ENGINEER, EMBEDDED SYSTEMS (ELECTRONICS)

Ghost Robotics is the industry leader in legged robotic systems that not only help our customers solve complex operational, national security, and technical challenges to save lives, reduce harm and improve outcomes.

We are looking for an Embedded Systems Engineer with a focus on firmware development to help address growing firmware needs across Ghost's Q-UGV platforms. This role is ideal for an engineer with some professional firmware experience who is ready to deepen their skills under the mentorship of our Senior Embedded Engineer while taking meaningful ownership of firmware development work.You will work on low-level firmware for embedded robotic subsystems including sensing, motor control, battery management, and high-speed communication.

This position reports to the Head of Electrical and Firmware Engineering and works closely with a team of interdisciplinary team of firmware, mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers.

What You'll Do

Firmware Development

• Develop and maintain firmware in C or C++ for embedded robotic subsystems including position sensing, motor control, battery management, and real-time control loops.
• Implement and optimize communication interfaces such as Ethernet, EtherCAT, QSPI, SPI, and I2C.
• Integrate RGB, thermal/IR, TOF, gas, audio, and other task-specific sensors into Ghost's Q-UGV platforms at the firmware layer.
• Support real-time system performance through interrupt scheduling, DMA, and RTOS-based development.
• Contribute to revision-controlled firmware codebases and participate in code reviews.

Debugging and Integration

• Debug firmware issues in a systematic manner, working closely with the Senior Embedded Engineer on root cause analysis.
• Support board bring-up and hardware/software integration from the firmware side, partnering with electronics engineers who own the hardware design.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to integrate embedded subsystems into full robotic platforms.
• Participate in design reviews and contribute to technical documentation.