Firmware Engineer (Bare-Metal / RTOS)
Harbinger Motors Inc.3 months ago
Garden Grove, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$130k - $160k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain deterministic embedded firmware for EV motor control systems in bare-metal and RTOS environments.
- Configure and optimize vendor Board Support Packages and develop low-level hardware drivers.
- Deploy, tune, and optimize high-frequency Field-Oriented Control algorithms.
- Improve CPU efficiency, interrupt latency, memory footprint, performance, and safety.
- Perform testing, debugging, and validation using real-time simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop environments.
- Integrate firmware with hardware, application software, and power electronics systems.
- Create and maintain documentation for firmware design, architecture, and testing methodologies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field is required.
- At least 3 years of professional embedded firmware development experience is required.
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ for resource-constrained embedded systems is required.
- Hands-on experience with ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers or equivalent embedded platforms is required.
- Knowledge of motor control algorithms, digital signal processing, control theory, and PID tuning is required.
- Familiarity with CAN, SPI, I2C, and UART communication interfaces is required.
- Hands-on proficiency with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and debuggers is required.
- A master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering focused on control systems is preferred.
- Experience developing firmware for EV powertrains or automotive motor controls is preferred.
- Experience implementing sensorless control techniques is preferred.
- Knowledge of complex timer units and cross-triggering peripherals such as eTPU and GTM is preferred.
- Experience setting up, maintaining, and running Hardware-in-the-Loop testing environments is preferred.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage fully covered for employees
- Early-stage stock options
- 401(k), HSA, and FSA retirement and savings benefits
- Paid time off and parental leave
- Annual vacation bonus
- Wellness and fertility benefits
- Cell phone stipend
- Complimentary meals and stocked kitchens
About Harbinger Motors Inc.
Harbinger Motors Inc. builds medium-duty commercial electric vehicles and EV platforms, including purpose-built chassis and powertrains for delivery, vocational, and shuttle applications. The privately held company sells to fleets and vehicle manufacturers using in-house developed battery, drivetrain, and vehicle controls technology. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Garden Grove, California, Harbinger targets U.S. commercial markets with products designed for work trucks and similar vehicles.