Technical skills

C++Bug tracking

About this role

At Rhoda AI, we’re building the next generation of generalist intelligent robots. We own the full robotics stack from high-performance hardware and robot systems to the infrastructure and state-of-the-art foundation world models that control our robots. Our robots are designed to be generalists capable of operating in complex, real-world environments and handling long-tail edge cases, made possible by our cutting edge research and end-to-end system design.

We've raised over $450M and are investing aggressively in model research, infrastructure, hardware development, and manufacturing scale-up to make generalist robotics a reality.

You will own the development of Rhoda's low-level firmware stack for distributed real-time control across humanoid platforms. This role centers on deterministic communication, control-loop synchronization, and embedded software robustness in an EtherCAT environment spanning dozens of joints, sensors, and distributed controllers.

You will design, implement, and validate firmware components that guarantee sub-millisecond coordination between motor drivers, safety controllers, and perception nodes — bridging the mechanical, electrical, and control domains.

This role is an MTS with a clear path to grow!

What You'll Do

Select and tune RTOS; define priorities and scheduling; optimize interrupt and DMA paths; harden watchdogs and recovery; measure and guard timing budgets
Design, implement, and maintain low-level firmware for real-time motion control nodes over EtherCAT
Develop synchronization and communication layers ensuring deterministic cycle times (What We're Looking For
Bachelor's or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Robotics
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2+ years of experience in embedded firmware development for real-time control systems
Experience with low-level system interfaces (I2C, SPI, Ethernet, USB, CAN bus)
Experience with micro-controller firmware development across ARM Cortex-M and similar architectures
Proficiency in C/C++ and experience with low-level debugging (JTAG, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes)
Experience with real time operating systems (RTOS) (FreeRTOS, Zephyr RTOS)
Familiarity with SPI, I²C, UART, PWM, ADC, and sensor interface design
Demonstrated ability to write reliable, well-structured, and maintainable embedded code in safety-critical environments
Evidence of shipping real-time-critical products

Nice to Have

(But Not Required)
Embedded Linux software development. Board Support Package (BSP) development and integration on Linux-based platforms
Linux kernel programming: device tree, Kconfig, device drivers, kernel modules.
Experience with GMSL2 and MIPI-CSI2 camera drivers (V4L2).
Experience with Field-Oriented Control (FOC) implementation for BLDC motor drives
Yocto Project / Bitbake for custom distribution builds.