Senior Embedded Software Engineer at Tau in Redwood City, CA

Job description

• Tau Motors seeks a highly skilled and experienced Embedded Software Engineer to join our team. You will drive the development of Tau's cutting-edge software-enabled platforms through architecture, requirements, design, code, and testing. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to define, develop, integrate, and test software functions, ensuring the safe, robust, and efficient operation.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality embedded code for real-time platforms, including motor controls and software-defined power electronics.
• Experience seeing a product through its full software development lifecycle, including verification, validation, and maintenance of architecture, test, and deployment phases.
• Apply an excellent understanding of coding standards (MISRA) and functional safety (ISO 26262) to the software development process.
• Implement continuous improvement and development (CI/CD) practices within the software team and the larger organization.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to develop and integrate complex hardware/software systems.
• Collaborate with control engineers and technical domain experts to implement advanced algorithms and data structures in a testable, scalable, and modular fashion.
• Deliver software architecture, create design requirements, and implement specifications while working with multiple stakeholders to develop robust and efficient power converters and systems.
• Develop software tests for a variety of test environments, including unit tests, software-in-the-loop (SIL), and Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL).
• Participate in code reviews and provide technical feedback to drive high-quality designs.

Requirements

• Expert-level knowledge of embedded firmware development in C or C++
• Strong communication skills, a preference for working in teams, and a passion for delivering high-quality outcomes
• Best practices and disciplines for software engineering, as well as hands-on experience with developing and troubleshooting embedded hardware and complex systems.
• Proven record in software product development for embedded systems with diverse and ambiguous requirements, including identifying and resolving conflicting requirements.
• Established experience with design and implementation for power conversion, motion control, and applications of hardware drivers for power electronics
• Familiarity with TI and Infineon MCUs
• Knowledge of common lab equipment such as debuggers, oscilloscopes, JTAG, logic analyzers, etc., digital bus (SPI, I2C, CAN, LIN, and Ethernet) with communication protocols (UDS, XCP, DOIP, and TCP/IP)
• Experience developing and integrating Model Based Development tools (Simulink) and generated code with hand-written code by maturing architectures and interface descriptions.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related degree
• 5 or more years of experience in embedded software engineering or a related discipline
• Fluency with C/C++ and Python
• Experience developing embedded software in a regulated environment, complying with safety standards such as ISO 26262.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Experience with version control, configuration management, and software change control tools, including Git and Jira.
• Familiarity with requirements-based testing and test automation with software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) environments
• Experience with both Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) and bare-metal embedded software development
• Experience with high-voltage and/or motor control systems.
• Experience developing and maintaining Continuous Integration (CI) tools such as Github Actions, Jenkins, or TeamCity

Skills

Required

• Strong communication skills
• Preference for working in teams
• Familiarity with TI and Infineon MCUs

Preferred

• Fluency with C/C++ and Python

Benefits

• Become part of an emerging company during a rapid growth phase—within an industry undergoing dramatic transformation for a global imperative.
• Work with some of the smartest and most talented experts from different fields to: (1) attack some of the most pressing issues of today while (2) contributing to technically demanding and deeply innovative solutions.
• Growth potential—we advance team members who have an outsized impact.
• Competitive compensation based upon experience level, including stock options—we believe in capturing value in the future we create together.
• Flexible time off and paid holidays.
• Centrally located in the Bay Area on the Peninsula in vibrant downtown Redwood City
• Blocks from the Caltrain
• Walking distance to food and entertainment
• Easy access to both the 101 and 280
• Excellent medical, dental, vision & life insurance
• Comprehensive benefits including 401(k), HSA and FSA benefits, commuter benefits and more
• $170,000.00 - $210,000.00
• Tau is committed to paying competitive compensation that is fair and equitable. Your experience, qualifications, training, critical skills, and/or business considerations determine your compensation. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package that may include an annual performance bonus, equity, and other incentive compensation plans considered part of Tau’s total compensation package. To learn more about our top-tier benefits, please visit www.taumotors.com. The level will depend on the candidate’s experience. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate excellence in their respective fields and possess the ability to learn quickly within a fast-paced environment.