or apply directly on FORT Robotics's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 82 days FORT Robotics's roles stay open a median of 83 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 40% of FORT Robotics's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at FORT Robotics
- high 4 stale, 0 reposted of 5 open
- Hiring momentum
- 12 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-25
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from FORT Robotics's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for FORT Robotics.
About this role
The Manager of Firmware Engineering at FORT Robotics leads the firmware group while also engaging in hands-on embedded engineering. This role involves managing the team’s development process, ensuring technical health, and contributing directly to firmware for safety-critical embedded devices. The manager will balance leadership responsibilities with technical contributions, including writing production code and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of FORT Robotics as an employer.
What you need
- Solid, current embedded expertise across C and C++, RTOS, and Embedded Linux development
- Experience with hardware bring-up and low-level debugging
- Familiarity with standard interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C, USB, CAN) and IP networking
- Proficiency in Python for automation
- Experience owning firmware CI/CD
- Strong technical judgment for feasibility, estimation, and risk assessment
Nice to have
- Background in functional safety or another regulated industry (medical, automotive, aerospace, industrial)
Worth weighing
- Hybrid work schedule with a minimum of three days in the office
- Role involves significant hands-on work in addition to management responsibilities
- Emphasis on safety-critical firmware development may require high standards and rigorous processes
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Listed by FORT Robotics on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.