Embedded Engineer

About The Opportunity

Our client, a leader in the Energy Storage industry, is looking for a skilled Embedded Engineer to join their team for a long-term engagement. This is a crucial role focused on the design and implementation of high-quality, real-time firmware for microcontroller-based systems. This is a high-impact role that requires a self-motivated professional to contribute to functional safety, prototyping, and the overall maturity of the software development process.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement real-time, C++, RTOS-based firmware targeting microcontrollers.
• Understand, code, and use microcontroller hardware to meet functional safety requirements.
• Create firmware for embedded prototypes to validate hardware design choices and accelerate firmware development.
• Verify and support the integration of your code, and support products deployed to the field.
• Participate in hardware and software design reviews and assist with the definition of requirements.
• Adhere to modern disciplined development practices such as Clang-based linting, consistent formatting, thoughtful naming, and clear commenting.

Requirements

• Strong experience in embedded engineering with a focus on real-time, C++ development.
• Deep expertise in developing RTOS-based firmware for microcontrollers.
• Experience in implementing functional safety requirements at the hardware and firmware level.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and manage your own time effectively to meet project goals.
• Strong commitment to modern, disciplined development practices.
• Strong communication skills to provide clear and concise status updates and participate effectively in design reviews.

Pay

Pay Rate: $80 - $100/hr
Conversion Salary: $160K - $280K

Schedule

Start Date: ASAP

Location: Onsite - Burlingame, California
Job Type: Long-term Contract or Contract-to-Hire