Torus
Staff Embedded Systems Engineer
Remote (Salt Lake City, Utah, US) · Staff+
Work authorization required$150k-$175kDetected 26 days ago
PythonC++AWSCloud PlatformsDockerCI/CDLinuxPCB DesignEmbedded SystemsSystems EngineeringRoboticsElectrical EngineeringTest AutomationCommunicationCollaborationMentoringRenewable Energy
About the role
- Commercial and industrial businesses reduce their operating costs while increasing reliability.
- Grid operators keep the electricity grid stable and cost efficient.
- Torus is hiring a Staff Embedded Systems Engineer to be a senior level individual contributor on our firmware team, working in close partnership with our Firmware Architect.
Responsibilities
- In this role, you will report to our Head of Embedded Systems and will be responsible for: Supporting and mentoring a small team of firmware engineers-ensuring technical direction matches the architectural intent, reviewing designs, and building a culture of responsiveness and collaboration.
- Developing firmware features across our energy storage product lines: telemetry, control loops, cloud connectivity, and hardware abstraction layers.
- Driving quality through design reviews, automated testing, and documentation. (We believe engineers own their own QA.) Debugging and optimizing real-time embedded applications and serial communication interfaces in the field and in the lab.
- We design, engineer, manufacture, install, and support our systems end-to-end, standing behind them throughout their lifecycle.
Requirements
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Embedded Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong Python proficiency and real production experience running Python on Embedded Linux (Yocto or similar).
- Experience with real-time embedded systems: multi-threading, inter-process communication, timing constraints.
- Ability to read schematics and PCB layouts to troubleshoot hardware integration issues.
- Proven track record leading or mentoring engineers on technical projects.
- Familiarity with AWS IoT, MQTT, or data telemetry pipelines.
- Knowledge of VPP programs, demand response, or utility interconnection standards (IEEE 1547, UL 1741).
- Experience with containerized embedded deployments (Docker/Balena on Linux targets).
Skills
- Our comms are primarily RS-485, so Python runtime overhead is seldom the limiting factor.
- Each Torus device generates over a million data points per day and integrates with our cloud platform via MQTT/AWS IoT.
- In this role, you will report to our
Compensation
- $150k-$175k
Benefits
- Time Off Unlimited Discretionary PTO or 10 days annual PTO 10 paid company holidays Waiting period-free 100% paid parental leave Culture & Community Regular company-wide offsites to showcase our progress and learnings.
- All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. #li-lw - #li-remote
Company info
- We are the world's first mesh energy infrastructure, uniting communities through resilient, sustainable, and intelligent power.
Equal opportunity
- Torus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Equal Opportunity Employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- ) Work Authorization Applicants must already have the legal authorization to work in the US without requiring any employer sponsorship
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