Embedded Software Engineer

Insight Global
Burlingame, CA, United States
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

C++ (Programming Language) CMake Linux Embedded Software Firmware Hardware Design Integrated Development Environments Real-Time Operating Systems Software Engineering Build Tools

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to join the Energy Storage Systems (ESS) team and work on the development of gigawatt-scale sodium ion energy storage system., Design and implement real-time, C++, RTOS-based firmware targeting microcontrollers.

  • Understand, code, and use microcontroller hardware to meet functional safety requirements.

  • Create firmware for embedded prototypes to validate hardware design choices and accelerate firmware development.

  • Verify and support the integration of your code.

  • Assist with the definition of requirements.

  • Support products deployed to the field.

  • Participate in hardware and software design reviews.

  • Adhere to modern disciplined development practices such as Clang-based linting, consistent formatting, thoughtful naming, and clear commenting.

Requirements

Have shipped at least one commercial or industrial hardware product.

  • A degree in science, engineering, or a related field.

  • 5+ years of professional engineering experience.

  • Experience writing firmware for real-time embedded systems.

  • Experience designing complex software that coordinates several disparate functions.

  • Experience using Linux as a development environment and test platform.

  • Experience configuring build tools such as CMake/Make.

  • A preference for using a debugger to understand the behavior of code at runtime.

  • An understanding of when to reach for an oscilloscope or other test equipment to verify your work.

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