Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Staff Embedded Software Engineer – Battery Management Systems (BMS)

Location: Carlsbad, CA (Onsite)

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Opportunity

An innovative technology company developing advanced electrified systems is seeking a Staff Embedded Software Engineer to lead the development of embedded software for a high-voltage Battery Management System (BMS). This position will play a critical role in defining requirements, designing, implementing, debugging, and validating software for safety-critical embedded systems used in next-generation electric platforms.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role working closely with hardware, systems, and firmware engineers to deliver reliable, production-quality embedded software.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and validate embedded software for high-voltage Battery Management Systems.
• Translate system requirements into robust embedded software architecture and production-ready code.
• Develop embedded drivers by interpreting hardware schematics and component datasheets.
• Bring up, test, and validate new hardware designs using standard electronic test equipment.
• Debug and optimize embedded software throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Participate in design reviews, schematic reviews, and peer code reviews to ensure software quality and system reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to integrate software across complex embedded platforms.
• Drive best practices for software architecture, documentation, maintainability, and performance.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of embedded software development experience.
• Minimum of 3 years developing software for Battery Management Systems (BMS), including high-voltage distributed architectures.
• Expert-level C programming skills with working knowledge of C++.
• Experience developing bare-metal embedded systems.
• Strong understanding of functional safety principles.
• Experience developing within Linux environments.
• Proficiency with Git version control.
• Experience using Python for engineering tools, automation, or scripting.
• Experience developing, documenting, and releasing production-quality embedded software.
• Hands-on experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, digital multimeters, power supplies, and other electronic test equipment.
• Strong software engineering practices with an emphasis on code quality, reliability, and maintainability.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative engineering environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with electric vehicle architectures or other complex distributed embedded systems.
• Familiarity with CAN and LIN communication protocols.
• Experience using Jira for issue tracking and requirements management.
• Knowledge of distributed embedded control systems and vehicle communication networks.