Senior Embedded Engineer - Automotive Firmware, End-to-End

Ayr Energy, Inc.; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative work environment

Challenging problems to solve

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Equity package

Job summary

Ayr designs and manufactures critical power grid equipment and automotive-grade embedded systems. We are seeking a senior embedded systems engineer to own firmware from architecture through production deployment across monitoring systems, power electronics, and grid-edge devices.

You will work across hardware and software teams to implement and validate stack architectures, enable RTOS-based drivers, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance for industrial applications.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of embedded systems engineering with at least one end-to-end product cycle.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering or related field.
• Strong C/C++ proficiency in bare-metal, RTOS, and embedded Linux environments.
• Hands-on automotive embedded experience: ISO 26262, AUTOSAR, or ECU development.
• Experience with CAN, LIN, SPI, I2C, UART, Modbus, IEC61850 communications.
• Proficient in debugging with JTAG, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Version control with Git; build systems like Make/CMake; Agile practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop production-grade firmware for asset condition monitoring systems and high-power electronics platforms.
• Own schematic review and hardware bring-up, bridging hardware and software from prototype to deployment.
• Drive end-to-end product development cycles including requirements, architecture, implementation, validation, and deployment.
• Implement and maintain CAN, LIN, Modbus, IEC61850 stacks as required by system architecture.
• Apply automotive embedded architecture principles (ISO 26262, AUTOSAR) to power electronics and monitoring applications.
• Develop FPGA-based control and signal processing pipelines; write low-level drivers and RTOS layers.
• Collaborate with hardware, power electronics, and product teams on system requirements and interfaces.
• Participate in design reviews, FMEA, and qualification testing across product lines.

Skills

C/C++

RTOS

Embedded Linux

AUTOSAR

ISO 26262

CAN/LIN/Modbus/IEC61850

Debugging

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Logic Analyzers

Make/CMake

Job description

Ayr designs and manufactures critical power grid equipment and automotive-grade embedded systems. We are seeking a senior embedded systems engineer to own firmware from architecture through production deployment across monitoring systems, power electronics, and grid-edge devices.

You will work across hardware and software teams to implement and validate stack architectures, enable RTOS-based drivers, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance for industrial applications.