Hardware Engineer – Firmware

About Us

With electric vehicles expected to be nearly 30% of new vehicle sales by 2025 and more than 50% by 2040, electric mobility is becoming a reality. ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) is at the center of this revolution, powering one of the world’s leading EV charging networks and a comprehensive set of hardware, software and mobile solutions for every charging need across North America and Europe. We bring together drivers, businesses, automakers, policymakers, utilities and other stakeholders to make e-mobility a global reality.

Since our founding in 2007, ChargePoint has focused solely on making the transition to electric easy for businesses, fleets and drivers. ChargePoint offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create an all-electric future and a trillion-dollar market.

Join the team that is building the EV charging industry and make your mark on how people and goods will get everywhere they need to go, in any context, for generations to come.

Reports To

Power Electronics Firmware Manager

What You Will Be Doing

ChargePoint is looking for a creative and versatile Firmware Engineer with the ability to develop both hardware and embedded firmware that will meet the challenges presented by the quickly evolving electric vehicle charging industry. This unique individual will help ensure our products solve difficult problems while providing feature rich user experiences that meet high reliability/availability requirements. The role will play a key cross-functional role to drive many aspects including developing and producing best in class electric vehicle charging systems.

What You Will Bring to ChargePoint

• Intimate knowledge of hardware designs including high-speed processors, electro-magnetic systems, and complex sensing circuits.
• Create, develop, debug, and maintain embedded algorithms that support complex metering, safety and various functions required to charge electric vehicles.
• Deliver firmware optimized for multiple dimensions including mixed signal coding, provably correct algorithms, hard real-time, and low-level bare metal.
• Knowledge of co-operative schedulers, pre-emptive schedulers, and finite state machines.
• Support, debug and modify existing embedded control/sensing algorithms.
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams to resolve early (architectural) and late (lab, test & validation) issues.
• Work closely with hardware engineers to test and validate operation on the bench.
• Get involved in early hardware design and definition.
• Desire to innovate and create new technologies in vehicle charging.
• Interfacing with safety agencies such as UL, CSA, ETL, or similar, and proving compliance of own code and architecture.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience developing embedded code for control and operation of commercial or industrial power equipment.
• Excellent Embedded C knowledge/development experience. Proficient in ARM assembly. Knowledge of embedded Linux a plus.
• Peripheral driver development: SPI/I2C/UART/Timers/ADCs/CAN bus/OPAMPS/COMPARATORS/DACs.
• Ability to interpret mixed signal schematics/hardware designs and develop firmware based on spec. Experience with OrCad Capture and Allegro development tools a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related disciplines.

Preferred

• Experience with Software/Hardware Safety Standards such as UL 1998, IEC 60730, UL991, ISO26262, DO-178, DO-254, or any Class B consumer system such as washing machine or microwave.
• Experience with OrCad Capture and Allegro development tools a plus.
• Familiarity with power conversion topologies such as Buck/Boost and converter control law desired.
• Experience with embedded bootloader use and development.
• Knowledge of digital control theory and digital signal processing: filter design and transforms.
• Knowledge of C++

Location

Campbell, CA

ChargePoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
The targeted US salary range for roles at this operating level is $60,000 to $121,000. This range represents base salary and does not reflect equity, benefits or variable pay where applicable. Actual base salaries are based on several factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, experience, certifications and specific work location. 

We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. ChargePoint is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.

If there is a match between your experiences/skills and the Company needs, we will contact you directly.

ChargePoint is an equal opportunity employer. 
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