Neros
Senior Firmware Engineer, Ground Software
$180K–$252K
Torrance, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
About the job
Build and field-test firmware for ground control hardware used to operate drones, spanning microcontroller and embedded Linux platforms.
What you'll do
- Develop firmware for ground control hardware and manage operator inputs, aircraft communications, telemetry, and video reception.
- Own control-path latency and reliability and define aircraft-to-ground interface behavior, including during degraded links.
- Bring up and debug hardware, write unit and integration tests, and support hardware-in-the-loop and field testing.
What they ask for
- Strong embedded C, C++, or Rust experience in resource-constrained environments, including firmware shipped on real hardware.
- Real-time firmware experience with interrupts, DMA, and timing budgets.
- Hands-on board bring-up and hardware debugging.
- Working knowledge of UART, SPI, I2C, USB, or Ethernet; track record of taking firmware to production with light direction and appropriate test discipline.
Nice to have
- Embedded Linux, including Yocto or Buildroot; Linux networking and IP-based radio or datalink integration.
- Embedded video pipelines, RC radio or ground controller firmware, product migration from microcontroller to embedded Linux, or flying FPV/RC drones.
Pay
$180,000 – $252,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, Rust, embedded Linux, Yocto, Buildroot, UART, SPI
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