Software Controls Engineer – Power Electronics

Jobtailor; Milford (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an embedded C/C++ software engineer to develop and maintain firmware for automotive power-electronics and energy-transfer systems. You will design software for charging, regulation, and fault handling, translating requirements into robust, testable designs and working with cross-functional teams including hardware, validation, and suppliers.

The role involves MISRA-aligned development, CAN interfaces, unit/integration/HIL testing, and contribution to EV charging features in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, electrical/controls engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years in automotive embedded software development or power-electronics controls.
• Hands-on production-oriented C/C++ software development experience.
• Understanding real-time embedded design, interfaces, state machines, diagnostics, and HW/SW integration.
• Experience translating requirements into design, implementation, and verification activities.
• Experience with debugging, integration, root-cause analysis, and automated/bench testing.
• Ability to collaborate across software, systems, controls, hardware, validation, and other cross-functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, analytical ability, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain embedded C/C++ software for automotive power-electronics and energy-transfer applications.
• Design software for AC/DC charging, DC/DC conversion, voltage/current regulation, power-flow control, state machines, diagnostics, protection, and fault handling.
• Translate system requirements into maintainable and testable software designs and implementations.
• Collaborate with software architects, system engineers, SSLEs, hardware teams, calibration, validation, and suppliers.
• Support software architecture, interface definition, feature decomposition, and requirements traceability.
• Develop and review software with MISRA-aligned practices where applicable.
• Use CAN and other vehicle communications for interfaces, diagnostics, and feature integration.
• Perform unit, integration, HIL, system, and vehicle testing; investigate failures and root causes.
• Support automated build, test and CI workflows.
• Apply behavior-driven and test-driven development with Given/When/Then criteria.
• Participate in design/code reviews and process improvement.
• Contribute to EV charging and bidirectional energy-transfer features.

Skills

Embedded C/C++ development

Real-time embedded design

Software debugging/testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/CS/EE

Tools

CAN Communication

Hardware-in-the-Loop

Continuous Integration

Behavior-Driven Development

Test-Driven Development

Job description

• Develop and maintain embedded C/C++ software for automotive power-electronics and energy-transfer applications


• Design software for AC/DC charging, DC/DC conversion, voltage and current regulation, power-flow control, state machines, diagnostics, protection, and fault handling


• Translate system and controls requirements into maintainable and testable software designs and implementations


• Collaborate with software architects, system engineers, SSLEs, hardware and HWIO teams, calibration, validation, and suppliers


• Support software architecture, interface definition, feature decomposition, and requirements traceability


• Develop and review software using coding standards and automotive embedded best practices, including MISRA-aligned development where applicable


• Use CAN and other vehicle communication technologies for controller interfaces, diagnostics, and feature integration


• Perform unit, integration, hardware-in-the-loop, system, and vehicle-level testing; investigate failures and resolve root causes


• Support automated build, test, and continuous-integration workflows


• Use behavior- and test-driven development practices, including acceptance criteria and Given/When/Then scenarios


• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, technical problem solving, and process improvement


• Contribute to EV charging, charging protocols, and bidirectional energy-transfer features

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related field


• 2+ years of professional experience in automotive embedded software development, power-electronics controls software, or a closely related field


• Hands-on experience developing production-oriented software in C or C++


• Understanding of real-time embedded software design, software interfaces, state machines, diagnostics, and hardware/software integration


• Experience translating requirements into software design, implementation, and verification activities


• Experience with software debugging, integration, root-cause analysis, and automated or bench-based testing


• Ability to work effectively across software, systems, controls, hardware, validation, and other cross-functional engineering teams


• Strong written and verbal communication skills, analytical ability, and attention to detail

Core Competencies

Proficient in developing and maintaining embedded C/C++ software for automotive applications, with a strong focus on power-electronics and energy-transfer systems. Demonstrates expertise in software design, testing, and collaboration across cross-functional engineering teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Embedded C/C++ Software Development


• Automotive Power-Electronics Controls


• Real-Time Embedded Software Design


• Software Debugging and Testing


• Collaboration with Cross-Functional Teams

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Embedded Software Development


• C Programming


• C++ Programming


• Software Design and Implementation


• Unit Testing


• Integration Testing


• Root-Cause Analysis


• Automated Testing


• State Machine Design


• Diagnostics and Fault Handling

Soft Skills

• Strong Written Communication


• Strong Verbal Communication


• Analytical Ability


• Attention to Detail

Industry Keywords

• Automotive Software Development


• Power-Flow Control


• AC/DC Charging


• DC/DC Conversion


• EV Charging


• Charging Protocols


• Bidirectional Energy Transfer


• MISRA Compliance

Tools & Technologies

• CAN Communication


• Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing


• Continuous Integration


• Behavior-Driven Development


• Test-Driven Development