Aptera Motors
Sr Staff Engineer, Automotive Embedded Software
Carlsbad, CA · Staff+ · Full-time
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About the role
- Seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to architect, design, implement, debug and validate code for Aptera's Electronic Control Units.
- This may include supporting SW design and development in thermal system, vehicle fault management, vehicle software architecture, automotive standards compliance, informing ECU selection for design revisions, interfacing with engineering services vendors, and balancing startup company needs with regulatory and market expectations.
Responsibilities
- Synthesize Requirements to design, code, document and debug embedded software
- Bring up, test and validate new circuit board designs using standard HW test tools
- Participate in peer reviews of schematics, SW designs and code reviews
- Inform ECU selection for design revisions
Requirements
- Experience in Bare-Metal Embedded Systems
- Experience in Linux development environments
- Experience in git repo management
- Experience in documenting, publishing and shipping production code
- Experience with HW test using power supplies, multi-meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.
Nice to have
- Specific experience with any of the following, Vehicle Thermal Systems, Fault Management, Calibration Interfaces, Battery Management Systems (BMS) or Battery Charging Systems
- Knowledge of major electric vehicle (EV) sub-systems and architecture
- Comfortable with Jira for bug tracking and traceability
- Familiarity with UDS and XCP protocols
- Familiarity with CAN and LIN bus
- Experience in Python
- Individual contributor within the Embedded Software team while collaborating with other teams as necessary
- 15+ years of pure software development and 5+ years of Automotive or relevant industry experience with a strong aptitude for HW systems
Company info
- Aptera Motors
- is dedicated to building a future where every journey is powered by the sun.
- We specialize in creating solar electric vehicles that revolutionize the way we travel, providing sustainable and efficient transportation solutions.
- Company Culture
- is built on transparency, ethical treatment of one another, a bias for action, and leading by example.
- Sr Staff Engineer, Automotive Embedded Software
- Carlsbad, California | Engineering | Full-time
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