Engineered Arts is the leading manufacturer of full-size humanoid robots used for entertainment, education and communication. With 20 years of hardware and software development, our robots have been sold in over 30 countries worldwide with customers such as NASA, PwC, Meta and many more.
Our Ameca robot is well known as ‘the face of AI’ and a social media viral success, taking advantage of the generative AI craze. Along with our ultra-realistic Mesmer range of animated figures our robots continue to surprise and excite visitors at museums, theme parks, visitor attractions and trade shows as well as aid leading universities with AI and robotics research. Our robots are poised to break into the future mega-expansion service robot segment, with applications such as front of house, receptions, check-in desks, information points and PoS. We are also exploring how our humanoid robot technology can disrupt other robotics sectors such as the growing cobot sub-segment of the industrial robotics market.
We are a team of dedicated engineers and creatives striving to develop the very best experiences for our customers. Our internal motto is ‘Be Wow’, everything we do is fun, entertaining or surprising to encounter. We always push the boundaries of what is possible in humanoid robotics, researching and developing new systems and techniques to further their appeal. We explore and challenge the human perception of robots as well as the fear and discomfort and the excitement and joy life-like mechanical humanoids present.
Role OutlineDo you want to help build the future of humanoid robots?
We’re looking for a talented firmware development engineer to write firmware for microcontroller based systems. We develop a wide range of modules tightly integrated into our products to provide motor control, power management and communications. We often need to develop new projects to support new use cases and devices as well as extending and maintaining our existing products. All of our electronics are developed in house within a tight knit team spanning firmware, electronics, mechanical and software engineers to create large scale systems.
Our internal motto is “Be Wow”, our robots are wow and we seek engineers who embody this in their work by building intuitive, effective systems that delight users and drive success.
Key Responsibilities- Develop C-based software for various microcontrollers, ensuring robust and efficient operation.
- Design and implement new firmware projects for cutting-edge hardware designs, from concept to deployment.
- Maintain, modify, and enhance existing C-based firmware, adding new features, resolving bugs, and optimizing performance.
- Actively participate in design reviews to contribute insights on cost-optimization, size reduction, and reliability improvements for new board designs.
- Create comprehensive test plans for firmware features, ensuring thorough validation and quality assurance.
- Strong proficiency in C (embedded/firmware development)
- Familiarity with ARM-based microcontrollers
- Comfortable working in a Linux-based development environment
- Experience using version control systems in a team setting
- Hardware/bring-up capability, including:
- Reading and interpreting schematics, datasheets, and reference manuals
- Using basic lab equipment such as an oscilloscope and multimeter
- Nice to have: STM32 ecosystem experience, including STM32CubeMX
- Working at the forefront of the rapidly growing field of humanoid robotics.
- Working in a creative environment with highly skilled and committed colleagues.
- Work across a broad technical field with ample variety in tasks and opportunity to deepen your knowledge and experience in many areas.
- Working on a proven, commercially successful product consistently shipping units.
At Engineered Arts, innovation is at the core of everything we do — and we believe true innovation only happens when diverse minds come together.
We are committed to building a workplace where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives feel welcome, supported, and empowered to contribute. Whether you’re an engineer, developer, or creative thinker, we value what makes you unique.
We actively promote inclusion across our hiring, design, and development practices, and we’re always looking for new ways to reflect the world around us — in our team, our robots, and our ideas. Because building the future means including everyone in it.
We are committed to equal opportunity in employment and comply with all applicable non-discrimination and equal employment laws in the regions where we operate.
