Job description

About Knightscope Knightscope (NASDAQ: KSCP) is a security technology company building the nation's first Autonomous Security Force: autonomous machines, AI-driven software, and elite security professionals operating as one integrated managed service. The Company is on a mission to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. One Team. One Force. Job Summary You will complete the firmware migration for the Signals device fleet that a paired engineer started earlier in the year. Together you will own the firmware layer end to end, in partnership with the centralized Engineering Services function that handles fleet-wide release automation. Location: ONSITE - Sunnyvale, CA About the Role You will complete the firmware migration for the Signals device fleet that a paired engineer started earlier in the year. Together you will own the firmware layer end to end, in partnership with the centralized Engineering Services function that handles fleet-wide release automation. Key Responsibilities Complete the phased migration of Signals device firmware from vendor to internal ownership. Provide on-call coverage and redundancy for the firmware layer. Partner with Engineering Services on unified OTA delivery. Contribute to firmware release process, version control, and rollback discipline. Participate in cross-product firmware standards through the Center of Engineering Excellence. Required Qualifications 7+ years in embedded firmware engineering. Strong C/C++ and Linux embedded systems experience. OTA update mechanisms and production fleet firmware experience. Comfort joining an in-flight migration and an established codebase. Nice to Have IoT or security device fleet experience. Multi-product firmware standards work. Prior work in vendor-to-internal codebase transitions. Compensation and Benefits Base Salary: $160,000 to $190,000 (DOE) Equity: Stock options Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off Location Requirement: Full-time, on-site at Sunnyvale HQ

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Location: ONSITE - Sunnyvale, CA
Complete the phased migration of Signals device firmware from vendor to internal ownership.
Provide on-call coverage and redundancy for the firmware layer.
Partner with Engineering Services on unified OTA delivery.
Contribute to firmware release process, version control, and rollback discipline.
Participate in cross-product firmware standards through the Center of Engineering Excellence.
7+ years in embedded firmware engineering.
Strong C/C++ and Linux embedded systems experience.
OTA update mechanisms and production fleet firmware experience.
Comfort joining an in-flight migration and an established codebase.

Nice-to-haves

IoT or security device fleet experience.
Multi-product firmware standards work.
Prior work in vendor-to-internal codebase transitions.

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Dental

Vision

401(K)

Paid Time Off