Firmware Engineer, New Product
You will be an early member of a new engineering team, taking a hands-on role in the design, development, and integration of a new product at Redwood. This position focuses on developing robust and reliable firmware from scratch for ARM Cortex-M class microcontrollers to function within large scale, distributed industrial applications. You will work on communication with and control of various off-the-shelf devices as well as control algorithms for power electronics.
The ideal candidate is highly self-driven, adaptable to a startup environment, and eager to take on novel technical challenges. If you're excited about working in a dynamic, fast-paced setting within a new department at Redwood, we want to hear from you!
If necessary, the job level will be adjusted to suit the applicant’s experience and responsibilities.
Responsibilities will include:
- Help build a new embedded firmware platform from scratch with a focus on robust and performant network communication.
- Design and implement frameworks to support simulation and SIL/HIL integration testing.
- Design and deploy state estimation and power electronics control algorithms optimized for a resource-constrained environment.
- Collaborate with electrical and systems engineers closely to specify and implement system behaviors and diagnostics coverage.
- Produce excellent software documentation.
- Contribute to a collaborative, fast-paced startup culture, where every team member plays a crucial role in achieving company milestones.
Desired Qualifications:
- BS or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
- 7+ years of experience in firmware engineering, with a strong focus in power conversion, renewable energy systems, or similar.
- Proven track record in shipping new products at scale.
- Excellent proficiency in Rust or C and debugging embedded systems.
- Experience with digital protocols such as SPI, CAN, and Ethernet as well as application layer protocols such as CoAP or MQTT.
- Expert knowledge of microcontroller hardware peripherals and RTOS.
- Experience with CI/CD & test automation applied to software-enabled hardware products.
- Proficiency in Python is good to have.
- Good to have experience with reverse engineering CAN protocols and developing custom diagnostic tools for evaluating embedded systems.
- Self-motivated, with the ability to manage your work in a startup environment, balancing multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to build relationships with all levels of the organization and present to internal and external executives.