Senior Firmware Engineer
Fox Robotics is at the bleeding edge of warehouse automation, with a focus on autonomous forklifts. As the leader in this space, Fox has clear product market fit and is scaling fast, with plans to rapidly grow from 100 employees to nearly ~160+ this year alone. With this growth, employees have a once-in-a-career opportunity to learn, all while working as part of a mission-driven team focused on making robots that work.
What you’ll do:
- Architecture, design, and implementation of a distributed system containing multiple motor controllers, PLCs, and other embedded devices
- Design and analysis of control system for an autonomous robotic platform
- Collaboration with other engineering teams to determine requirements and interfaces
- Safety and reliability analysis of firmware systems
- Ensuring a consistently high level of quality for easy and reliable operation
- Working closely with manufacturing teams to ensure that all processes are repeatable and consistent
- Ability to establish well-written documentation of processes and systems
- Mentoring junior engineers
What you’ll need:
- B.S. in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 4+ years of experience in software development
- Experience with designing electromechanical systems
- Experience designing distributed real-time embedded systems
- Experience with bare metal programming and Linux systems
- Strong object-oriented programming background (Python or C++ heavily preferred)
- Strong problem solving and communication skills
Nice to have:
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Robotics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- Experience programming PLCs and/or motor controllers
- Experience with control systems
- Experience with sensors and hardware
- Experience working with Industrial Vehicles.
- Experience with CANopen, TCP/UDP, and other communication protocols.
- Experience with functional safety analysis
Benefits and perks:
- A once in a career opportunity to build, alongside colleagues who deeply care (plus robots that aren’t bad, either!)
- Competitive salary and stock options
- Generous healthcare options
- 401k match
- Unlimited PTO
- Other perks that connect us, including lunch on Fridays, team building activities, and more!
We envision a world where robots serve as a human multiplier for dull and dangerous work. The warehousing industry sees more than 52,000 cases of injuries every year in the US. Our first product is an automated trailer unloader (forklift) that quickly demonstrates measurable value to our customers by both improving efficiency while also increasing safety.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.