Staff Firmware Engineer

Job overview

The Staff Firmware Engineer role is onsite in Santa Clara, CA. Compensation is $200,000–$350,000 per year. The role supports a fast-growing robotics company developing autonomous robots for industrial automation and works with its founding hardware team. The engineer builds embedded firmware connecting hardware and software, including motor control and real-time systems. The work supports reliable robot operation and integration across hardware, electrical, and machine-learning systems.

What you'll do

• Write low-level C/C++ firmware for motor driver boards and robot hardware
• implement and tune PID loops and real-time motor and actuator control
• build and maintain hardware abstraction layers
• own PCB bring-up, peripheral integration, and hardware debugging
• optimize latency, synchronization, and reliability
• collaborate with electrical, hardware, and ML teams
• take on embedded firmware for more complex motherboard projects as the company scales.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

staff firmware engineer

brahma consulting group

santa clara ca

full-time

$200,000–$350,000/year

robotics

embedded firmware

c/c++

motor control

pid loops

rtos

autonomous robots

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Foundational hardware hire working directly with the founding hardware team; role emphasizes motor control, RTOS, and bare-metal development.

About the employer

Brahma Consulting Group is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.