Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, Charging (m/f/d)

Tesla Germany GmbH; Freiburg im Breisgau; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Tesla Engineering Germany GmbH in Freiburg is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design and implement firmware for charging systems. You will contribute across firmware and hardware interfaces, drive bring-up activities, and validate systems with CI tests in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of hands-on firmware experience, strong C/C++ skills, and knowledge of CAN, Ethernet and RTOS.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional firmware development experience.
• Proficient in C and C++ in real-time embedded environments with multithreaded/RTOS.
• Experience with peripheral interfacing (CAN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART, ADC, PWM) and networking (TCP/IP/UDP). Protobuf/UDS a plus.
• Hands-on lab work with scopes/logic analyzers, CAN tools, soldering as needed for integration.
• Strong fundamentals in architecture, algorithms, data structures, modularity and maintainability.
• Experience with firmware for power conversion, thermal control, battery management preferred.
• Test-driven mentality with unit tests and validation plans.

Aufgaben

• Implement firmware for embedded systems components within Superchargers.
• Develop, enhance and debug real-time firmware in C/C++.
• Hands-on bring-up of products from prototype to manufacturing readiness.
• Develop CI tests (unit, SIL, HIL) to validate components and systems.
• Deliver optimized firmware-hardware co-designed solutions meeting project timelines.

Kenntnisse

Embedded firmware

C/C++

RTOS

Multithreading

CAN

Ethernet

SPI

I2C

UART

TCP/IP/UDP

Lab bench work

Software architecture

Power electronics

Test-driven development

Ausbildung

Degree in Computer Engineering / Computer Science / Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAN tools

Scopes/Logic analyzers

Soldering irons

Jobbeschreibung

Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, Charging (m/f/d)

What to Expect

At Tesla Engineering Germany GmbH in Freiburg, we’re building the future of sustainable energy by developing innovative power electronics for energy storage and vehicle charging systems. Join our team to collaborate across different engineering areas, solve meaningful challenges creatively and transfer concepts from initial design, through prototyping and testing into real-world solutions. This is an opportunity to own key projects, use modern tools, and work in state-of-the-art facilities to create technologies that shape how energy systems evolve. You get to work on advancing power electronics used for Tesla products globally, thereby directly contributing to the acceleration of the world's transition to sustainable energy.

What You’ll Do

• Implement firmware for embedded systems components within our Superchargers
• Develop, enhance and debug new and existing real-time firmware in C and C++
• Responsible for hands‑on bring‑up of products accelerating them through manufacturing to scale
• Develop CI tests (unit test, SIL, HIL, etc.) to validate component and system functionality
• Deliver optimized solutions co‑designed between firmware and hardware teams meeting aggressive schedules that Supercharge our fleet

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of professional firmware development experience
• Capable of delivering top quality C and C++ code in a real time embedded environment with significant multithreaded and RTOS experience
• Experience with peripheral interfacing (CAN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART, ADC, PWM) and networking protocols (TCP, IP, UDP). Desired experience with Protobuf and UDS
• Must be comfortable with hands‑on lab work (including the use of scopes/logic analyzers, CAN tools, soldering irons, etc. as needed to support integration)
• Strong software fundamentals including architecture design, algorithm development, data structures, code modularity, and maintainability
• Desired to have experience implementing firmware for power conversion, thermal controls, battery management, or other highly physical product implementations
• Needs to have a test‑driven mentality, where unit testing, validation plans, and quality are second nature
• Passion for solving challenging problems and ability to break down problems to efficiently get things done

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