Senior Real-Time Embedded Engineer - Battery Management Systems

Socket.dev; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Long-term care insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Zoox is seeking an embedded software engineer for the Firmware Power Systems team. You will design, implement, and test real-time C/C++ code for Battery Management Systems in a highly automated vehicle environment.

You will collaborate with vehicle engineers, controls engineers, and suppliers to ensure safe, reliable operation and seamless hardware-software integration across power sub-systems. This role emphasizes production-quality code and hands-on hardware bring-up.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience developing real-time embedded software for Power Electronics and Battery Management.
• Strong embedded C/C++ programming experience.
• Experience with embedded micro-controllers and/or microprocessors (ARM, PowerPC).
• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up and system debugging.
• Understanding of sensors and actuators and automotive communication protocols (CAN, LIN).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test embedded software for BMS (Battery Management Systems of the Zoox vehicle).
• Implement core logic for cell balancing, charging control, thermal management, and contactor controls.
• Integrate supplier sub-systems into the Zoox software stack.
• Create software requirements, design documentation, test plans, and other supporting documentation.
• Work cross-functionally with vehicle engineers, controls engineers, software engineers, validation engineers, and other experts to ensure a seamless and highly automated experience for the Zoox vehicle.
• Contribute to all phases of the software development cycle including prototyping, requirements capture, design, implementation, and validation.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Real-time systems

Hardware bring-up

Automotive CAN/LIN

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering or CS

Tools

Polarion

ISO-26262

MISRA C/C++

CANalyzer

CANape

Job description

Zoox is seeking an embedded software engineer for the Firmware Power Systems team. You will design, implement, and test real-time C/C++ code for Battery Management Systems in a highly automated vehicle environment.

You will collaborate with vehicle engineers, controls engineers, and suppliers to ensure safe, reliable operation and seamless hardware-software integration across power sub-systems. This role emphasizes production-quality code and hands-on hardware bring-up.