Senior Embedded Systems Engineer
Zenos
| Company | Zenos |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | San Mateo |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 28 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (ashby) |
Description
Zenos is a highly funded next-gen AI/robotics startup, with strong customer demand. We are delivering AI productivity to the physical world. We’re attacking a trillion dollar market opportunity with a world class team at lightning speed, and having a ton of fun while doing it.
This role is for someone who thrives in ambiguity, operates independently, and likes working on interesting and varied problems with smart people from places like Google, Amazon, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, and Apple. Our founders previously started a successful AI company and exited for nine figures, and our CEO has been an executive at a hyperscale tech company.
Join us early and take on outsized equity ownership. This is a chance to join a top company with a unique strategy to build the next phase of AI - in the physical world. We have a fun, friendly team, and are hiring fast.
We are currently in stealth mode, but excited to launch with major announcements soon.
What you’ll do
- Develop drive-by-wire and electro-hydraulic actuation systems on industrial ECUs, microcontrollers, and CAN gateways.
- Reverse engineer vehicle communications (CAN / SAE J1939 / CANopen) to interface directly with OEM heavy equipment.
- Design control interfaces for hydraulic actuators using PWM, high-side/low-side drivers, and analog interfaces.
- Architect safety-critical systems on RTOS including hardware/firmware fail-safes and emergency stop (E-stop) interlocks.
- Perform PCB integration, board bring-up, and hardware testing in laboratory and real-vehicle environments.
- Write production-grade embedded C/C++ firmware for custom PCBs, ECUs, and sensor integrations.
- Interface low-level embedded hardware with ROS 2 high-level autonomy stacks (experience with ROS 2 / micro-ROS is a plus, but not required).
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