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Firmware Engineer, New Product

Redwood Materials
Posted March 8, 2025

San Francisco, California

Electric Vehicles

$170,000 - $240,000

Full Time

Job Description

The Firmware Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and integrating firmware for ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers in a new product at Redwood Materials, focusing on robust network communication and control algorithms for power electronics in a startup environment.

Responsibilities

  • Build a new embedded firmware platform with a focus on robust network communication.
  • Design and implement frameworks for simulation and SIL HIL integration testing.
  • Design and deploy state estimation and power electronics control algorithms.
  • Collaborate with electrical and systems engineers to specify and implement system behaviors.
  • Produce software documentation.

Requirements

  • BS or MS in Electrical Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
  • 7 years of experience in firmware engineering, with a strong focus in power conversion, renewable energy systems, or similar.
  • Proven track record in shipping new products at scale.
  • Excellent proficiency in Rust or C and debugging embedded systems.
  • Experience with digital protocols such as SPI, CAN, and Ethernet as well as application layer protocols such as CoAP or MQTT.
  • Expert knowledge of microcontroller hardware peripherals and RTOS.
  • Experience with CI CD test automation applied to software-enabled hardware products.

Benefits

  • Compensation/salary range: 170,000 - 240,000 USD
  • Full-time work schedule
  • Collaborative, fast-paced startup culture
  • Compensation commensurate with experience

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