Staff Engineer, BMS Embedded Software

Aptera Motors Corp

Carlsbad (CA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded benefits package for EMP/

Market-competitive compensation

Job summary

Aptera Motors Corp seeks an Embedded Software Engineer for the Battery Management System (BMS). You will create requirements, design, implement, debug and validate code for HV BMS.

Responsibilities include feature implementation, hardware driver development, schematics review, and board bring-up in a fast-paced team aligned with Aptera’s mission.

Qualifications

10+ years of pure software development with 3+ years of BMS experience including HV distributed systems.
Proficient in C and familiar with C++.
Experience with high voltage distributed BMS systems.
Strong knowledge of functional safety.
Experience with git repo management and Python.
Documenting, publishing and shipping production code.
Hardware testing with power supplies, meters, scopes and log analyzers.

Responsibilities

Implementation and validation of key features within the High Voltage BMS system
Synthesize Requirements to design, code, document and debug BMS or other embedded software
Analyze Schematics and HW component datasheets to write embedded SW drivers for them
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
Work hard, challenge industry conventions, and relentlessly strive to make truly exceptional products

Skills

C programming

C++

Bare-Metal Embedded Systems

High Voltage BMS

Functional safety

Code quality

Git

Python

Production code shipping

Hardware testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/EE

Tools

CAN bus

LIN bus

Jira

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Logic analyzers

Job description

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.

Company Culture

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

Staff Engineer, Battery Management System

About the role

Seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to create requirements, design, implement, debug and validate code for Aptera’s battery management system (BMS).

What you\'ll do

Implementation and validation of key features within the High Voltage BMS system
Synthesize Requirements to design, code, document and debug BMS or other embedded software
Analyze Schematics and HW component datasheets to write embedded SW drivers for them
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
Work hard, challenge industry conventions, and relentlessly strive to make truly exceptional products

Qualifications

Proficient in C programming, with an understanding of C++
Experience in Bare-Metal Embedded Systems
Comfortable with High Voltage distributed BMS systems
Strong knowledge of functional safety
High standards for code quality, maintainability and performance
Experience in git repo management
Experience in Python
Experience in documenting, publishing and shipping production code
Experience with HW test using power supplies, multi-meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.
Comfortable in fast paced and dynamic team environments
Passion for cutting-edge design, innovation and Aptera’s mission
Strong willingness to learn, take on new challenges and solve complex problems

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of major electric vehicle (EV) sub-systems and architecture
Comfortable with Jira for bug tracking and traceability
Familiarity with distributed vehicle control distributed systems via CAN bus and LIN bus

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