Embedded Software Engineer – Power Electronics, Energy Storage

NextGenEnergyJobs; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design real-time control firmware for power electronics and energy storage systems. You will develop low-level drivers for ARM Cortex-M/R, optimize multi-core processing, and collaborate with controls engineers to ensure deterministic, high-performance software.

You will maintain robust build scripts and CI/CD pipelines, writing testable code for production readiness and scalability to mass-market deployment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of firmware experience shipping products.
• Expert in Rust or C for embedded systems.
• Experience with Cortex-M/R and debugging with oscilloscopes.

Responsibilities

• Real-Time Control Firmware: design and implement bare-metal software for power electronics.
• Low-Level Architecture: develop and optimize drivers for MCU peripherals and multi-core processing strategies.
• Hardware-Software synergy: collaborate with controls engineers to translate theory into high-performance code.
• Modern Build & Test: maintain build procedures and integrate CI/CD to validate code before lab testing.
• System Optimization: profile and optimize code for multi-core targets and time-critical loops.

Skills

Rust

C/C++

Embedded systems

Real-time firmware

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Make

CMake

CI/CD

JTAG/SWD

Job description

Embedded Software Engineer – Power Electronics, Energy Storage

We are at the precipice of a global energy transition.

Key Responsibilities

• Real-Time Control Firmware: Design and implement bare-metal software applications for power electronics, focusing on high-resolution PWM generation, ADC synchronization, and complex timing logic.
• Low-Level Architecture: Develop and optimize drivers for microcontroller peripherals (SPI, CAN, Ethernet) and architect memory-efficient, multi-core processing strategies for real-time targets.
• Hardware-Software Synergy: Collaborate with power electronics controls engineers to translate controls theory into deterministic, high-performance code running on Cortex-R and Cortex-M architectures.
• Modern Build & Test: Maintain robust software build procedures and scripts. You will write highly testable code and integrate it into a modern CI/CD pipeline to ensure every line of code is validated before it hits the lab.
• System Optimization: Profile and optimize code across multi-core environments, ensuring maximum task efficiency and minimal latency in time-critical control loops.
• Product Scaling: Leverage a proven track record to take embedded systems from initial prototype to mass-market production, maintaining high standards for code quality and reliability.

Requirements

• Background: A BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science, combined with 2+ years of experience in firmware engineering and a proven track record of shipping new products at scale.
• Embedded Mastery: Expert proficiency in Rust or C with deep experience debugging complex embedded systems using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG/SWD debuggers.
• Silicon Expertise: Extensive experience with ARM Cortex-M and Cortex-R architectures, including low-level system architecture, multi-core memory optimization, and bare-metal task management.
• Power Electronics Literacy: A deep understanding of power-specific software requirements, specifically high-speed ADC sampling, high-resolution PWMs, and hardware timers.
• Safety-Critical Development: A safety-centered mindset with experience implementing functional isolation and ensuring freedom from interference (FFI) in complex, multi-core software environments. Familiarity with UL certification standards for energy storage systems is a significant plus.
• Communication Protocols: Practical experience with digital protocols such as I2C, UART, SPI, CAN/CAN-FD, and Ethernet. Familiarity with reverse-engineering CAN protocols or developing custom evaluation tools is a significant plus.
• Infrastructure & Automation: Knowledge of software build systems and the ability to maintain build scripts (e.g., Make, CMake). Experience with test automation and CI/CD is essential.
• Bonus Qualifications: Experience developing bootloaders, implementing secure boot, or profiling code on real-time, multi-core targets.
• In accordance with California pay transparency laws, the salary range for this position is listed below. Actual compensation may vary based on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and skills.