Staff Motor Control Firmware Engineer
Capstan Medicala day ago
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Summary
Capstan Medical is seeking a Staff Motor Control Firmware Engineer to join their team in Santa Cruz, CA. The role involves developing embedded firmware for a groundbreaking robotic platform for transcatheter valve deployment.
About the Role
As a Staff Motor Control Firmware Engineer, you will design and implement BLDC motor control algorithms, develop bare-metal firmware for STM32 microcontrollers, and ensure safe motor operation through fault detection and protection mechanisms. You will collaborate with electrical engineering on hardware integration and establish testing practices for embedded firmware.
About You
Required:
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
- 8+ years of hands-on embedded firmware development.
- Demonstrated experience shipping motor control systems to production.
- Track record of taking motor control from bring-up through tuning to reliable operation.
- Comfortable working across the hardware/software boundary.
Preferred:
- Experience with motor driver ICs and gate driver integration.
- RTOS experience (FreeRTOS or similar).
- PCB schematic reading and ability to work closely with EE on hardware debug.
- Experience with EtherCAT or other industrial fieldbus protocols.
- Familiarity with embedded testing frameworks and CI for firmware.
- Medical device or safety-critical systems experience.
- Knowledge of functional safety concepts (IEC 61508, ISO 13849).
Capstan Medical
At Capstan Medical, we’re driven by an unwavering commitment to transforming the treatment of structural heart disease. By merging surgical robotics with catheter-based technology and next generation implants, we’ve pioneered a patient-optimized approach to repair and replace heart valves.
Santa Cruz, CA