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Amperesand

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Develop real-time embedded firmware and edge software for power conversion systems. Collaborate on architecture and integration, validate software in hardware test labs, and build automation and CI tools for deployment and testing.
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Company Overview   

Amperesand is reinventing how the world powers its most critical systems.

We are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for infrastructure disruption. Electricity demand is skyrocketing, driven by AI factories, electric vehicles, and modern industrial growth. Energy supply is shifting to incorporate a more diverse mix of resources – including solar, gas, and batteries – at a massive scale.

And yet the power infrastructure behind our latest mega-projects hasn’t meaningfully changed in nearly 100 years. Supply chains for today’s infrastructure equipment can’t match the pace and sophistication of critical energy projects. Ampersand is building hardware and software that rewrites this broken power infrastructure playbook to support a new era of energy abundance.

We’ve built a new class of intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products leveraging a decade of advanced medium voltage Solid State Transformer research that’s now ready for commercial deployment.

Our products and solutions go far beyond the capabilities of traditional electrical equipment. We make power systems that are faster to deploy, dramatically smaller and more efficient, and capable of supporting modern, dynamic energy needs for tomorrow’s most demanding energy consumers.

Scalable in-house advanced manufacturing capability is our foundation for meeting timeline and quality expectation to serve infrastructure customers around the world.

Amperesand is led by breakthrough energy hardware development veterans and funded by top tier investors who share our vision of building a category-defining energy technology company.

With hubs in San Francisco, Reno, and Singapore, our global team is laser focused on building foundational technology to solve the most pressing problems in power infrastructure at scale.

Join us in building the power foundation of the future!

Role Summary

We are looking for highly skilled software developer interns for fast paced startup in the grid technology. If you are enthusiastic about developing real-time control systems or application level software, including data orchestration, analytics, this place is for you. 

You will be part of the team building real-time embedded software systems that control energy conversion and flow within advanced power platforms .Depending on your expertise, you’ll also contribute to the edge compute layer that provides observability, diagnostics, and analytics for these power control blocks.

We encourage students with open source projects who love to build and solve problems. Please share the details what you have built so far. 

Responsibilities:

  • Designing and developing real-time firmware for control of power conversion stages 

  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to review architecture, interface definitions, and system integration plans

  • Conducting hands-on validation at hardware test labs, ensuring your software performs reliably under real-world conditions

  • Building and maintaining automation tools for testing, deployment, and continuous integration of embedded code

Qualifications:

  • Excellent coding skills in C/C++ or Rust or Golang.

  • Strong foundation of algorithms , database designs and operating system concepts. 

  • Understanding of the deployment tools .

  • Excellent communication skills.

  • Ability to travel if needed.

  • Ability to work in the factory/lab environment

  • Currently enrolled in the university. 

Bonus Qualifications:

  • Open source project contributions

  • Prior experience in the energy domain or real time system development

Please note: This role requires working on-site 5 days a week. We do not offer hybrid or remote options. 

SF Pay Range
$20$45 USD
Reno Pay Range
$20$45 USD

Pay Disclosure & Benefits

Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.  

The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States.

  • Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options 
  • Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays so they can rest, recharge, and take care of their health and personal needs.
  • Commuter Benefits 
  • 6-12 weeks 100% paid parental leave

Singapore-based employees receive benefits in accordance with local government provisions.

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Amperesand is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

Amperesand is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process. 

Top Skills

C
C++
Go
Rust

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