Director of Embedded Software Platform

The role

You will lead the architecture and development of embedded software foundations for energy and powertrain systems. This hands-on technical leadership role involves establishing technical direction, building an engineering team, and managing the software stack from early development through production.

What you will do

• Own the technical direction and evolution of the embedded software platform
• Define software architecture across layers including operating systems, drivers, and middleware
• Develop a platform roadmap balancing product needs with long-term investments
• Lead embedded software development from architecture through production deployment
• Drive resolution of complex technical issues spanning firmware, hardware, and communications
• Establish standards for code quality, testing, configuration management, and release
• Build or evolve tools and infrastructure for automated testing and continuous integration
• Partner with electrical, battery, systems, and vehicle engineering teams
• Build and develop a high-performing embedded software team
• Align team priorities with product milestones and the company roadmap

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in embedded software, firmware, systems software, or a closely related engineering discipline
• Significant experience designing, architecting, and shipping embedded software for complex, hardware-dependent products
• Track record of owning substantial technical scope
• Strong understanding of embedded software architecture and interactions between software, electronics, and physical systems
• Strong foundation in C/C++
• Experience with real-time operating systems, embedded Linux, or comparable embedded operating environments
• Experience with low-level software, drivers, middleware, hardware abstraction, communication protocols, or system integration
• Experience taking embedded systems through development, testing, validation, and production deployment
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives across multiple engineering disciplines
• Experience leading engineers, setting technical direction, and establishing engineering standards
• Strong judgment in balancing architectural quality, technical debt, and delivery commitments
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Nice to have

• Experience in automotive, electric vehicles, motorsport, aerospace, robotics, or other demanding embedded systems environments
• Experience developing software platforms shared across multiple ECUs, hardware variants, vehicle programs, or products
• Experience with automotive communication and diagnostics, including CAN, CAN-FD, Ethernet, LIN, or UDS
• Experience building embedded software infrastructure, including build systems, automated testing, continuous integration, and release tooling
• Familiarity with vehicle electrical/electronic architectures, software-defined vehicles, or distributed control systems
• Familiarity with functional safety standards such as ISO 26262, automotive software development practices such as ASPICE, or embedded cybersecurity
• Experience with secure boot, firmware updates, or production software configuration and lifecycle management
• Experience building or scaling an embedded software organization in a fast-moving engineering environment

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision (HMO/PPO)
• 401(k)
• Flexible PTO
• Team meals twice a week
• Monthly team events

About the company

Brelle is a California based, venture backed team building a new approach to manufacturing for an increasingly electrified world. They develop high-performance energy and powertrain systems using advanced engineering, software, testing, and automated production.