Embedded Software Engineer, Sr

At Powin, we are advancing the next frontier of energy and changing the way we power our daily lives by ensuring access to clean, resilient, and affordable power. With 17 GWh of projects deployed and under construction, we are a leading and trusted energy storage provider dedicated to creating an exceptional customer experience through end-to-end energy storage solutions. As a global energy storage solutions provider, we offer fully integrated battery solutions, software, and services to optimize grid performance and enable the transition to cleaner energy sources.

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Summary:

The Senior Embedded Software Engineer designs, implements, and documents firmware functional blocks within a large energy storage system and works with multi-function engineers to develop stable and safe operation methods. The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will act as the primary lead for various projects, to assist with design development and debugging and lead junior embedded software engineers.

Job Details

• Design, implement and document firmware functional blocks in a large-scale energy storage system
• Work with system architects, system analysts, and other senior engineers to translate requirements into feature updates and implementations to develop stable and safe operation methods to control a battery energy storage system operation
• Lead, direct day to day work, and mentor junior embedded software engineers regarding best practices, code structure, maintainability, efficiency and more
• Support hardware team in architecture validation and design review
• Support product team in bring-up and testing of the firmware and software product
• Support and guide external partners with specification, design and test of firmware product
• Communicate projects status and risks to leadership
• Lead in triaging, investigating and fixing issues raised by QA and field operations
• Develop test plans/scripts/platforms to assist in design and testing
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing firmware
• 1+ years’ experience guiding/mentoring junior developers
• Proficient in embedded C/C++ programming
• Experience developing on ARM Cortex-M processor and legacy architectures (ST, NXP)
• Knowledge of boot-loader design
• Well versed in using version control systems such as GIT
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across levels and functions
• Able to effectively communicate technical concepts, to document requirement specification, test plans
• Comfortable operating lab instruments such as logic analyzer and oscilloscope
• Able to read and understand electrical schematics that relate to the embedded control
• Knowledge of BMS design for lithium-ion battery
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs
• Ability to work flexible hours as needed to support international teams
• Limited travel requirements
• Familiar with Python. Java and C++ languages (preferred)
• Hands-on knowledge of developing an embedded software to be certified with “IEC60730-1 Annex H” safety standard (preferred)
• Knowledge of UART, SPI, IIC, CAN and Ethernet communication interface

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