The Firmware Engineer will design and implement firmware for the Roadio camera system, develop driver-level and application-level firmware, and work with mobile teams to ensure low-latency functionality in embedded systems.
Roadio is an Advanced Rider Assistance System (ARAS) purpose-built for motorcycles, mopeds and scooters. Using cameras, computer vision, and predictive-AI, we deliver real-time hazard detection, rider alerts, and active safety signals. Roadio is a venture backed startup with a global team.
About The Role
The Roadio team is looking for an experienced firmware engineer. You'll be responsible for owning the firmware development efforts and will work closely with a small global team in Taiwan, USA, and Canada. This role requires a high level of autonomy and ingenuity and is an instrumental part of our success plan.
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement the firmware stack for the Roadio camera system
- Develop driver-level firmware for peripheral hardware like image sensors, SerDes, USB, and much more
- Develop application-level firmware for ISP, video encoding, and communications over USB
- Optimize the design and implementation for a power and resource constrained embedded system
- Work closely with our iOS and Android development team to deliver a low-latency, efficient, end-to-end computer vision pipeline & pleasant experience to the end-user
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience as a firmware engineer in consumer electronics
- Experience writing bare metal C or C++ firmware, and strong knowledge of embedded RTOSes
- Knowledge of communication protocols like I2C, SPI, UART, MIPI, CAN, USB, SerDes
- Familiar with lab equipment like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and soldering
- Experience working and negotiating with manufacturers from the customer perspective
- Strong written & verbal communication in English (Mandarin a plus)
Nice to Have
- Experience with deploying bare metal code to high performance multi-core ARM based SoCs (A53/ARMv8 or similar)
- Experience with at least one of: image compression, video codecs, image signal processing algorithms (e.g., denoising, motion compensation, sharpening, etc)
- Experience with embedded Linux
- Experience developing firmware under ISO 26262 or IEC 61508 (MISRA/SIL/ASIL)
Benefits
- Competitive salary & benefits
- Equity, based on experience
- Flexible PTO
- Impact within a small team
At Roadio, we don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. Roadio is an equal opportunity employer. Employment at Roadio is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Roadio does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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