Senior Firmware Engineer I - Batteries

The role

You will implement and verify firmware for battery safety, fuel-gauging, and charging logic. You will also diagnose product issues, build automated test systems, and collaborate with battery engineers.

What you will do

• Implementation and verification of Firmware for Battery Safety logic
• Implementation and verification of Firmware for Battery Fuel-Gauging logic
• Implementation and verification of Firmware for Accelerated Battery Charging with Thermal considerations
• Implementation and verification of Firmware for De-rating Batteries to achieve State of Health RMA targets
• Implementation and verification of Firmware for eLinux User-space daemons
• Implementation and verification of Firmware patches for USB-C sub-systems
• Implement fleet-wide battery metrics across 500K+ devices with Splunk dashboards
• Diagnose and debug products RMA'd by Axon's customers
• Collaborate heavily with Battery Engineers in the Electrical Engineering
• Support Battery Runtime Profiling via Joulescopes and Automated Test Systems (ATS)

Required qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience with Battery and Power Management sub-systems, Safety and Thermal
• Experience in programming with C, C++, Rust, Golang and/or Python
• Real-world Industry Firmware or Embedded experience of 8+ years developing on Battery-powered IoT products
• Experience with Boot-loaders
• Experience with System-on-Chips (SoC)
• Ability to read Datasheets and Schematics
• Experience and ability to use electrical lab bench equipment to profile and diagnose firmware-hardware boundary issues
• Experience with concise Technical Writing and Architecture Diagramming
• Strong understanding of Computer Architecture and Peripherals
• Strong understanding of Operating Systems, Concurrency and Networking concepts
• Experience with both Kernel and User-space Embedded Linux with exposure to Yocto, OpenWRT or other Embedded Distros

Nice to have

• Golang experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• Learning & Development programs
• Snacks in our offices

Before you apply

• Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment

About the company

Axon is on a mission to Protect Life using an ecosystem of devices and cloud software. They work with candor and care to pursue critical safety and justice issues.