Systems Test Engineer

Figure is an AI Robotics company developing a general purpose humanoid. Our Humanoid is designed for corporate tasks targeting labor shortages and jobs that are undesirable or unsafe. We are based in Sunnyvale, CA and require 5 days/week in-office collaboration. We are looking for a Firmware Engineer to design, implement, and test firmware for the motor controllers used by all our actuators. Responsibilities: Requirements: Bonus Qualifications: - Architect, design, implement and test firmware in C++ for motor controllers - Work closely with the hardware team to define hardware requirements and hardware/software interfaces - Work closely with the control team on motor control algorithms and functional interfaces - Develop Python tools to support test automation or hardware calibration - Support hardware/software integration in the lab - Bachelor or Master degree in Computer Science or related field - At least 5 years of industry experience - Mastery of C++ and Python - Hands-on experience developing firmware to control Brushless Direct Current (BLDC) motors, including Field Oriented Control (FOC) - Experience implementing low level software on bare-metal systems and RTOS - Deep understanding of communication buses and protocols like Ethernet, Ethercat, Serial, SPI and I2C - Good understanding of digital signal processing techniques such as FIR, IIR and FFT - Comfortable using lab instruments (Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers…) and debugging tools (Lauterbach…) - Experience developing safety firmware compliant with IEC 61508 or ISO 26262 - Experience with Bazel build systems - Familiar with Agile and Test driven development.

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Salary range [USD annually]: None - None