Manager of Embedded Software Engineering, Lightship
$145-180k
+ Equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (Broomfield, CO)
Electric RV manufacturer
Job no longer available
Electric RV manufacturer
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$145-180k
+ Equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (Broomfield, CO)
21-100 employees
Company mission
Lightspeed's mission is to electrify the RV.
Role
Who you are
- BS or above in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Minimum 5 years experience as an embedded software developer
- Minimum 3 years experience in a leadership or management role with a proven track record of successfully leading software development teams
- Excellent technical skills in embedded systems programming languages such as C or C++
- Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS) and hardware/software integration
- Strong understanding of software development process
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable
- MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Knowledge of automotive cybersecurity
- Familiarity with Cloud IoT architectures
- Familiarity with embedded Linux
- You bring an entrepreneurial mindset to your work and are comfortable with uncertainty
What the job involves
- Lightship’s mission to modernize and electrify RVs demands that we build a complex power system with multiple interfaces
- As a Manager of Software Engineering, you will oversee the development and implementation of embedded software solutions for our products
- You will be responsible for leading a team of software engineers, managing project timelines, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software within budgetary constraints
- You are also willing to develop firmware as needed to help hasten our path to market with an exceptional vehicle that redefines RVing
- Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of software engineers
- Provide guidance and support to team members, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment
- Manage the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment
- Develop project plans and schedules, and ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget
- Identify and mitigate risks to project success, and proactively address any issues that arise
- Provide technical expertise and guidance to the team, helping to solve complex problems and make sound technical decisions
- Provide firmware development support when necessary
- Stay current with industry trends and best practices in embedded software development, and ensure that the team is using the most appropriate tools and technologies
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement in our software development processes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers, system engineers, and product managers, to ensure the successful integration of software with hardware components
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
Our take
Whilst mobile homes and camper vans have become a great way to travel and vacation at a lower cost and carbon footprint, there is still an efficiency problem with the vehicles involved. Due to the extra weight that a trailer creates, vehicles become less efficient in their mileage. Lightship RVs aim to solve that problem with their range of RVs, maximising mileage efficiency and creating comfortable trailer units in the process.
Founded by former Tesla engineers, the purpose-built travel trailers Lightship is building have their own self-propulsion system that enables near zero mile-per-gallon efficiency loss for the vehicle it’s attached to. With an 80 kWh battery within the trailer, it can make sure that a 300-mile range electric vehicle remains at a 300-mile range, thus reducing the anxiety associated with the possibility of a trailer affecting mileage per charge.
It is early days for Lightship, which was founded in 2020, with its hardware currently available to reserve. The company is planning a roadshow across the US to promote its release. The proof will be in the sales then, but with $57 million in funding to accelerate its development, Lightship’s road to success looks smooth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2024
$34m
SERIES B
Jul 2022
$23.1m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $57.1m
Company benefits
- Healthcare, Dental, Vision (full time only)
- 401k
- Unlimited Paid Time Off that we actually want you to use! 3-4 weeks is common at Lightship
- 12 weeks paid parental leave
- $2,000 per year towards an RV trip of your own, we call this a LightTrip (full time only)
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Toby Kraus
(CEO)Previously Entrepreneur in Residence at Eclipse Ventures, Vice President at Proterra, Senior Manager at Tesla, and Investment Banking Analyst at Morgan Stanley.
Benjamin Parker
(CPO)Previously a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at Tesla and Team Leader at Dartmouth Formula Racing.
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