Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Enphase Energy; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restricted stock units

Wellbeing and insurance benefits for你

Annual performance reviews

Opportunities for career growth and发展

Global team environment

Job summary

Enphase Energy is seeking Embedded Software Engineers in Christchurch to join our engineering team. You will develop embedded software for microgrid products, including inverters and gateway devices, transitioning work from concept to production and collaborating with teams in California, Texas, India, and New Zealand.

You will work in a multi-site Software Engineering group, focusing on autonomous grid control, management and regulation, within our Christchurch based R&D Centres.

Qualifications

• BS Electrical Engineering or Computer Science/Engineering plus minimum of 7 years relevant experience.
• Experience in Software Development Life Cycle with hands-on design, development and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Leverage AI and agentic coding tools to accelerate software development while applying hands-on skills and sound engineering judgement to design, implement, verify, and maintain embedded software.
• Design and implement software to run under embedded Linux on resource constrained microprocessor based systems
• Carry design tasks from concept to implementation
• Document engineering requirements and solutions
• Test new firmware and debug and troubleshoot issues in complex systems
• Work with cross functional teams to test and troubleshoot issues

Skills

C/C++ programming

Real-time control

Multithreading

Inter-process communication

Embedded Linux

GCC

GDB

GNU Make

Cross compilation

Data structures and algorithms

Education

BS Electrical Engineering or Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

GCC

GDB

GNU Make

Cross compilation

Job description

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Enphase is seeking Embedded Software Engineers to join our engineering and technology teams. These engineers will be responsible for embedded software development for Enphase's microgrid products, including inverters and gateway products. This engineer will transition work from conception, through engineering, to production, while collaborating with teams in California, Texas, India, and New Zealand. This position is within our Software Engineering group, where you will work with a small team to develop control for autonomous grid connection, management, and regulation. You will be working in a multi-site team and expect to interface across multiple functions. This role at Enphase requires working in the Christchurch based Research and Development Centres.

Key responsibilities

• Leverage AI and agentic coding tools to accelerate software development while applying hands-on skills and sound engineering judgement to design, implement, verify, and maintain embedded software:
• Design and implement software to run under embedded Linux on resource constrained microprocessor based systems
• Carry design tasks from concept to implementation
• Document engineering requirements and solutions
• Test new firmware and debug and troubleshoot issues in complex systems
• Work with cross functional teams to test and troubleshoot issues

About you

• BS Electrical Engineering or Computer Science/Engineering + minimum of 7 years relevant experience
• Self-motivated individual with the ability to work under minimal supervision
• Experience in and a solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle; hands-on design, development and debugging and use of tools like version control, bug tracking, etc
• Experience in various levels of testing: unit testing, integration testing, system testing, regression testing
• Software development for embedded Linux systems
• Strong understanding of C/C++ programming concepts, and operating systems concepts
• Strong understanding of real time control, multi-threading and inter-process communications
• Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Familiarity with development tools such as GCC, GDB, GNU Make, cross compilation, etc
• Restricted stock units as part of your total compensation
• Wellbeing and insurance benefits for you and your family
• Annual performance reviews
• Opportunities for career growth and development
• Working in a well-equipped laboratory and facility
• Global team environment

About us

Enphase Energy is a global energy technology company and a leading provider of solar, battery, and electric vehicle charging products. Founded in 2006, our innovative microinverter technology revolutionized solar power, making it a safer, more reliable, and scalable energy source. Today, the Enphase Energy System enables users to make, use, save, and sell their own power. Enphase is also one of the most successful and innovative clean energy companies in the world, with more than 80 million products shipped across 160 countries. The Enphase Energy New Zealand facilities are in Middleton and Wigram, Christchurch. These are Research and Development Centres focused on the design and testing of our cornerstone product, the Microinverter. Enphase New Zealand has a team of around 120+ engineers and support staff. We also work closely with our Research and Development colleagues in California, Texas and Bangalore.

Visa Requirements

Enphase Energy NZ is currently only considering candidates eligible to work in New Zealand. Sponsorship is not available. We will NOT be reviewing any international candidates. Please state your visa status on your application.

All offers of employment are subject to standard background testing required by Enphase Energy.