Firmware Engineer, Energy Storage (San Francisco)

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About Redwood Materials
Were delivering lowcost and largescale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time. All from batteries we already have.

Essential Duties

You will be an early member of a new engineering team, taking a handson 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 CortexM class microcontrollers to function within largescale, distributed industrial applications. You will work on communication with and control of various offthesale devices as well as control algorithms for power electronics.

Responsibilities

• 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 resourceconstrained 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, fastpaced 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
• 5+ 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 and application layer protocols such as CoAP or MQTT
• Expert knowledge of microcontroller hardware peripherals and RTOS
• Experience with CI/CD & test automation applied to softwareenabled hardware products
• Proficiency in Python preferred
• Good to have experience with reverse engineering CAN protocols and developing custom diagnostic tools for evaluating embedded systems
• Selfmotivated, 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

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform the essential job functions consistently and safely with ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards

Working Conditions

• Environment: office or outdoors
• Ability to work in challenging working conditions which may include exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes, while protected by PPE, for extended periods of time
• Essential physical requirements such as climbing, standing, stooping, or typing
• Occasional work weekends, nights, or oncall as a regular part of the job
• Occasional travel requirements

In accordance with California pay transparency laws, the salary range for this position is listed below. Actual compensation may vary based on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and skills.

California Pay Range: $137,500$227,500 USD

The position is fulltime. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

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