Cyngn

Cyngn

Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Mountain View, CA · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$205k-$220kDetected 34 days ago
GitCI/CDGitHub ActionsEmbedded SystemsLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • About Cyngn Based in Mountain View, CA, Cyngn is a publicly-traded autonomous technology company. We deploy self-driving industrial vehicles - specifically autonomous tuggers - to factories, warehouses, and other facilities throughout North America. To build this emergent technology, we are looking for innovative, motivated, and experienced leaders to join
  • us and move this field forward. If you like to build, tinker, and create with a team of trusted and passionate colleagues, then Cyngn is the place for you. Key reasons to join Cyngn: We are small and big. With under 100 employees, Cyngn operates with the energy of a startup. On the other hand, we're publicly traded. This means our employees not only work in

Responsibilities

  • Act as design responsible engineer for a vehicle program that includes controllers for: Traction Control, Actuator Control, IO Control, Sensor Control, and Functional Safety Firmware.
  • Develop safety-critical code in compliance with MISRA C or similar standards.
  • Use data intense sensors such as 3D LIDARs and Cameras to create 'Virtual Bumper' systems to achieve PL=D ratings (Roughly ASIL-C equivalent) on microprocessors such as i.MX-6 series
  • Create and maintain documentation including APIs, state diagrams, and test matrices.
  • Plan, implement, and execute firmware test procedures across multiple levels of vehicle integration.
  • Own specifications for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing systems and support test automation.
  • Establish and maintain a Continuous Integration (CI) framework for embedded software.
  • If you like to build, tinker, and create with a team of trusted and passionate colleagues, then Cyngn is the place for you.
  • We build today and deploy tomorrow.
  • We just develop them.

Requirements

  • 8-12+ years of experience developing embedded software in a product-focused environment.
  • Strong experience with debugging tools (JTAG, ETM, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes).
  • Experience with safety-critical software development standards (e.g., MISRA C, ISO 26262).
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and work across hardware/software boundaries.
  • Experience with RTOS systems for safety critical applications.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD for embedded systems (Github Actions).
  • Excellent communication skills and a track record of mentoring and technical leadership.
  • This is a technical leadership role that requires a strong systems mindset, a deep understanding of embedded software best practices, and the ability to mentor others.
  • Strong architecture and system-level thinking - ability to design firmware systems that scale and integrate well.
  • Benefits & Perks

Nice to have

  • Deep expertise with microcontrollers (ARM Cortex-M preferred), low-level drivers, and real-time control systems.

Compensation

  • $205k-$220k

Benefits

  • This means our employees not only work in close-knit teams with mentorship from company leaders-they also get access to the liquidity of our publicly-traded equity.

Company info

  • To build this emergent technology, we are looking for innovative, motivated, and experienced leaders to join us and move this field forward.
  • We are small and big.
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