Staff Engineer, BMS Embedded Software

Staff Engineer, Battery Management System

Aptera Motors 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.

Carlsbad, California | Engineering | Full-time

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 Linux development environments
• 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

Team Structure

• Individual contributor within the Embedded Software Team; collaborate with other teams and individuals, as necessary

Required Experience

• 10+ years of pure software development with 3+ years of BMS experience including HV distributed systems

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field, with practical software development experience

Salary + Benefits

• Market competitive compensation package
• Stock option grants
• Fully funded benefits package for employee + dependents
• Generous Flexible Time Away policy