Staff Firmware Engineer — Robotics Motion & RTOS

Humanoid; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage (US)

23 days PTO

401(k) match

Equity

Free daily lunch

Collaboration with AI/robotics experts

Own initiatives

Job summary

Humanoid in Boston is seeking a Staff Firmware Engineer to advance firmware powering our humanoid robots. You will work at the intersection of robotics, embedded systems, and real-time control, integrating microcontrollers, sensors, and actuators while delivering high-performance firmware.

You will lead real-time control algorithms, optimize for power and reliability, and mentor junior engineers. Collaboration with hardware and software teams is essential to push our HMND‑01 Alpha platform to

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in embedded systems development, preferably in robotics.
• Proficiency in C and C++ for microcontrollers, with experience in RTOS (e.g., FreeRTOS, Zephyr) and bare-metal systems.
• Hands-on experience with ARM Cortex, STM32, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and debug firmware for humanoid robots, focusing on motion control, stabilization, sensor integration and ethernet based communication.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to design seamless integration of microcontrollers and peripherals.
• Design and implement drivers for motors, sensors, and communication protocols.

Skills

C/C++

RTOS

ARM Cortex

Ethernet

Git

CI/CD

ROS/ROS 2

Rust (embedded)

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic Analyzers

Git

CI/CD pipelines

ROS

Job description

Humanoid in Boston is seeking a Staff Firmware Engineer to advance firmware powering our humanoid robots. You will work at the intersection of robotics, embedded systems, and real-time control, integrating microcontrollers, sensors, and actuators while delivering high-performance firmware.

You will lead real-time control algorithms, optimize for power and reliability, and mentor junior engineers. Collaboration with hardware and software teams is essential to push our HMND‑01 Alpha platform to