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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days Apptronik's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 21% of Apptronik's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Apptronik
- high 86 stale, 2 reposted of 86 open
- Hiring momentum
- 120 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Apptronik's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Apptronik.
About this role
As a Senior Firmware Engineer at Apptronik, you will focus on developing and optimizing actuation and motor control firmware for humanoid robots. Your role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and implement control systems, ensuring reliability and performance across production units. You will also contribute to testing strategies and firmware quality as the company scales its robotic solutions.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- 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 Apptronik as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience developing production-grade embedded software
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Experience developing motor control firmware for BLDC or other brushless motors
- Hands-on experience developing hard real-time embedded firmware in production environments
- Experience deploying firmware to devices in the field
Nice to have
- Master's degree with a focus on controls or motor drives
- Working knowledge of Python, Docker, and Git
- Experience with EtherCAT for real-time motor control communications
- Experience with embedded communication protocols such as SPI, UART, RS485, and CAN
- Experience with humanoid robotics or industrial robotics
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Focus on safety-critical systems may require high attention to detail
- Role involves significant collaboration across multiple engineering disciplines
- Opportunity to grow technical leadership within a team setting
Summarised from Apptronik's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Apptronik on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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