Embedded Firmware Engineer
Electric Hydrogen4 hours ago
San Jose, CA, USAEntry Level / Mid Level
H1B Sponsor
Base Salary
$154k - $181k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and debug low-level, real-time, low-latency firmware in C.
- Perform board bring-up, debugging, testing, and code optimization.
- Develop and maintain device drivers and hardware interfaces.
- Implement control algorithms for power electronics and auxiliary electronics.
- Design and implement protocols for system communications.
- Troubleshoot firmware and hardware interactions using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and laboratory equipment.
- Write and maintain software specifications, design documentation, and technical documentation.
- Collaborate with electrical, power electronics, controls, and systems engineering teams throughout product development and testing.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Mid-level candidates require 3+ years of professional firmware or embedded software development experience; strong academic, project, or internship experience may be considered for junior-level candidates.
- Experience developing low-level embedded firmware in C.
- Experience with embedded development tools, including compilers, debuggers, and IDEs.
- Experience with version-control and issue-tracking tools such as Git and Jira.
- Experience with CAN, Modbus, and Ethernet communication protocols.
- Experience developing device drivers using ADC, GPIO, PWM, UART, SPI, and I2C hardware interfaces.
- Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and similar laboratory equipment.
- Knowledge of automated build systems is preferred.
- Knowledge of power-electronics control-loop design and implementation is preferred.
- Basic knowledge of Linux environments, particularly for development toolchains, GUIs, build systems, logging, and testing tools, is preferred.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement in the San Jose zone.
- $75 per month cell phone allowance.
- 4% employer 401(k) match.
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability plans.
- Time-off programs.
- Potential equity grant and discretionary bonus, subject to eligibility requirements.
About Electric Hydrogen
Electric Hydrogen manufactures, delivers and commissions the world’s most powerful electrolyzers to make clean hydrogen projects economically viable today. The company’s complete HYPRPlant includes all system components required to turn water and electricity into the lowest cost clean hydrogen. Electric Hydrogen has a team of more than 300 people in the United States and Europe.