Sr Staff Engineer, Automotive Embedded Software

About the role

Seeking an Embedded Software Engineertoarchitect,design, implement,debugandvalidatecode for Aptera'sElectronic Control Units.

Thismayinclude supporting SW design and development inthermal system, vehicle fault management,vehicle software architecture,automotive standards compliance,informing ECU selection for design revisions, interfacing withengineeringservices vendors,and balancing startup company needs with regulatory and market expectations.

• Informand Direct Vehicle Software  architecture

• Synthesize Requirements to design, code,document and debug embedded 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

• Inform ECU selection for design revisions

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

• Proficient in Software and Systems Architecture

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

• Experience in Bare-Metal Embedded Systems

• Experience in Linux development environments

• Experience ingitrepo management

• Experience in documenting,publishing and shipping production code

• Experience with HWtestusing 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-edge design,innovation and Aptera's mission

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

• 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 and traceability

• Familiarity with UDS and XCP protocols

• Familiarity with CAN and LIN bus

• Experience in Python

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

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

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

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