Embedded Software Engineer

Job overview

The Embedded Software Engineer role is onsite in Waltham, MA, with an annual salary of $100,000–$150,000. The role develops software for autonomous mobile robots operating in warehouse and industrial environments at The Home Depot. The engineer builds and supports reliable software for robot control, sensing, communications, diagnostics, and hardware integration. Working with cross-functional engineering teams, the role helps deliver production-ready robotic systems and supports their deployment and operation.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for robotic platforms
• implement motion control, sensor integration, power management, communications, diagnostics, telemetry, and safety monitoring
• optimize real-time performance
• integrate sensors and hardware
• develop drivers and interfaces
• troubleshoot hardware/software issues
• build unit, integration, and system tests
• support automated and hardware-in-the-loop validation and production deployment.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

embedded software engineer

robotics

autonomous mobile robots

c++

embedded linux

real-time systems

hardware integration

waltham ma

home depot

$100k–$150k annually

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a bachelor's degree in a related technical field, at least three years of embedded software development, proficiency in C and C++, embedded Linux experience, and understanding of real-time systems and communication protocols.

About the employer

Home Depot is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.