Embedded Software Engineer - Power Electronics for Energy Storage

Hardware FYI; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design real-time firmware for power conversion units. You will code at the interface of silicon and power, with Cortex-M/R targets, high-speed PWM, ADC synchronization, and safety-critical practices.

You will collaborate across hardware and software teams to scale products from prototype to production. Responsibilities include developing bare-metal firmware, memory-efficient drivers, CI/CD integration, and multi-core optimization for

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• 2+ years of firmware experience and shipping products at scale.
• Proficient with Rust or C and debugging embedded systems.
• Experience with ARM Cortex-M/R and low-level drivers.

Responsibilities

• Real-Time Control Firmware: design bare-metal software for power electronics with high-resolution PWM and ADC sync.
• Low-Level Architecture: develop and optimize microcontroller drivers (SPI/CAN/Ethernet).
• Hardware-Software Synergy: collaborate with controls engineers to implement deterministic code on Cortex‑R/M.
• Build & Test: maintain CI/CD and robust build processes for testable code.

Skills

C/C++ proficiency

Rust proficiency

RTOS/multi-core

PWM/ADC expertise

Debugging tools

CAN/Ethernet protocols

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

ARM Cortex-M/R

Oscilloscopes/JTAG

SPI/CAN/UART

Make/CMake/build scripts

Job description

Redwood Materials is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design real-time firmware for power conversion units. You will code at the interface of silicon and power, with Cortex-M/R targets, high-speed PWM, ADC synchronization, and safety-critical practices.

You will collaborate across hardware and software teams to scale products from prototype to production. Responsibilities include developing bare-metal firmware, memory-efficient drivers, CI/CD integration, and multi-core optimization for