control-software development for real-time systems, including firmware architecture, microcontrollers, drivers, and hardware abstraction layers. Candidates should have hands‑on embedded and motor-control experience, familiarity with communication interfaces and embedded safety mechanisms; Rust is a plus.

Key Skills

Real‑Time Firmware, Firmware Architecture, Microcontrollers, Embedded Systems, Motor Control, Hierarchical Control Systems, Feedback Control, Rotary Encoders, Current Sensing, Calibration, Filtering, Synchronization, SPI, I2C, RS‑485, CAN/CAN FD