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Real Time Recruitment Solutions (RTRS) · 9 hours ago

Senior Firmware Engineer

positionBrooklyn, NY
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$170K/yr - $200K/yr

Real Time Recruitment Solutions (RTRS) is hiring experienced Firmware Engineers to own core embedded systems for real robots deployed in demanding environments. The role involves building and maintaining production-grade firmware and driving real-time communications across distributed devices.

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Hiring Manager
Martin Byrne
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Responsibilities

Build and maintain production‑grade firmware at scale (OTA, security, diagnostics, robust logging)
Drive real‑time comms across distributed devices (Ethernet; SPI, I²C; plus CAN/EtherCAT; BLE as needed)
Implement and tune low‑level control (e.g., field‑oriented control), timing/sync, and ISR strategy
Create tools/workflows that make field debugging fast for technicians
Collaborate closely with electrical/mechanical to solve whole‑system problems
Write reliable C/C++ (bare‑metal/RTOS); use Python for prototyping and test tooling

Qualification

Embedded systemsC/C++ programmingReal-time communicationsFirmware developmentLow-level controlPythonPower electronicsFPGACamera sensorsKernel-level workPCB layout

Required

Build and maintain production‑grade firmware at scale (OTA, security, diagnostics, robust logging)
Drive real‑time comms across distributed devices (Ethernet; SPI, I²C; plus CAN/EtherCAT; BLE as needed)
Implement and tune low‑level control (e.g., field‑oriented control), timing/sync, and ISR strategy
Create tools/workflows that make field debugging fast for technicians
Collaborate closely with electrical/mechanical to solve whole‑system problems
Write reliable C/C++ (bare‑metal/RTOS); use Python for prototyping and test tooling
Shipped firmware on 500+ devices (not just prototypes)
Proven ownership of an embedded system from architecture to field support
Strong fundamentals in comms, interrupts, IMU processing (e.g., Kalman), and system‑level thinking

Preferred

Power electronics, FPGA, camera sensors, kernel‑level work, and ability to read schematics/assist with simple PCB layout

Benefits

Full benefits

Company

Real Time Recruitment Solutions (RTRS)

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Real Time Recruitment Solutions (RTRS): Driving Innovation with Specialist Engineering Talent Across Real-Time, Embedded, and Beyond.
dateFounded in 2004
location
Boston, Boston, MA , US
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://www.rtrsjobs.com

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
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