Lead TeleOp Embedded Firmware Engineer

Figure • San Jose, CA

15h • $150,000 - $250,000

About The Position

Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is headquartered in San Jose, CA. We are looking for a Firmware Engineer to design, implement and test firmware for critical components of our Humanoid and TeleOp system.

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on engineering experience
• Experience developing firmware for sensing hardware on bare-metal systems and RTOS
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Proficiency in C++ with expertise in low-level systems programming
• Solid understanding of communication protocols and buses such as Ethernet, Serial, CAN, and USB

Nice To Haves

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins or TeamCity
• Familiarity with embedded Linux build systems such as Yocto or Buildroot
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and Test-Driven Development
• Background in Teleoperation, Haptics, or Exoskeleton technologies

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain firmware for embedded systems
• Architect and contribute to Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) infrastructure
• Support hardware/software integration and troubleshooting in a lab setting
• Develop and maintain embedded system environments for platform bring-up and firmware/software deployment
• Create Python tools for test automation, calibration, and system diagnostics

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees