Hardware/Firmware Development Engineer
Mercor ↗
📍 San Francisco, United States 🇺🇸
contract
mid-level
70
remote
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Key Skills
PythonPWMcontrolroboticsaerodynamics
Industry
Consumer ElectronicsRobotics
Job Description
About The Job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .
Position: Software Engineer
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$95/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
Must-Have
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .
Position: Software Engineer
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$95/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, reusable, and reliable Python code for controlling complex hardware systems, including wind tunnel fan arrays and associated mechanical components.
- Implement and optimize control algorithms for real-time performance and precision, including PWM control for fan motors and actuators.
- Develop software to program and generate a variety of airflow conditions, including laminar, turbulent, gradient, and time-varying flows.
- Create and manage control interfaces for secondary systems, including robotic HATS movers, lift systems, and multi-channel spatial audio (HOA) setups.
- Integrate data from motion capture systems (e.g., Optitrack) for real-time tracking and system alignment.
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Troubleshoot and resolve complex software and system-level issues to ensure high availability and reliability of all lab equipment.
Must-Have
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
- Proven professional experience in Python programming with a strong emphasis on hardware control, lab automation, or robotics.
- Solid understanding of control systems theory, digital signal processing, and data acquisition principles.
- Strong foundational knowledge of fluid mechanics, aerodynamic principles, and acoustic measurement techniques.
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Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with an ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience with motion control systems for robotics or automation.
- Familiarity with spatial audio technologies, particularly High-Order Ambisonics (HOA).
- Experience integrating motion capture systems (e.g., Optitrack) into control software.
- Experience with advanced aerodynamic measurement techniques such as Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV).
- Familiarity with GUI development frameworks for creating internal tools.
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Experience with cross-platform software development (Windows, macOS, Linux).
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