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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 82 days Salient Motion's roles stay open a median of 83 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 95% of Salient Motion's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Salient Motion
- high 21 stale, 0 reposted of 22 open
- Hiring momentum
- 27 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 Salient Motion's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Salient Motion.
About this role
The Firmware Engineer role involves developing embedded software primarily in C for STM32 microcontrollers, particularly in the context of motor controllers. The engineer will engage in end-to-end development, from requirements gathering to design, implementation, and verification, while also collaborating with hardware and mechanical teams to troubleshoot and debug issues. A significant portion of the work will require hands-on hardware debugging and schematic reading.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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 Salient Motion as an employer.
What you need
- U.S. Citizenship
- 2-3 years embedded C programming experience
- RTOS experience - ThreadX, FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or similar
- Communication interface experience with at least 2-3 of: SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, Ethernet, BiSS-C
- Embedded peripheral experience with Analog-to-Digital Converters, Timers, Memories (Flash, EEPROM, fRAM etc.)
- Hardware debugging experience with oscilloscopes and/or logic analyzers
Nice to have
- DO-178C / DAL certification experience
- Motor control background: FOC, Space Vector Modulation, current loops
- Sensor experience: Hall sensors, incremental encoders, absolute encoders
What you get
- Competitive compensation: $120,000 to $140,000 base salary + equity
- Exceptional healthcare benefits, Medical is 100% covered by the company
- Flexible PTO
- 401K
Worth weighing
- Majority on-site presence required, which may not suit all candidates
- Role involves significant hardware debugging, which may not appeal to pure software engineers
- Focus on defense-related projects may limit the scope of work
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Listed by Salient Motion on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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