As a Firmware Engineer, you will be responsible for the designing and development of safety firmware on the Spot platform. This role also involves working directly with our hardware team in board bring-up and debugging which includes writing test harnesses and manufacturing support. The ideal candidate will be able to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and is comfortable with interpreting requirements from multiple sources into a workable concept.
Boston Dynamics is a world leader in mobile robots, tackling some of the toughest robotics challenges. For years, our awe-inspiring viral videos on YouTube have shown the world what remarkably capable robots can do. Now we are quickly becoming a recognized leader in automation solutions for industrial applications and warehouse logistics.
Day to day activities:
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Work directly with the hardware team on defining and developing firmware and other system level software
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Support the hardware team in board bring-up and debugging
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Develop new functional safety FW features
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Continually striving to improve the product and the process
Desired skills:
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Demonstrated ability to write high quality production software and firmware
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Knowledge of source code control and build systems
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Functional Safety experience with standards such as IEC 62304/IEC 61508/ISO 26262
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Experience carrying functional safety FW through third party certification
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Ability to write scripts and other support software to verify designs
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Ability to understand and interpret schematics
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Comfortable with basic lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analysers, DMM and power supplies
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8+ years of industry experience working in embedded software and firmware development in C/C++
Nice to have:
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Experience with Linux at both the kernel and user spaces
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Comfortable with I2C, SPI, USB, Ethernet, CAN, PCIe at the device register level
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Test fixturing and manufacturing infrastructure
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Embedded RTOS
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What We Do
Boston Dynamics builds advanced mobile manipulation robots with remarkable mobility, dexterity perception and agility. We use sensor-based controls and computation to unlock the potential of complex mechanisms. Our world-class development teams develop prototypes for wild new concepts, do build-test-build engineering and field testing and transform successful designs into robot products. Our goal is to change your idea of what robots can do.
