First Principle · 3 weeks ago
Senior Embedded Systems Engineer
Detroit Metro
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expFirst Principle is a rapidly growing startup at the center of innovation in mobility and manufacturing, developing a next-generation EV platform. The Senior Embedded Systems Engineer will take technical ownership of vehicle electrical and control systems, focusing on embedded firmware, custom electronics, and full-vehicle electrical integration.
Management Consulting
Responsibilities
Own the design and evolution of vehicle electrical and embedded control architectures across current and future platforms
Develop embedded firmware for custom hardware, writing production-quality code to control and monitor vehicle subsystems
Design and integrate custom electronic assemblies, including schematic capture, PCB layout coordination, bring-up, and validation
Specify and integrate power electronics, protection devices, sensors, and control hardware appropriate for automotive environments
Diagnose and resolve electrical and firmware issues at both bench and vehicle level, feeding learnings back into robust design improvements
Support prototype and production builds, working hands-on with technicians during wiring, installation, and test
Qualification
Required
Proven experience building embedded or electrical systems that shipped as real products, ideally in vehicles, robotics, aerospace, or industrial hardware
Strong fundamentals in embedded systems and low-voltage electrical design, with comfort working across hardware and firmware boundaries
Experience developing firmware for microcontroller-based systems (C/C++), including debugging and field validation
Comfortable owning ambiguous problems and driving them from concept through production without heavy process overhead
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or a closely related field
Likely 5+ years of relevant industry experience in hands-on hardware development environments
Company
First Principle
Tough Tech isn’t built in the cloud, it’s developed in the labs, on testbeds, and in pilot plants, through years of iteration, hard science, and specialized infrastructure.
2-10 employees
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