Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Autonomous Drones

Matternet; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Matternet is hiring a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to develop firmware and embedded software bridging aircraft and ground assets. You will work across microcontrollers and embedded Linux on ARM, owning drivers and firmware for sensors and actuators.

Expect end-to-end ownership from bring-up to flight test and change control. Ideal candidates have UAV/autonomous robotics experience, RTOS proficiency, and familiarity with ArduPilot/PX4 stacks.

Qualifications

• Familiar with safety-critical UAV/robotics environments and RTOS-based firmware.
• Experience bringing up embedded hardware and writing low-level drivers.
• Strong C/C++ coding skills for high-throughput data handling and real-time performance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain firmware and embedded software for aircraft and station systems, including MCU firmware and ARM-based embedded Linux.
• Own the hardware/software boundary: bring up new boards, write/debug drivers, integrate sensors/peripherals.
• Select and integrate microcontrollers and buses (CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, BLE) for new features and revisions.
• Drive embedded software verification and release, from bench to flight tests and production deployments.
• Debug at hardware/software boundary with scopes/logic analyzers; review schematics/datasheets with EE team.
• Provide senior technical support, triaging field and flight-test issues tied to embedded subsystems.
• Collaborate with Electrical, Mechanical, Onboard Software, Operations, Safety, and Production.

Skills

RTOS experience

ArduPilot/PX4

C/C++ high-throughput

Embedded Linux

Device drivers

CAN/SPI/I2C/UART/BLE

Tools

CMake

Make

Waf

Docker

Job description

Matternet is hiring a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to develop firmware and embedded software bridging aircraft and ground assets. You will work across microcontrollers and embedded Linux on ARM, owning drivers and firmware for sensors and actuators.

Expect end-to-end ownership from bring-up to flight test and change control. Ideal candidates have UAV/autonomous robotics experience, RTOS proficiency, and familiarity with ArduPilot/PX4 stacks.