Senior Robotics Embedded Engineer — Firmware & Hardware Lead

Serve Robotics Inc; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Serve Robotics Inc. is seeking a Senior Robotics Embedded Engineer to drive hardware–firmware integration across multiple designs.

You will guide early board bring-up, feature enablement, system integration, and test infrastructure, collaborating with electrical, mechanical, and systems teams to ensure robust hardware performance. You will lead firmware development for PCB bring-up, implement low-level drivers, and develop monitoring/logging capabilities to assess hardware reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• 7+ years of embedded firmware development in C/C++, Python, and Bash.
• Expertise with Linux and RTOS-based systems.
• Strong understanding of real-time behavior, system bring-up, and low-level hardware interfaces.
• Proficiency with CAN, UART, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and related communication protocols.
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, and hardware debugging tools.
• Background in robotics, consumer electronics, or complex electromechanical systems

Responsibilities

• Lead firmware development for PCB bring-up, including power-on validation and interface bring-up.
• Architect and implement low-level drivers, diagnostic tools, and early-stage test utilities.
• Develop measurement, monitoring, and logging capabilities to assess hardware performance.
• Partner with the hardware team to troubleshoot component, signal-integrity, and interface issues.
• Own creation and maintenance of test firmware, automation scripts, and engineering validation tools.
• Oversee configuration, execution, and debugging of hardware test benches and development platforms.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship in root-cause analysis for hardware–firmware interaction issues.

Skills

Embedded firmware (C/C++, Python, Bash

Linux & RTOS

Real-time systems

Hardware–firmware interaction

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

CAN

UART

I2C

SPI

Ethernet

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

JTAG

Job description

Serve Robotics Inc. is seeking a Senior Robotics Embedded Engineer to drive hardware–firmware integration across multiple designs.

You will guide early board bring-up, feature enablement, system integration, and test infrastructure, collaborating with electrical, mechanical, and systems teams to ensure robust hardware performance. You will lead firmware development for PCB bring-up, implement low-level drivers, and develop monitoring/logging capabilities to assess hardware reliability.