Skip · 23 hours ago
Motor Control Firmware Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $201K/yr
5+ years expSkip is an early-stage start-up on a mission to restore mobility through innovative wearable robotic devices. The Motor Control Firmware Engineer will focus on developing firmware for motor control systems and contribute to the design and development of novel actuators while working closely with a team of senior engineers.
Computer Software
No H1B
Responsibilities
Help us precisely control a range of actuators including off-the-shelf BLDCs, custom PMSM and axial flux motors, cycloid gearboxes, and series elastic actuators, including writing firmware for our motor control chip (currently c2000; but likely to change over time)
Guide design and development decisions for future iterations of the product, and future systems; including novel actuator design, motor control chip selection and firmware requirements
Characterize and model our actuators for open-loop and closed-loop torque control. Create thermal models and evaluate the thermal limits of the actuator
Optimise the load-cell and closed-loop torque control, with a focus on reliability and robustness
Own the process of productising our novel actuation systems as standalone products and components of a broader platform
Help develop other aspects of our end-to-end real-time embedded firmware / linux systems, from vision and roadmap through design and into practice, including for adjacent products such as our Parkinson’s product, future clinical and research devices which require more edge-compute
Wear prototypes several hours a week to participate in data collection, on-body testing and provide feedback
Bring joy t o the team, participate in embarrassing team events, tolerate KZ’s terrible music
Qualification
Required
5+ years' experience working in robotics or mechatronics
Extensive experience controlling PMSM, including Ti and STM chipsets
Experience with design for systems at scale, with a focus on testing and validation
Demonstrable expertise in C/C++ for high performance applications
Expertise with Linux, command-line tools, Python scripting
Strong experience developing real-time firmware for multi-sensor systems
Knowledge of low level hardware and OS internals at a kernel level
Attention to detail, even in the middle of overly-long lists
Experience with troubleshooting tools (JTAG, SWD, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers)
Ability to work at the Skip Bay Area office >3 days/week
Sense of humour, tolerant of Aussie & Canadian spelling
Preferred
Experience with powered consumer electronics (e.g. drones, robot vacuums)
Experience in start-up environments and using AI coding tools to leverage your skills for broader impact
Personal motivation to improve human movement
Taylor Swift fan. Good taste in background music :)
Company
Skip
Skip is on a mission to make life joyful through powered movement. Movement is a powerful way to build physical, mental and social health.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Anna Roumiantseva
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Kathryn Zealand
Founder
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