Amperesand · 19 hours ago
Staff Firmware Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expAmperesand is disrupting industrial power with the first commercialized Solid State Transformer systems. The Staff Firmware Engineer will architect and develop embedded firmware components for real-time power regulation and control algorithms, ensuring integration with hardware and meeting performance requirements.
ElectronicsInfrastructurePower GridRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Architect and develop embedded firmware components that execute real-time power regulation, protection, and control algorithms for SST operation
Own embedded bootloader architecture, embedded security, and common platforms
Lead firmware for power electronics embedded systems, ensuring functional and performance requirements are met
Work closely with hardware teams to integrate firmware with new or existing hardware components
Work with other talented engineers to solve complex problems, share knowledge, and ensure project milestones are met
Stay updated with new technologies, tools, and methodologies in embedded systems
Qualification
Required
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics, etc. with 5+years of professional experience or combined equivalent experience with evidence of exceptional ability
Proficiency in C or C++ for embedded systems
Understanding of low-level programming and hardware interfacing
Experience with one or more IDEs and debugging tools
Experience with version control systems like Git
Knowledge of real-time programming concepts and real-time operating systems
Ability to write efficient code under resource constraints (memory, CPU)
Experience with embedded system testing practices
Knowledge of digital and analog electronics
Ability to travel up to 20% including internationally
Excellent written and verbal communications
Preferred
Experience in the domain of energy
Open source projects to represent the contribution to the community
Build and infra development for firmware projects
Building projects from scratch for startup environment
Benefits
Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays so they can rest, recharge, and take care of their health and personal needs.
Commuter Benefits
12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
Company
Amperesand
Amperesand operates as a grid infrastructure solution provider.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$92.45M2025-11-18Series A· $80M
2024-02-07Seed· $12.45M
Leadership Team
Sriram Vaisambhayana
Co-Founder
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