Senior Firmware Engineer, Figure
$160-250k
5 days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)
AI robotics company
Open for applications
AI robotics company
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$160-250k
5 days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To expand human capabilities through advanced AI.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of engineering experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Mastery of C, C++, Python and Linux
- Experience implementing low level software on bare-metal systems and RTOS
- Good knowledge of computer architecture
- Deep understanding of communication buses and protocols like Ethernet, Ethercat, Serial, CAN or USB
- Comfortable using lab instruments (Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers…) and debugging tools (Lauterbach…)
Desirable
- Experience with motor controllers or battery management systems
- Experience implementing CI/CD infrastructures
- Familiar with Agile and Test driven development
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Firmware Engineer to design, implement and test firmware for critical components of our Humanoid
- Architect, design, implement and test firmware in C or C++ for critical components such as motor controllers, battery management systems and sensing hardware
- Define a strategy to facilitate reuse of the code base and tools used to develop firmware on different hardware platforms
- Develop Python tools to support test automation or hardware calibration
- Contribute to the development of our Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) infrastructure
- Support hardware/software integration in the lab
Our take
With an aging population and 10 million unsafe and undesirable jobs in the US, labour supply growth is predicted to flatline in the 21st century. Automation of jobs is a potential solution to these growing societal problems.
Exiting stealth in 2023, Figure Robotics joins a slew of AI and manufacturing companies with a distinct interest in humanoid robotics. The benefits of humanoid robotics, according to Figure, include the potential for them to take over unsafe or undesirable jobs from people, essentially leading to a happier and more purposeful society.
There’s clearly a long way to go, with Figure aware that its mission to expand human capabilities through advanced AI will take decades. That said, it has managed to raise more than $750 million in funding so far to help its long-term growth. And, with preliminary testing underway through a partnership with BMW, the company is certainly off to a good start.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2024
$675m
LATE VC
Jul 2023
$9m
SERIES A
Total funding: $854m
Company values
- Move Fast & Be Technically Fearless - Hesitation is the enemy of momentum. We are tackling today's most complex technological challenges by testing, experimenting, and taking calculated risks to embrace the unknown without fear of failure
- Product First, Mission Focused - Our product and our mission are one in the same: to bring a commercially viable humanoid to the market. We are builders, designers, and engineers united by a commitment to that mission, avoiding distraction and unrelated activities to remain laser-focused on shipping a safe, high quality product
- Aggressively Optimistic - Building Figure won’t be an easy win; it will require decades of commitment and ingenuity. We’re humbled by our mission, and aspire to remain optimistic even in the face of enormous hurdles
- Maximize Future Impact - We have what it takes to build the most groundbreaking company on the planet—to create an inspiring future for generations to come, with improved access to goods and services, safer working conditions, and more opportunity for fulfilling work. Our focus is on what we can achieve 5, 10, 20+ years from now, not the near-term wins
- Championship Mindset - To address the extraordinary demands of our work, we believe in operating as a winning team. We are in the trenches together, collaborating in-person, and pushing each other to the highest levels of performance
Company HQ
Sunnyvale, CA
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Leadership
Brett Adcock
(Founder)Currently Founder at Archer. Previously Founder at Vettery and various other statups.
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