Foundation Robotics

Jobs at Foundation 

Electrical Engineer

Design and integrate embedded electronics for robotic systems; experience with MCUs/SoCs/FPGAs; sensor integration; firmware in C/C++; hardware bring-up; DFM/DFT practices.

Staff Mechanical Engineer, Suspension (Autonomous Vehicle Team)

Staff Mechanical Engineer, Suspension

5+ years in suspension design/testing; hands-on suspension testing; familiarity with FEA; CAD for suspension/chassis; BS/MS in Mechanical/Automotive; tools like Adams Car, Simpack, Matlab; SolidWorks/CATIA/Creo.

Chief Design Officer

Expert in industrial design, UX/UI, motion, brand, and service design; proven track record shipping human-centered humanoid robotics; strong cross-functional leadership.

Lead IC Design Engineer

Lead IC design engineer with track record in AI accelerators, RTL/ASIC/FPGA, and real-time, low-power robotics.

Senior Electrical Engineer

Design and develop PCB, embedded systems, and sensor integration; lead hardware design reviews; mentor junior engineers; collaborate with firmware; ensure DFM/DFT/EMC.

Humanoid Robot Operator (Machine Operations)

Humanoid Robot Operator

Minimum 2 years operating manufacturing equipment or robotic systems; strong safety knowledge; capable of basic maintenance; good problem-solving and communication; eager to learn.

Foundation

Senior Embedded Engineer Shadow 

Embedded Engineer

Lead bring-up of embedded compute platforms; strong C/C++ and Python; 5–8+ years embedded systems; Linux (Yocto/Ubuntu Core); MCU/SoC bring-up; sensor SDKs integration; CAN/Ethernet/serial; hardware/software integration.

Senior Firmware Engineer

Firmware Engineer

Extensive embedded systems experience in AI robotics; strong C/C++, RTOS, ARM; PCB design; hardware-software integration; Java.

Staff Firmware Engineer

Extensive experience in embedded systems design for AI-driven robotics; strong C/C++, RTOS, PCB design; ARM-based microcontrollers; proficiency in Java.

Title	Location	Date
Electrical Engineer Full Time · $150K-$300K San Francisco, California, United States · Onsite	San Francisco, California, United States Onsite	Jan 15, 2026
Staff Mechanical Engineer, Suspension (Autonomous Vehicle Team) Full Time · $175K-$210K · 5+ YOE San Francisco, California, United States · Onsite	San Francisco, California, United States Onsite	Jan 14, 2026
Chief Design Officer Full Time San Francisco, California, United States · Onsite	San Francisco, California, United States Onsite	Dec 2, 2025
Lead IC Design Engineer Full Time · $80K-$1000K · 8+ YOE San Francisco, California, United States · Onsite	San Francisco, California, United States Onsite	Dec 2, 2025
Senior Electrical Engineer Full Time · 5+ YOE San Francisco, California, United States · Onsite	San Francisco, California, United States Onsite	Dec 2, 2025
Humanoid Robot Operator (Machine Operations) Full Time · $50K-$55K · 2+ YOE Covington, Georgia, United States · Onsite	Covington, Georgia, United States Onsite	Oct 31, 2025
Senior Embedded Engineer Shadow Full Time · $80K-$1000K · 5+ YOE San Francisco, California, United States · Onsite	San Francisco, California, United States Onsite	Sep 6, 2025
Senior Firmware Engineer Full Time · $80K-$1000K San Francisco, California, United States · Onsite	San Francisco, California, United States Onsite	Aug 23, 2025
Staff Firmware Engineer Full Time · $180K-$300K San Francisco, California, United States · Onsite	San Francisco, California, United States Onsite	May 19, 2025

Activities	Humanoid robot developmentIndustrial automation solutionsDefense robotics engineeringLogistics automation systemsEmbodied AI research
Headquarters	US
Industries	RoboticsIndustrial Automation
Name	Foundation Robotics
Employees	60
Type	Private
Subsidiaries	Boardwalk Robotics
Tagline	Building general-purpose humanoid robots for industry and defense.
Founded	2,023
Website	foundation.bot
Latest Funding Round	Seed
Latest Funding Year	2,025
Latest Funding Amount	11,000,000
Latest Investors	Tribe CapitalDefined VC

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