Sr Staff Engineer, Automotive Embedded Software

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

Sr Staff Engineer, Automotive Embedded Software

is dedicated to building a future where every journey is powered by the sun. We specialize in creating solar electric vehicles that revolutionize the way we travel, providing sustainable and efficient transportation solutions.

is built on transparency, ethical treatment of one another, a bias for action, and leading by example.

Sr Staff Engineer, Automotive Embedded Software

About the role

Seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to architect, design, implement, debug and validate code for Aptera’s Electronic Control Units. This may include supporting SW design and development in thermal system, vehicle fault management, vehicle software architecture, automotive standards compliance, informing ECU selection for design revisions, interfacing with engineering services vendors, and balancing startup company needs with regulatory and market expectations.

What you'll do

• Informand DirectVehicleSoftware architecture


• Synthesize Requirements to design, code,documentand debugembedded software


• Analyze Schematics and HWcomponentdata sheets to write embedded SW drivers for them


• Bring up, test andvalidatenew circuit board designs using standard HW test tools


• Participate in peer reviews of schematics, SWdesignsand code reviews


• Interface with engineering services vendors to evaluate proposals


• Work hard, challenge industry conventions, and relentlessly strive to make truly exceptional products

Qualifications

• Proficient in Software and SystemsArchitecture


• Proficient in C programming, with an understanding of C++


• Experience in Bare-Metal Embedded Systems


• Experience ingitrepo management


• Experience in documenting,publishingand shipping production code


• Experience with HWtestusing power supplies, multi-meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.


• High standardsfor code quality,maintainabilityand performance


• Comfortable in fast paced and dynamic team environments


• Passion forcutting-edgedesign,innovationand Aptera’s mission


• Strong willingness to learn, take on new challenges and solve complex problems

Preferred Qualifications

• Specific experience withanyof the following, Vehicle Thermal Systems,Fault Management, Calibration Interfaces,Battery Management Systems (BMS)or Battery Charging Systems


• Knowledge of major electric vehicle (EV) sub-systems and architecture


• Comfortable with Jira for bug tracking andtraceability


• Familiarity with UDS and XCP protocols


• Familiarity with CAN and LIN bus


• Experience in Python

Team Structure

• Individual contributor within the Embedded Software team while collaborating with other teams as necessary

Required Experience

• 15+ years of pure software developmentand 5+ years of Automotive orrelevantindustryexperiencewith a strong aptitude for HW systems

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, ElectricalEngineeringor related field, with practical software development experience

Salary + Benefits

• Market competitive compensation package


• Fully funded benefits package for employee + dependents