• Job Title: Senior Embedded Systems Developer
• Company: Armada Power
• Location: Columbus, OH or Denver, CO
• Reports To: Sr. Director, Product Technology

About Armada Power

Armada Power is an energy technology company that incorporates patented, behind-the-meter thermal storage into a secure hardware, software, telemetry, and control platform providing millisecond grid response benefiting consumers, grid operators, public and private utilities, DERMs integrators and merchant electricity suppliers, while producing high impact and quantifiable environmental benefits.

Armada’s technology was created to enable an addressable market of more than 50 million tanked electric water heaters as grid interactive devices, meeting growing electric grid demand for renewables firming, economic load shaping, and peak load management.

As a U.S. invented and grown technology company, we’ve earned market validating assignments and scaled device populations with some of the largest utilities and multifamily property owners in the United States and Canada, positioning us to launch into our next commercial phase. We are seeking an experienced embedded systems developer to support firmware enhancements on our existing population of devices and to integrate new functionality and new components into our next generation of hardware.

Position Description:

Armada is searching for an embedded systems developer to support new product development as well as continuous firmware improvement on our fleet of 10,000+ field installed devices. As an integral part of our engineering department, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and optimizing firmware solutions for our growing fleet of energy management equipment.

This role will be responsible for creating and maintaining custom Linux based firmware images for our LCS2400 family of load controllers. Other responsibilities will include assisting in the design of new products, advising hardware component selection, and developing of production line test, calibration, and programming fixtures.

This is an opportunity to leverage your development skills to help bring Armada Power’s energy sustainability technology to market.

The successful candidate will have:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience in embedded systems development, with a focus on Linux-based firmware.
• Strong programming skills in C and C++, with a deep understanding of embedded systems architecture.
• Experience with embedded Linux development tools, cross-compilers, and build systems.
• Proficiency in developing and debugging device drivers and kernel modules for Linux.
• Experience working with LTE cellular modems.
• Familiarity with hardware-level interfaces and communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, etc.).
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and a high comfort level in early stage growth and innovation environments.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain embedded Linux firmware for Armada Power’s LCS2400 family of load control hardware.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers and software developers, to ensure seamless integration of firmware with hardware components and back-office systems.
• Develop and maintain device drivers, kernel modules, and system-level software for embedded Linux systems.
• Debug and troubleshoot firmware-related issues, ensuring timely resolution and efficient performance.
• Conduct performance analysis and optimization of firmware to meet system requirements and specifications.
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies related to embedded systems and Linux firmware development.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of networking protocols and security considerations in embedded systems.
• Experience with OpwnWrt and Buildroot.
• Experience with AMQP and MQTT messaging protocols.
• Familiarity with Google Protocol Buffers.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to document and communicate technical information effectively.
• Experience with Microchip AVR or similar microcontroller development.
• Experience with Python is a plus.

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