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Serve Robotics is building autonomous sidewalk robots for urban delivery, currently operating fleets in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Atlanta, and Chicago. The company is reimagining last-mile logistics by removing delivery traffic from congested streets and expanding delivery access to underserved areas.
The Electrical Engineering team is responsible for ensuring product safety, reliability, and performance across the robotic platform. As a Senior Robotics Embedded Engineer, you will drive hardware–firmware integration across multiple PCB designs and robotic subsystems. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on early-stage hardware enablement and system validation.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead firmware development for PCB bring-up, including power-on validation, peripheral testing, and interface initialization
- Architect and implement low-level drivers, diagnostic tools, and early-stage test utilities for new hardware platforms
- Develop measurement, monitoring, and logging capabilities to assess hardware performance and reliability
- Partner with hardware and mechanical teams to troubleshoot component, signal-integrity, and interface issues
- Own creation and maintenance of test firmware, automation scripts, and engineering validation tools
- Oversee configuration, execution, and debugging of hardware test benches, fixtures, and development platforms
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance in root-cause analysis for hardware–firmware interaction issues
You will collaborate closely with electrical, mechanical, and systems teams to ensure robust hardware performance and drive the transition from prototype to production-ready robotic systems.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
- 7+ years of experience developing embedded firmware in C/C++, Python, and Bash
- Expertise with Linux and RTOS-based systems
- Strong understanding of real-time behavior, system bring-up, and low-level hardware interfaces
- Proficiency with CAN, UART, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and related communication protocols
- Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, and hardware debugging tools
- Background in robotics, consumer electronics, or complex electromechanical systems
- Preferred: familiarity with system modeling, control fundamentals, or sensor integration
