Firmware Engineer

about 1 month ago
Full time role
In-person · Ann Arbor, MI, US... more

Aperia is unlocking a new era of efficiency and sustainability for commercial vehicle fleets, by developing innovative hardware and data analytics solutions. Inventors of the award- winning and disruptive Halotm Automatic Tire Inflator, and the cloud delivered Halo Connect tire analytics platform. Aperia saves fleets thousands of hours of down-time every week, reduces the carbon footprint and environmental impact of the freight industry. Join us as we expand our product offering and take the next steps on our journey toward bringing the "backbone of our economy" into the automation age.

Your Role

Aperia Technologies Inc, a thriving venture funded automotive company based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is undergoing rapid expansion. To support our ongoing product growth both domestically and internationally, we are seeking to enhance our hardware design engineering presence in Michigan, with potential new locations in Ann Arbor and/or Grand Rapids. You will work in a high-communication environment as part of a team of empowered engineers who have passion for the products they work on and care about their end users. 

Your Responsibilities

  • Implementing new features as an individual and in collaboration with others while continuously considering all integrated systems.
  • Contributing to the implementation of wireless communication interfaces, state machines, fault detection, and hardware control algorithms in an iterative work environment.
  • Regularly working with other engineering disciplines and field technicians to understand problems, experiment with and propose solutions, and refine requirements.
  • Conduct field visits when necessary to test and debug firmware in real-world conditions and troubleshoot any issues that arise ensuring our firmware is reliable.

Skills/Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics Engineering, or Computer Science (other degrees acceptable depending on experience).
  • 3-4 years of experience in Firmware Engineering.
  • Curiosity and passion for developing and deploying firmware in products with a preference for the Internet of Things (IoT) space. Experience in control systems preferred.
  • Proficient with C as used in resource constrained, embedded environments.
  • Budding knowledge of memory management, interrupt service routines, bootloaders, and over-the-air firmware management.
  • Emerging knowledge of common hardware interfaces such as GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART, and NFC.
  • Hands-on experience validating and troubleshooting firmware/hardware systems using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, debuggers, advanced digital multimeters, and dataloggers.
  • A healthy appreciation of how coding architecture and implementation impacts real-world performance such as battery life, signal acquisition, wireless performance, and overall product stability.
  • Self-motivated, proactive, independent, curious, and driven to learn and improve.
  • Strong problem analysis and solving skills.

Pay Range: $70,000- $130,000

*Base salary only. Salary dependent on multiple factors including, but not limited to, experience and location.

**Additional compensation may include equity, bonuses, stipends, medical, dental, vision, 401-k, and long-term disability insurance.