Principal Firmware Engineer

Lunar Energy

$230K — $260K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of software development and architecture experience, covering the entire product lifecycle from prototype to production.
  • Proficient in C programming for bare-metal systems or real-time operating systems (RTOS).
  • Experience with power electronics firmware control functionality.
  • Strong ability to create integrated hardware-software solutions.
  • Adaptable in a small, dynamic team environment where individual contributions are significant.
  • Skilled in modern software engineering practices, including Git and continuous integration.

Responsibilities

  • Develop firmware for hardware devices, focusing on edge optimization.
  • Design, code, and test sub-systems for high-performance functionality on constrained hardware.
  • Write code across the entire embedded stack, including bootloader and high-level application firmware.
  • Maintain and port RTOS in a relevant working environment.
  • Build component firmware that integrates seamlessly with the Lunar system.
  • Lead system architecture design discussions to ensure desired functionality.
  • Collaborate on design and development through code reviews and teamwork.
  • Assist system testing, reliability, and manufacturing teams with debugging and firmware features.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents.
  • Flexible Paid Time Off plus 10 paid holidays.
  • Tax deferred 401(k) plan available.
  • Paid parental leave for all full-time employees, including specific amounts for birthing and non-birthing parents.
  • Subsidized electric vehicle (EV) charging and pre-tax commuter benefits.
Full Job Description
Principal Embedded firmware engineer

As an Principal Embedded Firmware Engineer, you'll play a central role in shaping the intelligence inside our hardware, writing the code that makes our devices perform reliably, efficiently, and safely in homes around the world. You'll work across the full embedded stack, from low-level bootloader to high-level application firmware, in a fast-moving team where your contributions have real and immediate impact.

On a given day at Lunar, you'll likely...
  • Develop firmware for our hardware devices, including optimisation on the edge.
  • Design, code, and test sub-systems that provide high-performance functionality on constrained hardware.
  • Write code across the full embedded stack - from bootloader to high-level application firmware. Develop platform firmware to support components like flash file systems, communication stacks, and build tool management.
  • Work in a RTOS environment, including porting and maintenance of the RTOS.
  • Build component firmware that integrates with other parts of the Lunar system.
  • Drive design discussions on system architecture to achieve the desired product functionality.
  • Collaborate with the team on design and development, including participating in code reviews.
  • Support system test, reliability, and manufacturing teams with special firmware features and debugging.
  • Review performance data from the Lunar system gathered at internal and external test sites.

Desired skills
  • 12+ years of experience developing and architecting software, with exposure to the full lifecycle from prototype to production.
  • Experience developing C in bare-metal systems and/or RTOS.
  • Experience implementing power electronics firmware control functionality.
  • Ability to integrate hardware and software to develop end-to-end solutions.
  • Comfortable working in a small, fast-moving team where individual initiative and contributions have a big impact.
  • Able to contribute in a multi-disciplinary team following modern software engineering practices (e.g. Git, continuous integration).

Benefits:

We're dedicated to creating a remarkable employee experience. At Lunar, competitive base pay is one part of our total compensation package. Lunar employees also have the opportunity to become Lunar shareholders by getting equity in a fast-growing company and participating in our employee stock program.

Additional benefits include:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • Flexible Paid Time Off plus 10 paid holidays
  • Tax deferred 401(k) plan
  • Paid parental leave for all full time employees including 12 weeks paid parental leave for the birthing mother and 6 weeks paid parental leave for the non-birthing parent
  • Subsidized EV charging and pre-tax commuter benefits

Our Compensation Philosophy: Our goal is to ensure that all Lunar Energy employees are fairly compensated. Please note that the salary range information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position provided pursuant to the Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act for California applicants. The salary range estimate for this position depending on level of experience is $230,000-$260,000 USD

The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package & benefits, will be at the company's sole discretion, and determined by factors including but not limited to years of experience, job level, geographic location, and other relevant business considerations. The company also reserves the right to amend or modify this job description, employee perks, and benefits at any time.

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