Systems Engineer (Firmware)

Matic • Mountain View, CA

50d

About The Position

As the name “firmware” may imply, this role closes the gap between our software and our hardware. In this role, you will be the hardware team’s window into Matic’s software, and you will be the software team’s window into Matic’s hardware. Firmware engineers are fundamentally cross-discipline and are expected to operate with product-focused systems-level thinking.

Requirements

• 2+ years of industry experience or equivalent (e.g. grad school)
• Core software skills: data structures, control flow, computer systems
• deep experience with systems programming language(s): C, C++, rust, etc.
• experience / comfort with scripting / prototyping language(s): python, etc.
• Experience with hardware (the more the better): Motors (brushed and brushless DC, drivers, operating principles) Controls systems Sensors (datasheets, device drivers, data filtering) Electrical fundamentals Mechanical intuition
• You’ve built things (robots, PCBs, 3D-printing, anything)
• Experience with microcontrollers (STM32, PIC, ESP32, etc.)
• Multi-disciplinary team & leadership experience
• Thinks broadly, connecting insights from across the system to solve problems
• Meticulous, detail oriented, organized
• Fixated on edge-cases and testing

Nice To Haves

• Friendly & approachable personality non-combative, selfless, team-first mentality
• Higher-level robotics exposure: computer vision, machine learning, path planning, SLAM

Responsibilities

• Bring-up and support for hardware changes (electrical and mechanical). For example: A new sensing mechanism to detect when the waste bag is full from water during mopping - requires updating device drivers to interface with the new sensor, implementing tests to ensure the new system is working as expected during assembly, and coordinating robot behaviors to accommodate the new system (data filtering, updating the bag fullness check).
• Design and improve the behavioral logic and controls algorithms for Matic’s physical systems
• Analyze robot logs along with motor and sensor data to debug hardware failures. For example: Customer reports their Matic isn’t charging despite being properly docked Employee testing their Matic at home mentions that their robot suddenly started making weird clicking sounds while mopping
• Support internal processes with tooling to interface with Matic’s motors and sensors

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees