Senior Embedded Engineer Hardware Team San Francisco San Francisco Full-time About Humble Robotics Working at Humble Robotics means taking on the biggest change in ground transportation in decades. We’re building an autonomous, zero-emissions hauler that dramatically lowers the cost of freight with groundbreaking vision-based AI, designed for today’s global logistics network. We’re a fast-moving, close-knit team of AV industry veterans and innovative thinkers. We don’t believe culture can be engineered – but when it falls into place, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Progress has never felt so present. Position Overview As an Embedded Engineer, you will develop safety-critical, real-time firmware for automotive ECUs powering vehicle control and supervisory functions. You will work across the full firmware lifecycle, from board bring-up to production deployment, collaborating closely with hardware, software, systems, and safety engineering teams. About Humble Robotics Working at Humble Robotics means taking on the biggest change in ground transportation in decades. We’re building an autonomous, zero-emissions hauler that dramatically lowers the cost of freight with groundbreaking vision-based AI, designed for today’s global logistics network. We’re a fast-moving, close-knit team of AV industry veterans and innovative thinkers. We don’t believe culture can be engineered – but when it falls into place, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Progress has never felt so present. Position Overview As an Embedded Engineer, you will develop safety-critical, real-time firmware for automotive ECUs powering vehicle control and supervisory functions. You will work across the full firmware lifecycle, from board bring-up to production deployment, collaborating closely with hardware, software, systems, and safety engineering teams. As part of the interview process, we may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to compare your qualifications and experience to the job description. A human reviews all AI output and makes a final hiring decision. Humble Robotics does not rely on the output to make any employment decisions. Some applicants may have a legal right to opt-out of the use of AI as part of our interview process. Contact legal@humblerobotics.ai to exercise this right or if you have further questions on the use of AI tools in our hiring process. Humble Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristics protected by law. Humble Robotics will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with local ordinances. Key Responsibilities

Architect, develop, debug, and test real-time embedded firmware in C++ for automotive-grade microcontrollers

Develop and maintain bootloaders, low-level drivers, middleware, and RTOS configurations

Implement and integrate automotive communication protocols (CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet) and peripheral interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART)

Collaborate with hardware engineers on schematic review, board bring-up, and hardware-software co-debugging

Manage reliable communications between compute and embedded platforms on the vehicle

Partner with Tier 1s to integrate vehicle components

Develop and execute unit, integration, and hardware-in-loop test strategies

Root-cause both board-level and vehicle-level issues in the field

Support manufacturing test development and vehicle software deployment.

Minimum Qualifications

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

3+ years developing production embedded firmware in C/C++

Experience with 32-bit ARM Cortex-M or similar automotive-grade microcontrollers

Experience developing custom HAL, drivers, and middleware on bare-metal or lightweight RTOS platforms

Working knowledge of safety-rated Real-Time Operating Systems

Experience with automotive communication protocols (CAN, LIN) and peripheral interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART)

Comfortable using Git and working in a Linux development environment

Proficiency with hardware debugging tools (SWD/JTAG, multimeter, oscilloscope, logic analyzer)

Eligible to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications

Experience taking an embedded system from concept to production

Experience with safety-critical or fault-tolerant systems in automotive, aerospace, or robotics

Familiarity with ISO 26262 and functional safety concepts

Experience with modern C++ and/or Rust

Automotive Ethernet (100M/1G-T1), TSN/gPTP

Experience with embedded security and/or automotive security

MISRA C/C++ compliance and static analysis tooling

Python for test automation and scripting

Familiarity with HARA, FMEA, and safety-case development

Experience augmenting firmware development with LLMs while maintaining rigor and responsibility

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