FORT Robotics

Manager, Firmware Engineering

FORT Robotics · Philadelphia, PA

Posted about 3 months ago

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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.

Our read on this posting2.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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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.

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