Copper · 3 weeks ago
Staff Embedded Systems Engineer
Berkeley, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$182K/yr - $210K/yr
8+ years expCopper is a company focused on electrifying homes with clean energy through innovative appliances. As a Staff Embedded Systems Engineer, you will lead the development of firmware for energy-storage-enabled appliances, ensuring robust connectivity and system reliability while mentoring a growing team.
Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing
Responsibilities
Own major portions of the embedded firmware stack for the Charlie induction range, from early development through production, deployment, and field support
Design, implement, and test new firmware features. This often includes hands-on testing on real appliances, including cooking food
Lead improvements to device connectivity and reliability, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, OTA updates, provisioning flows, and failure detection and recovery mechanisms
Own and evolve systems related to fleet management, telemetry, remote control, and data flow, with a focus on robustness at scale
Support manufacturing and production firmware needs, including flashing stations, provisioning workflows, and end-of-line test systems
Identify gaps in tooling, testing, or processes and help build the infrastructure needed to support a growing fleet and team
Mentor other engineers through design reviews, debugging support, and day-to-day technical collaboration
Qualification
Required
8+ years of hands-on experience developing and supporting embedded systems, with a strong track record of shipping products into production and supporting customer fleets
Deep experience building connected embedded products, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, TCP/IP, and application-layer protocols such as MQTT, HTTPS, CoAP, or similar
Strong understanding of OTA update systems and bootloader design, with experience making updates reliable across real customer fleets
Excellent command of embedded C, with comfort working close to the hardware. C++ experience is a plus
Hands-on experience developing FreeRTOS-based systems, including task design, timing, memory management, and debugging complex runtime behavior
Experience designing and supporting systems that interact with cloud infrastructure, including REST APIs, data pipelines, and fleet telemetry
Proven ability to architect and improve development workflows, such as hardware-in-the-loop testing, software-in-the-loop testing, automated CI, and unit testing
Track record of shipping multiple embedded products from early development through production and long-term fleet support
Strong technical communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across electrical, mechanical, cloud, and product teams to influence system architecture and technical direction
Comfort operating in ambiguity, making sound engineering tradeoffs, and taking ownership of outcomes rather than just implementations
Benefits
We cover 100% of the premiums for our employees and 50% of the premiums for their dependents on our base plans for medical, dental, and vision insurance.
We offer a 401(k) plan for employees to contribute to
16 weeks of paid parental leave after three months of employment (eight weeks through Channing Copper and eight weeks CA Paid Family Leave)
Company
Copper
We make battery-equipped appliances in order to make all of our homes better places to live.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Sam Calisch
Founder and CEO
Tucker Gilman
Co-Founder
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