What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Firmware Engineer, IOT and Connectivity position at Also.?
About Also.
We’re Also, an electric mobility company originally conceived as a part of Rivian.We’re a passionate team of builders, dreamers, doers and innovators, focused on creating entirely new (not to mention, innovative and delightful) vertically integrated, small EVs designed to meet the global mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. Our mission is to inspire everyone to ride also—replacing many local car, truck and SUV miles with ones on vehicles that are more affordable, more enjoyable and 10-50x more efficient.
Also is looking for a Senior Firmware Engineer to be given the unique opportunity for early stage, green field development building select next generation products. You will work in a fast paced, dynamic environment on every stage of program development from concept to launch and be heavily influential in developing the practices, culture, and engineering principals of our growing team. This role is focused on the design and bring-up of mission critical wireless communications systems and features and is highly cross functional, working across hardware, cloud, mobile, and other firmware teams. Ideal candidates will have experience across all stages of product development from concept to success launch and beyond.
What You Will Do
We’re passionate about helping the world find a better way to get there—wherever it is you’re headed.
We're located in the heart of Silicon Valley and have brought together a world-class team from some of the biggest brands in the technology, automotive, cycling, outdoor recreation and retail spaces.
Together we’re working hands-on to imagine, design and build an entirely new solution to a global set of transportation challenges.
The salary for this position ranges from $165,000 to $220,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.
Perks And Benefits
We’re Also, an electric mobility company originally conceived as a part of Rivian.We’re a passionate team of builders, dreamers, doers and innovators, focused on creating entirely new (not to mention, innovative and delightful) vertically integrated, small EVs designed to meet the global mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. Our mission is to inspire everyone to ride also—replacing many local car, truck and SUV miles with ones on vehicles that are more affordable, more enjoyable and 10-50x more efficient.
Also is looking for a Senior Firmware Engineer to be given the unique opportunity for early stage, green field development building select next generation products. You will work in a fast paced, dynamic environment on every stage of program development from concept to launch and be heavily influential in developing the practices, culture, and engineering principals of our growing team. This role is focused on the design and bring-up of mission critical wireless communications systems and features and is highly cross functional, working across hardware, cloud, mobile, and other firmware teams. Ideal candidates will have experience across all stages of product development from concept to success launch and beyond.
What You Will Do
- Firmware development of critical hardware validation, wireless bring-up, and IOT-related features, such as over-the-air updates and telemetry upload, interfacing with existing cloud infrastructure where appropriate
- Partner with HW, UX, cloud, mobile, and other firmware teams to architect end-to-end IOT systems
- Design and implement features, as well as related tests, to deliver mission critical, robust code
- Optimize firmware for low-power operation, extending the battery life of IoT devices and supporting energy-efficient designs. Profile power consumption and identify opportunities for optimization on the submodule as well as system level.
- Implement robust security measures within firmware to safeguard devices against potential threats, ensuring data integrity, authentication, and encryption protocols are in place.
- Develop a robust CI/CD pipeline and advocate for best practices to help grow a high performance team with highly automated tools and testing
- Collaborate with QA teams and leverage metrics to monitor for and debug issues
- Engage effectively with third party firms by delivering clear specifications and requirements and managing execution
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 4 years of experience in firmware development, focused on wireless communications
- Expert in C programming, ideally familiar with C , Python, and bash scripting
- Past experience working with wireless technologies (BLE, LTE, GPS, NFC, UWB)
- Proficiency with real time operating system concepts. Direct experience with Zephyr RTOS and/or FreeRTOS a plus.
- Hands on experience debugging in real world environments with wireless diagnostics tooling such as wireshark
- Knowledge of basic communication protocol principles - messaging, network, security, compression
- Specific experience working with IOT data protocols (e.g. MQTT, HTTP), OTA, wireless regulatory compliance, and cloud APIs a big plus
- Highly collaborative mindset and strong communication skills
We’re passionate about helping the world find a better way to get there—wherever it is you’re headed.
We're located in the heart of Silicon Valley and have brought together a world-class team from some of the biggest brands in the technology, automotive, cycling, outdoor recreation and retail spaces.
Together we’re working hands-on to imagine, design and build an entirely new solution to a global set of transportation challenges.
The salary for this position ranges from $165,000 to $220,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.
Perks And Benefits
- Robust health coverage. Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% with FSA & HSA options.
- One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates.
- Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny.
- Flexible time off.
- 401(k) match.
Salary : $165,000 - $220,000
