Embedded Engineer - Humanoid Joint & Motor Control

Role Summary  Develop embedded firmware and software for humanoid robot joints and motors. The role covers embedded component selection, real-time motor and joint control, sensor and communication integration, actuator bring-up, debugging and validation. 

Key Responsibilities

• Define the embedded architecture for humanoid joints and actuators.
• Identify suitable MCU/MPU, motor driver, sensors and communication interfaces.
• Develop firmware for BLDC/PMSM motor control and Field-Oriented Control (FOC).
• Implement position, velocity, torque and current control.
• Develop joint-control, calibration and actuator-management functions.
• Integrate encoders and position, current, torque and temperature sensors.
• Develop drivers for PWM, ADC, timers, DMA, SPI, I²C, UART and CAN/CAN FD.
• Connect the joint controller to the robot/motion controller using CAN FD, EtherCAT or Ethernet.
• Implement diagnostics, fault handling, watchdog and protection mechanisms.
• Support board, motor and actuator bring-up, tuning, debugging and validation.
• Collaborate with robotics, electronics, mechanical and control teams.

•    Required Skills

• Strong Embedded C/C++ and MCU firmware development.
• Experience with bare-metal and/or RTOS-based systems.
• Knowledge of BLDC/PMSM motor control and FOC.
• Understanding of position, velocity, torque and current control.
• Experience with PWM, ADC, timers, DMA and encoder interfaces.
• Experience with CAN/CAN FD, Ethernet, SPI, I²C or UART.
• Experience integrating encoders and motor/joint sensors.
• Strong hardware/software debugging and system bring-up skills.

Preferred Skills

• Robotics, humanoid robots, servo drives, motor control or industrial automation.
• Renesas, STM32, TI C2000, NXP or Infineon MCUs.
• FreeRTOS or similar RTOS.
• ROS 2 / Micro ROS exposure.
• Motor drivers, inverters and power electronics.

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Electronics, Electrical, Embedded Systems, Mechatronics, Robotics, Control Systems, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience in embedded systems, motor control, robotics or motion control.

Core Keywords

Humanoid Robotics • Embedded C/C++ • MCU • RTOS • Joint Control • Motor Control • Position Control • Velocity Control • Torque Control • PWM • ADC • Encoder • CAN FD • Sensors • Actuator • Firmware • Diagnostics • Bring-up