Staff Firmware Engineer, Battery Systems - Req 1592
QuantumScape Corporation3 days ago
USA (city not specified)Staff+
Base Salary
$137k - $209k/yr
Responsibilities
- Create a bare-metal/RTOS firmware platform, drivers, and peripheral configurations for battery-pack microcontrollers.
- Design redundant battery protection functions, state transitions, power sequencing, pre-charge control, and low-power operating modes.
- Develop SOC/SOH estimation algorithms for solid-state batteries and implement battery-management communication protocols.
- Create firmware read/write protection and upgrade mechanisms and collaborate with ODM partners on firmware protocols.
- Bring up new hardware platforms, identify issues, and resolve them with hardware engineers.
- Develop firmware validation and regression test plans for laboratory testing.
- Support firmware reviews, audits, and regulatory compliance activities.
Requirements
- Relevant bachelor’s degree plus 9+ years of experience, relevant master’s degree plus 8+ years, or relevant Ph.D. plus 5+ years.
- At least 5 years of experience writing battery-management-system firmware for lithium-ion battery packs.
- Proficiency with TI C2000, STM32, or similar microcontroller platforms and in-depth understanding of RTOS and interrupt timing and latency.
- Experience designing and tuning SOC/SOH estimation algorithms and configuring ADC, PWM, comparator, UART, and related hardware peripherals.
- Ability to create a firmware platform from scratch and work with medium- to high-power battery packs above 20 kW.
- Understanding of battery protection features and safety requirements including UL 2054, UL 1973, UL 9540A, and IEC 62133.
- Experience implementing SMBus, PMBus, and ModBus communication protocols.
- Track record of taking at least two battery products through prototype bring-up, validation, and regulatory approval.
- Fluency in C for bare-metal and RTOS environments and comfort with fixed-point mathematics for real-time control.
- Preferred qualifications include digital power-converter control, lithium-ion battery chemistry, OpenBMC, Redfish/IPMI, regulatory code reviews and audits, modular multi-pack systems, OCP power-shelf standards, and customer-facing application engineering.
Benefits
- This is an onsite role requiring work five days per week.
- The compensation package includes an annual bonus and RSU/equity package.
- Benefits include employee-paid health care, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and other company benefits.
- QuantumScape provides reasonable accommodations and is an equal opportunity employer.
Tech Stack
C
Categories
About QuantumScape Corporation
QuantumScape develops solid-state lithium-metal battery cells for electric vehicles and other energy storage uses, selling to automotive OEMs and industrial customers. The public company, founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Jose, California, focuses on manufacturing processes and materials to boost energy density, safety, and fast-charge performance. It has a long-standing development partnership with Volkswagen Group to commercialize its cells for future EV platforms.