Senior Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer - Power Electronics

1 Month ago • 4-8 Years • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Tesla Energy Products team seeks a driven (Senior) Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer to develop cutting-edge power converters for energy storage and vehicle charging. Responsibilities encompass firmware architecture, implementation, validation, collaboration with production, and fleet improvement initiatives. The role involves writing high-quality C code for real-time embedded systems, debugging, code optimization, test plan creation, and algorithm translation into software. Hands-on hardware bring-up, qualification, and lab work are also required. Collaboration with product deployment teams to track fleet performance, address issues, and enhance firmware is essential. The ideal candidate possesses strong C coding skills, electrical fundamentals, and experience with microcontroller peripherals and communication protocols.
Must have:
  • High-quality C code for real-time embedded systems
  • Firmware development and debugging
  • Expert software fundamentals
  • Strong electrical fundamentals
  • Proficiency in Python, Simulink, or Rust
Good to have:
  • Unit testing, SIL/HIL methodologies
  • Experience with various communication protocols

Job Details

What to Expect
As a driven Senior Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer in the Tesla Energy Products team, you will develop the next generation of cutting edge, world-class power converters for energy storage and vehicle charging. Your areas of involvement range from architecting, implementing, and validating firmware to also collaborate with production and driving fleet improvements. You will work closely with the Hardware, Controls and Software teams to deliver production grade safety critical firmware for AC/DC and DC/DC power converters. You display enthusiasm for owning the product and delivering top quality firmware. This is an opportunity to continually push the envelope on power conversion technology, which get deployed in Tesla products all over the world to serve our mission of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy.
What You’ll Do
  • Write high-quality C code for real-time embedded systems
  • Firmware development and debugging, code/performance optimization, create and execute board level test plans to expose weakness or faults in hardware and firmware
  • Translate controls algorithms into software implementation and integrate them into firmware and validation frameworks
  • Deliver and manage test firmware to support manufacturing of product assemblies across in-house and external production facilities
  • Hands-on hardware bring-up and qualification of power converters, and lab work as needed for development/debug activities through the entire product lifecycle
  • Work with product deployment teams to track fleet performance, assess behavioral issues and help drive firmware improvements to resolve anomalies and deliver new product features
What You’ll Bring
  • BS or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or proof of exceptional skills in related fields, with practical engineering experience 
    • Capable of delivering top quality C code in a real-time embedded environment 
    • Expert software fundamentals including algorithm development, data structures, code modularity, and maintainability 
    • Strong electrical fundamentals with the ability to read hardware schematics and work with the hardware team to deliver production worthy hardware/software co-designed architecture 
    • Proficiency in at least one of the following: Python, Simulink, Rust 
    • Experience with typical microcontroller peripherals such as ADC, DAC, PWM, Timers etc. and communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, CAN, UART etc. 
    • Familiarity with unit testing, software in the loop, or hardware in the loop methodologies is desirable 

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