Principal Firmware Engineer, Natron Energy
$168-227k
Office located in Santa Clara, CA
Energy storage company
Open for applications
Energy storage company
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$168-227k
Office located in Santa Clara, CA
101-200 employees
Company mission
To provide cleaner, safer batteries to help our planet.
Role
Who you are
- This person is a passionate, creative, goal-oriented engineer who is comfortable with developing new concepts and designs
- This position requires extensive hands-on work and a do-whatever-it-takes attitude to get the job done
- Position level and compensation commensurate with experience and background
- Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering bachelor’s degree, master’s preferred
- Minimum 5 years of experience in embedded software/firmware and device driver development
- Experience in developing firmware on a variety of microprocessors, including 32-bit and also smaller
- Proficiency in C and assembly
- Experience debugging code on a mixed analog/digital boards, and determining whether an issue is in firmware or hardware
- Experience in firmware development for BMS or related energy systems is desired
- Experience architecting firmware, knowledge of firmware/hardware design trade-offs, and knowledge of firmware optimization techniques is preferred
What the job involves
- Natron Energy is seeking a Principal-level firmware engineer to support the full product cycle of its high-power battery systems for Data Center UPS and EV charging applications
- The occupant of this position will work in a team of engineers (and help lead some) to solve technical challenges associated with our energy storage products from initial prototyping to volume manufacturing
- He or she will design, test, and validate the firmware that runs on our battery management systems (BMS)
- Along with the systems engineering team, define the control architecture for new products in development
- Specify, design, and implement the firmware which runs on the product BMS
- Develop the test plan from product requirements, and execute the plan or work with others who will run the tests
- Hands-on bring-up of the hardware, along with the electrical engineers, including debugging and optimization
- Maintenance and extension of the firmware code base to enable new functionality and products
- Collaborate with NPI/operations engineering on production-level tests
Our take
Natron Energy is the leading developer of high-power, long-life and low-cost sodium-ion batteries using Prussian Blue chemistry. To put it simply, the company hopes to be the future of energy storage by solving ongoing operational performance and reliability problems for some of the world’s biggest electricity customers.
It differentiates itself from other battery companies in three key ways: by having higher power discharge and faster recharge, offering an industry leading service life, and being non-flammable. However, it is perhaps most lauded for its sustainable impact, as it builds its batteries using commodity materials on existing manufacturing lines using locally-sourced materials around the globe.
The company invested funding with the aim to increase the commercialization of its sodium-ion battery by 10x. Its industry support has also grown and its planning to build a $1.4B gigafactory in North Carolina. It's an ambitious project but one that will supply many jobs and significantly boost the prodution capacity of sustainable battery technology.
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Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2024
$189m
SERIES B
Jul 2020
$35m
SERIES D
Total funding: $242.1m
Company benefits
- Health & Wellness: Natron Energy cares about your wellness. We provide comprehensive coverage for you and your family, including Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance. Company provided Life Insurance and STD/LTD, Medical and Dependent Care, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Paid Parental Leave Benefits. We offer an EAP (Employee Assistance Program) including free counseling sessions. And to help aide you with your future savings, we offer a 401(k) plan with company match and immediate vesting
- Time Off: We offer accrued Paid Time Off (PTO) for hourly employees and Discretionary Time Off (DTO) for salaried employees. Other time-off benefits include 11 paid holidays per year
- Personal Developmnet: Natron Energy cares about your wellness and your personal and professional development. Natron’s Learning and Development tool for employees (Harvard ManageMentor) includes courses, podcasts, articles, and other resources for your enrichment and development. We also host regular interactive Learning Cafes and trainings for employees and managers
- Discounts & Incentives: Natron Energy partners with Employee Discount Programs to bring you discounts on pet insurance, concert tickets, travel, and other everyday needs
Company HQ
Santa Clara, CA
Leadership
Colin Wessells
(Founder, CEO, CTO & CPO)Spent just over 4 years as a Research Assistant at Stanford University.
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