Sr. Embedded Linux Software Engineer, Energy Products

Tesla Energy is looking for a Sr. Embedded Software Engineer to join a small team responsible for energy management and control applications. We are looking for candidates experienced with embedded Linux such as new hardware bring-up, bootloaders, porting drivers for various peripherals, and general system software for telemetry and connectivity management. Background in low-latency and real-time systems is particularly interesting, but most of all we're looking for people with high capacity and ability to ramp up in whatever topic is needed. Strong C knowledge and excellent debugging skills are critical to be successful in this role.

• Deliver high quality system-level software for various embedded Linux controllers to manage connectivity, telemetry, OTA updates, etc.
• Bootloader development, board bring-up, and porting of new drivers for hardware enablement on Linux platforms.
• Packaging and build system integration of various software components.
• Define new hardware requirements.
• Closely work with teams across the company, Hardware, Applications, QA, Validation and Manufacturing.
• Collaborate with validation teams to develop test strategies and test plans.

• 5+ years' experience building, debugging, and shipping embedded systems using Linux.
• Experience developing system software on embedded Linux platforms for connectivity, telemetry, and OTA update management.
• Comfortable with debugging hardware issues.
• Familiar with SoC level software development (ARM Cortex-A, PPC, x86 or other architectures).
• Can read and interpret system schematics.
• Proficient in C and/or C++.
• Working knowledge of embedded networking protocols such as CAN, RS-485, ModBus, and Ethernet.
• Working knowledge of wireless communication standards such as WiFi, ZigBee, Thread, BLE, LTE.
• Familiarity with embedded Linux security fundamentals such as secure boot, PKI, hardware key storage.
• Experience writing and understanding technical specifications.