Embedded Software Engineer, Battery Management System
Postmates X
At Postmates X, we’re reimagining how things move in cities. Serve, our personable sidewalk delivery robot, is our vision for the future of delivery. It’s designed to take deliveries away from congested streets and onto underutilized alleys and sidewalks, to save energy, reduce emissions, reduce traffic, and make deliveries faster and cheaper. Why move two-pound burritos with two-ton cars?
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality C/C++ code for real-time embedded systems
- Participate in hardware and software systems design reviews
- Participate in hands-on hardware bring up, system debugging, and code optimization
- Work in a dynamic, cross-functional team to advance our cutting-edge battery control strategy
- Implement and integrate production code with code generation
- Support power electronics hardware prototype design, verification, and validation
- Develop safety-critical features like charge control, thermal control, fault detection, and diagnostics on multiple hardware platforms
- Develop requirements and unit tests for features modeled in MATLAB/Simulink
- Supports Quality, Reliability and Robustness efforts (DFMEA, Fault Tree analysis, ISO-26262.)
Qualifications
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Deep knowledge of embedded programming platforms
- Experience in both Linux system and RTOS
- Familiarity with Python
- Strong experience in power electronics, circuit design, and troubleshooting
- Expertise in model-based design using MATLAB/Simulink
- Strong background in object-oriented design, prioritizing testability and reusability
- Deep understanding of operating systems architecture and designs
- Low level driver development (e.g. CAN, SPI, I2C, ADC, PWM)
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required
Bonus
- Experience with battery management systems and Lithium-ion batteries
- Experience with functional safety
- Demonstrated experience debugging software using CAN tools (e.g. Vector CANalyzer) and on-chip debuggers (e.g. Lauterbach TRACE32)
- Experience with RTOS programming and debugging
- Experience working closely with sensors and actuators
- Experience in robotics, real-time systems, embedded system, or autonomous vehicles
A bit about us
Postmates is changing delivery for good. While you may know us as the clever brand loved by celebrities and millennials, we are so much more. We are industry-first leaders in the modern logistics space, creating groundbreaking tech products that positively impact millions of customers, merchants and gig-economy workers as well as the underserved in the communities where we work. How will you help us change delivery for good?
Benefits
Postmates has your back. In our impact-first work environment, we value huge company vision. As you strive to build the future with us, we’ll support you with a competitive rates and equity plan, along with access to our 401k plan and robust benefits including: health benefits, flexible paid time off, parental benefits, and food perks.
Postmates is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants at Postmates are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.