Senior Embedded Software Architect — Automotive EV Systems

Aptera Motors Corp; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptera Motors Corp seeks a Sr Staff Engineer for Automotive Embedded Software in California. You will architect, design, implement and validate software for ECUs, balancing startup needs with regulatory and market expectations.

The role covers development in vehicle software architecture, integration with external vendors, and ensuring high quality, scalable embedded code aligned with Aptera’s mission to power journeys by sun.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of pure software development and 5+ years of Automotive or relevant industry experience.
• Proficient in C programming, with an understanding of C++
• Experience in Bare-Metal Embedded Systems
• Experience in git/repo management
• Experience in documenting, publishing and shipping production code
• Experience with HW tests using power supplies, multi-meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.
• High standards for code quality, maintainability and performance
• Comfortable in fast paced and dynamic team environments
• Passion for cutting-edgedesign,innovation and Aptera’s mission
• Strong willingness to learn, take on new challenges and solve complex problems

Responsibilities

• Inform and direct Vehicle Software architecture
• Synthesize requirements to design, code, document and debug embedded software
• Analyze schematics and HW component data sheets to write embedded SW drivers
• Bring up, test and validate new circuit board designs using standard HW test tools
• Participate in peer reviews of schematics, SW designs and code reviews
• Interface with engineering services vendors to evaluate proposals
• Work hard, challenge industry conventions, and relentlessly strive to make truly exceptional products

Skills

Software Architecture

C programming

Bare-Metal Embedded

Git repo management

Documentation

HW test tools

Code quality

Team collaboration

Aptera mission

Education

Bachelors in CS/CE/EE or related

Tools

Jira

UDS

XCP

CAN

LIN

Python

Job description

Aptera Motors Corp seeks a Sr Staff Engineer for Automotive Embedded Software in California. You will architect, design, implement and validate software for ECUs, balancing startup needs with regulatory and market expectations.

The role covers development in vehicle software architecture, integration with external vendors, and ensuring high quality, scalable embedded code aligned with Aptera’s mission to power journeys by sun.