Manager, Firmware
The Impact You’ll Make
You will be involved in the firmware design and implementation for renewable energy products such as photovoltaic (PV) inverters, energy storage systems, and system communication.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a firmware/software team to develop and validate product firmware.
- Hire, train, mentor, and manage a team of highly skilled development and validation engineers.
- Manage team development schedules and resources.
- Support design reviews and DFMEA activities.
- Lead your team to build advanced simulation and validation capabilities.
- Work with cross-functional stakeholders to define and develop internally and externally requested features
- Develop and debug low-level real-time and low-latency firmware in C.
- Board bring-up, debug, test, and code optimization.
- Able to debug complex system-level issues and drive solutions.
- Implement control algorithms for power electronics products.
- Design and implement protocols for system communications of new products.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (electrical, mechanical, controls).
- Write software specifications and design documents.
- Generate and maintain accurate project schedules and timelines.
The Skills You Bring
- 7+ years of professional firmware development experience, including leading a team
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
- Expertise in developing firmware for Power Electronics applications
- Familiar with basics of Power Electronics
- Develop, and debug low-level real-time and low-latency firmware in C and software fundamentals
- Experience with the embedded systems and communication protocols and their drivers
- Implement control algorithms for power electronics products
- Able to debug complex system-level issues and drive solutions
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced experience with scripting language (Python, shell)
- Familiarity with ARM Cortex microprocessor cores
- Familiar with Typhoon HIL
- Familiarity with AI/machine learning
- Competitive Compensation Package
- Health Insurance: We offer 100% coverage of employee premiums under a Gold-level PPO plan. Dental & Vision Insurance: 50% of employee premiums are covered.
- Retirement Plan: A 401(k) plan with a 6% employer match.
Benefits and Perks
About 1st Avenue Power
At 1st Avenue Power, we are on a mission to deliver simple, fast-to-deploy, customer-centric and intelligent power systems leveraging the abundance of solar to provide inexpensive and reliable clean energy to global customers from data centers to energy starved communities around the world. We envision a future where every community, business, and nation thrives on the limitless potential of clean energy, united in a shared commitment to a sustainable and equitable world.
About 1AI Energy
1AI Energy, the employing entity for 1st Avenue Power, and 1st Avenue Power are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race (inclusive of traits associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding), age, veteran or military status, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, reproductive decision-making, or any other legally recognized protected class under federal, state, or local law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.