Matic Robots · 5 months ago
Systems Engineer (Firmware)
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expMaticRobots is on a mission to revolutionize home robotics with their innovative floor cleaning robot. They are seeking a Systems Engineer (Firmware) who will bridge the gap between hardware and software, working on a variety of projects including hardware changes, behavioral logic design, and debugging hardware failures.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machinery ManufacturingRobotics
Responsibilities
Bring-up and support for hardware changes (electrical and mechanical). For example:
A new sensing mechanism to detect when the waste bag is full from water during mopping - requires updating device drivers to interface with the new sensor, implementing tests to ensure the new system is working as expected during assembly, and coordinating robot behaviors to accommodate the new system (data filtering, updating the bag fullness check)
Design and improve the behavioral logic and controls algorithms for Matic’s physical systems
Analyze robot logs along with motor and sensor data to debug hardware failures. For example:
Customer reports their Matic isn’t charging despite being properly docked
Employee testing their Matic at home mentions that their robot suddenly started making weird clicking sounds while mopping
Support internal processes with tooling to interface with Matic’s motors and sensors
Qualification
Required
2+ years of industry experience or equivalent (e.g. grad school)
Core software skills: data structures, control flow, computer systems
deep experience with systems programming language(s): C, C++, rust, etc
experience / comfort with scripting / prototyping language(s): python, etc
Experience with hardware (the more the better): Motors (brushed and brushless DC, drivers, operating principles), Controls systems, Sensors (datasheets, device drivers, data filtering), Electrical fundamentals, Mechanical intuition, You've built things (robots, PCBs, 3D-printing, anything)
Experience with microcontrollers (STM32, PIC, ESP32, etc.)
Soft-skills: Multi-disciplinary team & leadership experience, Thinks broadly, connecting insights from across the system to solve problems, Meticulous, detail oriented, organized, Fixated on edge-cases and testing
Preferred
Friendly & approachable personality - non-combative, selfless, team-first mentality
Higher-level robotics exposure: computer vision, machine learning, path planning, SLAM
Company
Matic Robots
Matic is reimagining the next generation of fully autonomous, helpful, and elegant home robots using AI and computer vision.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$106.92MKey Investors
Matt Rogers
2025-08-13Series Unknown· $77.32M
2023-11-02Series A· $24M
2019-11-02Seed· $5.6M
Leadership Team
Navneet Dalal
Cofounder & CEO
Mehul Nariyawala
Co-founder
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