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Salary: USD 130,000 - 160,000 / annual
Salient Motion is pioneering modular motion control technologies for the industrial, aerospace, and defense sectors. The company is well-funded, revenue-generating, and recently relocated to a new large hangar facility in Hawthorne, CA.
You will join the Software Engineering team to build and scale a web-based telemetry and diagnostics platform that provides real-time visibility into next-generation motor controllers and electromechanical systems. This role bridges embedded systems with intuitive user interfaces, requiring collaboration across firmware, hardware, and systems engineering teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop and scale web applications for motor telemetry and diagnostics
- Create intuitive data visualizations for real-time and historical telemetry data
- Design and maintain scalable backend APIs and data pipelines for diagnostics and remote logging
- Work closely with embedded engineers to define protocols and telemetry schemas
- Own features end-to-end from concept through deployment and iteration
- Collaborate with designers to implement clean, thoughtful UI/UX
- Contribute to system architecture, documentation, and requirements
- Partner with mechanical and hardware engineers on system-level qualification and development tests
- Architect and deploy test fixtures and automated test infrastructure
- Develop data analysis pipelines and pass/fail criteria for hardware validation
The role is not purely software-focused; you will use oscilloscopes, read schematics, and debug board-level issues alongside writing code.
Requirements:
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent industry experience
- 2+ years as a software engineer with frontend and backend experience, ideally in a product-focused environment
- Strong experience with TypeScript and React
- Experience with Electron desktop application development
- Experience with Firebase (Authentication, Firestore, Cloud Functions)
- Solid backend experience using Node.js or Python; Python experience for test scripting and data analysis is a plus
- Experience designing and building REST or WebSocket APIs
- Experience working with real-time data, time-series databases, or WebSocket streams
- Familiarity with Figma and experience collaborating closely with designers
- Strong UX instincts and passion for building clean, usable interfaces
- Bias for action and ownership mentality
Nice to haves:
- Experience building UI dashboards for hardware systems
- Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, or Vite
- Familiarity with WebHID/WebUSB or binary protocol communication with hardware devices
- Hacker's mindset: curious, resourceful, and focused on improving tools
Note: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) to meet customer and regulatory requirements. The company is open to relocating candidates.
