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Senior Firmware Engineer, Motor Controls

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $191,000–$191,000🗓 2026-07-14 → 2026-07-31

Core

Develop motor control and actuator firmware for autonomous vehicles on land, air, and sea.

Role type

Senior Firmware Engineer (Motor Controls)

Builds

Motion control systems for precision actuators and electric propulsion

Domain

Defense technology / Autonomous systems / Embedded control

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Embedded C, classical control theory, embedded ARM microcontrollers, low-level device driver development, safety-critical systems, embedded systems tools (compilers/debuggers/IDEs), revision control systems

Preferred skills

Bus protocols (SPI, I2C, CAN, RS485), instrumentation (oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers), Matlab/Simulink, controls theory

Technologies

RTOS, ARM microcontrollers, C

Responsibilities

Develop microcontroller software using an RTOS, develop reusable device drivers and application libraries, bring up new boards and toolchains, assist with part selection and board design, create low-level infrastructure for safety-critical systems, assist with SITL/HITL test fixtures and simulation environments, support device manufacturing and operational deployments

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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