Senior Firmware Engineer

Stride Search
  • San Francisco, California
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    We're the driverless car
    company. We believe in building great products to improve people’s lives by
    making transportation safer, more accessible, and more convenient. Our team is
    small, but we move quickly. In less than a year, we built prototype vehicles
    that have logged over 10,000 autonomous miles on California highways. We're
    looking for smart, ambitious people to help develop our next generation
    products, ensure they’re reliable and safe, and deploy them at scale. We're
    looking for a firmware engineer to design and implement firmware in all of our
    embedded systems. Our systems include high speed control loops, redundant
    communication systems, sensor interfaces, intelligent power supplies, and much,
    much more. As part of a two-person team, you'll hold a lead role and make key
    decisions about the future of our product.


    RESPONSIBILITIES


      • Design and implement
        firmware solutions for sensor interfaces, power supply control,
        communication systems, and safety systems

      • Use industry best practices
        to analyze and mitigate potential failures

      • Work directly with lead EE
        to select components, platforms, and vendors




    REQUIREMENTS


      • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer
        Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar field

      • 4+ years of industry
        experience, including taking products from prototype to production

      • Experience with Ethernet
        interfaces, TCP/IP, and UDP stacks.

      • Experience with CAN
        interfaces/protocols

      • Experience with fault
        tolerant and redundant systems

      • Experience with an
        automotive-rated RTOS

      • Passionate about
        self-driving technology and its potential impact on the
        world




    BONUS POINTS


      • Work in aerospace,
        industrial, or other safety-critical environments

      • Experience with Freescale
        hardware

      • Work with ROS

      • Experience with ISO26262 or
        DO-178




    PERKS


      • Solve difficult problems
        that have immediate and valuable real-world applications

      • Competitive salary and
        benefits (401k, health / dental / vision insurance)

      • Competitive equity

      • State of the art equipment
        for your work station

      • Catered lunch, snacks, etc.

      • Free rides in self-driving
        cars



    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSan Francisco, California

    Skills

    • Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Communication Systemsunmatched
    • Computer Engineeringunmatched
    • Computer Firmwareunmatched
    • Computer Scienceunmatched
    • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
    • Embedded Systemsunmatched
    • Ethernetunmatched
    • ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Product Developmentunmatched
    • Prototypingunmatched
    • Safety Systemsunmatched

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