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Senior Firmware Engineer

Redwood City, CAOn-siteFull-time

AI Summary

Senior firmware engineer responsible for designing, developing, and deploying firmware for wireless power communication, with emphasis on C development, bare-metal/RTOS systems, board bring-up, and tooling to debug and test firmware.

About this role

At Reach, we are delivering technologies to enable the long-range, wireless transfer of power. We believe wireless energy can be as liberating for power systems as WiFi was for data systems, and are busy creating the energy infrastructure that will one day replace the aging electrical grid. We have raised funding from top tier VC's, have real world customers deploying our technology, and are continuing to build out the exceptional team that is making our vision a reality.

The Position
In this position, you will be a key part of Reach’s engineering team to develop firmware enabling fast, reliable wireless communication between devices in the wireless power network. You will also conduct research to improve the performance, flexibility, and integrability of Reach’s technology. As part of a small team in a small company, you will have a great deal of agency over your work, plenty of opportunity to discover and solve new challenges, and the ability to make large-impact decisions. It will be critical that you are a creative problem solver with strong curiosity, a passionate, proactive spirit eager to add value before it’s requested or identified by others.

Key Position Responsibilities

  • Actively contribute to the firmware team to analyze, design, develop, and deploy features to meet business, product, and technical requirements.
  • Actively contribute to Reach’s code base by architecting and implementing features.
  • Work with project management and other engineers to plan the effort and establish timelines for yourself and your team.
  • Identify areas of need: Advocate for good coding practices and contribute to product innovation in hardware and software.
  • Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience as a firmware engineer or equivalent.
  • Subject matter in C development.
  • Proficient with firmware development in bare-metal or RTOS based systems.
  • Experience with board bring up including schematics reading and PCBs debugging.
  • Experience with python and scripting languages.
  • Have a test-driven, analytical approach to debugging and problem solving.
  • Proficient communicator and organizational skills.
  • Nice-To-Haves

  • Experience with BLE systems or other wireless transfer technology.
  • Experience with Nordic nRF52 development and Zephyr OS.
  • Experience with full development cycles from prototyping to manufacturing.
  • Experience with RF applications.
  • Experience in software test automation.
  • Experience working at a start-up or with a small, intimate team.
  • Skills

    Bare-metal FirmwareBLE SystemsBoard Bring-upC++Code ReviewsDebugging ToolsEmbedded SystemsFeature DevelopmentFirmware ArchitectureManufacturing ReadinessNordic NRF52PCB DebuggingPrototyping To ProductionPythonRF ApplicationsRTOSSchematic ReadingScripting LanguagesSoftware Test AutomationTest-driven DebuggingVersion ControlZephyr OS

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