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Copper · 5 hours ago

Embedded Engineer

Berkeley, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$150K/yr - $180K/yr

2+ years exp

Copper is focused on decarbonization in electric home appliances, and they are seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to join their team. The role involves developing and maintaining firmware, collaborating with hardware teams, and ensuring smooth integration of software and hardware components.

Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing

Responsibilities

Develop, enhance, and maintain firmware for the Charlie induction range

Interface with hardware design and development teams to ensure smooth integration of software and hardware components

Implement and test new features (note: this often means cooking food)

Identify bugs and implement robust solutions (note: this also often means cooking food)

Maintain comprehensive documentation of code, software architecture, and user manuals to ensure smooth transitions and updates

Qualification

C programmingDebugging hardware systemsESP-IDFVersion control (Git)Electrical hardwareTesting-driven approachCommunicativeSolutions-orientedDocumentation generationCreative problem solving

Required

Experience debugging hardware systems with a testing-driven and methodical approach

Ability to distill a complex problem down to fundamentals and implement an appropriate solution

Ability to build for robustness and extensibility by anticipating failure conditions and future expansions and writing code in a way that allows both to be handled gracefully

Deep knowledge of C programming for embedded systems

Familiarity with ESP-IDF (ESP-32 development framework), or ability to pick up new libraries

Background in electrical hardware (e.g. PCBs)

Comfortable working with version control (e.g. Git) and project management tools (e.g. issue tracking)

Testing code with hardware (e.g. revision and unit testing)

Comfortable generating documentation for code and hardware

Experience with 1-2 full product development cycles from concept to shipping product

Preferred

Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or a related field is preferable but not a strict requirement

Two years of industry experience is preferable but not a strict requirement

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).