Senior Firmware Engineer, Vehicle Controls Job at Stealth Startup, Palo Alto, CA

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  • Stealth Startup
  • Palo Alto, CA

Job Description

In this role, you will be a member of the Future Programs team, giving you the unique opportunity for early stage, green field development building select next generation products. You will work in a fast paced, dynamic environment on every stage of program development from concept to launch and be heavily influential in developing the practices, culture, and engineering principals of our growing team. In this highly cross functional role, you will work with systems engineering, electrical, mechanical, and other software teams, owning the optimization and integration of controls algorithms for core vehicle propulsion functionality. Ideal candidates will have experience across all stages of product development from concept to success launch and beyond.

Our team is passionate about electrifying transit, and bringing delightful user experiences to life.

Responsibilities :

  • Lead high impact vehicle integration workstream with complex and distributed feature implementation.
  • Collaborate with design engineering teams (Electrical, Mechanical, Test, etc.) on designing and documenting the SW integration workflow of various ECUs.
  • Provide full vehicle system integration support including feature implementation, ECU handshaking, debugging, root cause analysis etc.
  • Conduct HW readiness testing with focus on safety critical functions.
  • Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and perform thorough testing to validate firmware functionality, stability, and performance under various conditions, including low power modes. Implement a robust CI/CD pipeline to ensure the team has access to the latest stable and development builds.
  • Support pre-production and production build activities and vehicle testing.
  • Drive initiatives to ensure product quality and vehicle safety.
  • Partner with existing embedded software, mobile, connectivity and information technology teams to share common platforms and code base, where applicable.

Qualifications:

  • B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • 4+ years of experience in firmware development, ideally experienced in safety critical, time sensitive, and resource constrained environments
  • Expert in C programming, ideally familiar with C++, Python, and bash scripting
  • Delivering software-enabled hardware products, including low-level firmware development (drivers, bootloaders)
  • Hands-on experience debugging in real world environments with embedded diagnostics tooling such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG etc.
  • Strong understanding of control systems and system integration
  • Familiarity with electric drivetrains, battery technology, and common vehicle communication protocols and peripherals (e.g. CAN, force, IMU sensors)
  • Familiarity with model-based design and software development tools such as MATLAB/Simulink.
  • Familiarity with real-time operating system platforms, ideally in functional-safety critical applications
  • Experience with CI/CD & test automation applied to consumer facing, software-enabled hardware products
  • Highly collaborative mindset and strong communication skills

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