Staff Software Engineer - Hardware Test

Amperesand • Full-time • San Francisco, California, United States • $150.89k - $197.95k / year • 1m ago

Company Overview:

Amperesand is disrupting industrial power with the first commercialized Solid State Transformer systems. Solid State Transformer systems are much more than a transformer replacement, enabling numerous advanced features to unlock solutions for data centers, EV charging, renewables, microgrids, and industrial installations. We are seeking mission-driven team members who are passionate about making amazing products for worldwide electrification at maximum acceleration. Amperesand is building a global company and looking for talent across our geographies.

Role:

At Amperesand, you will lead the design and development of a highly scalable, performant, and robust software framework to automate test systems. These test systems will accelerate early prototype validation and help ramp up high-volume production.

Responsibilities:

Architect a highly scalable software framework in Golang to test high-voltage power electronics, thermal systems, and more.
Drive end-to-end test software development from design through deployment and post-deployment improvements.
Innovate test system design by collaborating with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers.
Implement infrastructure for ease of validation and system maintenance.
Lead and mentor a team of software engineers. Establish development standards, foster a code review culture, and challenge ideas and decisions with reasoning from first principles.
Collaborate and integrate with hardware design and firmware teams to develop efficient systems. Provide feedback to improve product quality and functionality.
Participate hands-on in software and system debugging. Drive improvements to meet accuracy, cycle time, and other performance factors.
Travel to different facilities worldwide, collaborating with teams and deploying our solutions.

Qualifications:

BS or MS in Computer/Electrical Engineering.
5+ years of experience in designing and building scalable software for distributed systems.
Demonstrated excellence using system-level languages (such as Golang, Rust, C, C++, etc.) to design products and automated systems.
Excellent software fundamentals, including architectural design, algorithm development, data structures, code modularity, and maintainability.
Demonstrated excellence in using concurrency, asynchronous programming, and distributed systems to achieve strict cycle-time requirements and maximize throughput.
Experience ingesting and leveraging high-volume data for real-time decision-making.
Experience with both relative and non-relative database systems.
Experience working with Linux OS.
Experience working with electrical hardware and microcontrollers/processors.
Proven ability to build team depth and mentor engineers.
Be engaged, proactive, and positive when taking on challenging tasks, owning assignments, and taking accountability for personal and overall team success.

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