Staff Engineer, BMS Embedded Software

**Aptera Motors**

is dedicated to building a future where every journey is powered by the sun. We specialize in creating solar electric vehicles that revolutionize the way we travel, providing sustainable and efficient transportation solutions.

**Company Culture**

is built on transparency, ethical treatment of one another, a bias for action, and leading by example.

**Staff Engineer, Battery Management System**

Carlsbad, California | Engineering | Full-time

**About the role**

Seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to create requirements, design, implement, debug and validate code for Aptera’s battery management system (BMS).

**What you'll do**

• Implementation and validation of key features within the High Voltage BMS system

• Synthesize Requirements to design, code, document and debug BMS or other embedded software

• Analyze Schematics and HW component datasheets to write embedded SW drivers for them

• Bring up, test and validate new circuit board designs using standard HW test tools

• Participate in peer reviews of schematics, SW designs and code reviews

• Work hard, challenge industry conventions, and relentlessly strive to make truly exceptional products

**Qualifications**

• Proficient in C programming, with an understanding of C++

• Experience in Bare-Metal Embedded Systems

• Comfortable with High Voltage distributed BMS systems

• Strong knowledge of functional safety

• High standards for code quality, maintainability and performance

• Experience in Linux development environments

• Experience in git repo management

• Experience in Python

• Experience in documenting, publishing and shipping production code

• Experience with HW test using power supplies, multi-meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.

• Comfortable in fast paced and dynamic team environments

• Passion for cutting-edge design, innovation and Aptera’s mission

• Strong willingness to learn, take on new challenges and solve complex problems

**Preferred Qualifications**

• Knowledge of major electric vehicle (EV) sub-systems and architecture

• Comfortable with Jira for bug tracking and traceability

• Familiarity with distributed vehicle control distributed systems via CAN bus and LIN bus

**Team Structure**

• Individual contributor within the Embedded Software Team; collaborate with other teams and individuals, as necessary

**Required Experience**

• 10+ years of pure software development with 3+ years of BMS experience including HV distributed systems

**Educational Requirements**

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field, with practical software development experience

**Salary + Benefits**

• Market competitive compensation package
• Stock option grants
• Fully funded benefits package for employee + dependents
• Generous Flexible Time Away policy