Firmware Engineer

Location

Mountain View, CA (3 months) then Remote

• Design, prototype, build, and test production embedded vehicle firmware.
• Evaluate, implement, test, and optimize applications in a real‑time operating system environment.
• Work with software, hardware, and mechanical engineers throughout the lifecycle of the product—from device bring‑up to manufacturing and deployment.
• Work with test engineers and platform engineers in developing testing frameworks and harnesses at the unit, integration, and system levels.
• Develop a deep understanding of functional safety and security concepts relevant to autonomous vehicles, including standards like ISO 26262.

• Basic knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals to support low‑level debugging.
• Expert level knowledge of C or C++ programming; other languages and skills also valuable.
• Experience with 32‑bit microcontrollers, particularly ARM Cortex‑M7 and automotive processors such as NXP S32G or S32K.
• Strong knowledge of communication protocols, from low level (SPI, UART, CAN) to high level (TCP/UDP) and diagnostic protocols such as UDS.
• Familiarity with electronics test equipment and hardware debugging (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc.).
• Bachelor’s or higher degree in EE, CS, CE, or equivalent.

• Experience with time synchronization protocols such as PTP.
• Experience with safety‑critical systems and development processes compliant with standards like ISO 26262 and software process models such as ASPICE.
• Experience with RTOS environments, especially FreeRTOS/SafeRTOS.
• Experience writing low‑level firmware for resource‑constrained embedded systems.
• Supported PCBA & product manufacturing end‑of‑line (EOL) testing through defining test specifications & code with the hardware design & factory teams, for residential & industrial energy products.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Contract