Senior Embedded Software Lead - Energy Systems

Toyota Material Handling; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 119,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Performance Bonus

PTO & Holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) match

Tuition Assistance

Career Development

Job summary

Toyota Material Handling North America seeks an Embedded Software Engineering Supervisor to lead a team developing firmware for energy systems. You will guide engineers from concept through production, collaborating with electrical, mechanical, controls, and systems teams.

The role requires a strong background in C/C++, RTOS, and embedded debugging, with experience in battery management or energy storage systems. On-site Rochester, NY location with travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of embedded software or firmware development experience.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for resource-constrained embedded systems using bare-metal and RTOS.
• Experience in battery management, energy storage, power electronics, motor controls, or similar embedded applications.
• Solid understanding of interrupts, multitasking, threading, synchronization, memory management, and OS fundamentals.
• Familiarity with CAN, CAN FD, CANopen, SPI, I2C, and UART.
• Embedded debugging using JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and IDEs.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and hardware specs.
• Comfortable with Git, Jira, SonarQube, and modern source control and software quality tools.
• Proven communication and mentoring abilities across technical teams, suppliers, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of embedded software engineers while overseeing priorities, deliverables, and software quality.
• Design and implement embedded firmware in C/C++ for BMS, energy systems, and related products using RTOS and bare-metal.
• Build reusable software components for multiple embedded platforms.
• Review software architecture, code, and designs and guide development approaches.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, controls, and systems engineers to integrate software with hardware.
• Support products through full development lifecycle from concept to production.
• Coordinate technical efforts with suppliers, contractors, and external partners.
• Promote sound software practices, continuous improvement, and effective project execution.
• Travel up to 10%.

Skills

Embedded software

C/C++

RTOS

Team leadership

Mentoring

Git/Jira

CAN/CANopen

Debugging tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or CS

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

IDEs

CAN bus tools

Job description

Toyota Material Handling North America seeks an Embedded Software Engineering Supervisor to lead a team developing firmware for energy systems. You will guide engineers from concept through production, collaborating with electrical, mechanical, controls, and systems teams.

The role requires a strong background in C/C++, RTOS, and embedded debugging, with experience in battery management or energy storage systems. On-site Rochester, NY location with travel up to 10%.