Senior Firmware Engineer, Dusty
Office located in Mountain View, CA
Robot-powered tools for the modern construction workforce
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Robot-powered tools for the modern construction workforce
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
Office located in Mountain View, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To revolutionize the construction industry through the power of innovation and automation.
Role
Who you are
- Prior experience with robotics or construction is not required
- Detail-oriented with a strong focus on real-time performance, power efficiency, and robust error handling
- Collaborative team player capable of working across mechanical, electrical, and software domains
- Passionate about innovation and staying updated on advancements in robotics and embedded systems
Desirable
- Proven experience in embedded firmware development, particularly with ARM Cortex-M and Cortex-A platforms
- Proficiency in programming languages, including C, C++, and assembly
- Hands-on experience with RTOS, embedded Linux, and communication protocols
- Familiarity with tools like Keil, IAR, Eclipse, Make, and CMake
- Knowledge of FPGA development and simulation is a plus
- Experience leading design reviews and mentoring junior engineers
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Sr. Firmware Engineer to join our team and own all of Dusty’s firmware and low level software development efforts
- You will be working cross functionally with our hardware and robotics teams to create specifications and deliver innovative solutions that will advance the world's most accurate autonomous printing solution
- You'll collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and robotics engineers, to deliver features that will advance the state of the art in robotic printing
- You'll also work with other engineering leads to create specifications and design new systems from the ground up
- As a Senior Firmware Engineer at Dusty Robotics, you will play a critical role in both advancing the firmware that powers our robotic systems and building new systems from the ground up
- You’ll be working on a cross functional team of mechanical, electrical, robotics, and controls engineers and own the firmware components of all projects
- Your work will directly impact the reliability and performance of our robots, contributing to their ability to transform the construction industry
- Advance the capabilities of our core product and design and develop firmware from the ground up for new products for robotic automation
- Work with ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers to create robust, low-level C/C++ interfaces with hardware components within an RTOS environment (e.g. , sensors, motors, controllers)
- Develop embedded Linux software for ARM Cortex-A MCUs, including power-efficient and real-time performance optimizations
- Build communication protocol stacks over Ethernet, EtherCAT, CAN, UART, SPI, and I2C networks
- Implement wireless protocol stacks, including WiFi, LoRa, and BLE
- Develop efficient firmware for robotic sensors (e.g. , IMUs, gyroscopes, cameras)
- Assist with initial hardware bring-up and validation testing
- Contribute to power management architecture and implement system power policies in firmware
- Work with our controls and robot engineers to develop firmware for control systems (e.g. , motor controllers, stepper motors, and system level controls)
- Maintain comprehensive firmware documentation, including design specifications, APIs, and troubleshooting procedures
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug system-level issues and ensure seamless integration
- Support field teams with diagnostics and troubleshooting during deployment or testing
Our take
The US construction sector is at a crisis point. Costs are rising, as is demand for buildings, this is combined with major sector short staffing, and the persistent issues of budget bloat and delayed completion dates that plague the majority of projects.
Dusty has designed a hyper-specific, high-demand robot for the construction industry. It’s an automated printing machine that lays down full-scale floor markings for construction projects, with 1mm accuracy and rich floor lines and labelling capabilities (now including QR codes). This is a task normally carried out manually, with chalk, so Dusty’s solution offers substantial benefits in terms of accuracy, saved time, and ultimately saved costs.
Because the construction sector has resisted automation for so long, Dusty is an early entrant to a pretty uncluttered market. Firstly, it’s meant the company has been able to rapidly whip up lucrative contracts with dozens of national construction companies like DPR and Swinerton. Secondly, it means the highly pedigreed development team has a comfortable scope to bring new robots to what’s expected to be an especially cash-flush, international market over the years to come.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2024
$70m
LATE VC
Jun 2023
$13m
LATE VC
Total funding: $260m
Company values
- Professionalism: Dusty’s contractor-grade solutions are the tool of choice for professionals. On the job site, Dusty looks and acts professional. In the office, we treat each other with respect
- Trust: Our tools are used for mission-critical work on the most demanding jobs. Contractors trust Dusty to deliver. Within our team, we create a safe environment and trust each person to do their part to make us successful
- Simplicity: Our products are easy to use by anyone in the construction industry. We value simple engineering designs that are easy to understand, build, and maintain. We communicate with each other using plain, clear language
- Playfulness: Our products are fun to use and full of personality. We approach our work with a sense of lighthearted humor, without taking ourselves too seriously. We believe that creative, out-of-the-box thinking leads to better outcomes
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
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Leadership
Tessa Lau
(Co-Founder & CEO)Spent over a decade in Research at IBM, then Willow Garage. They then co-founded Savioke where they served as CTO and Chief Robot Whisperer until co-founding Dusty Robotics.
Philipp Herget
(Co-Founder & CTO)Spent nearly a decade as an Advanced Scientist/Engineer at IBM, before spending 3 years as a Robotics Lead at Savioke.
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