Senior Firmware Engineer
Form Energy
Develop embedded C/C++ firmware for battery management systems at Form Energy.
16 days ago ago
$128,700 - $168,000
Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
Berkeley, CA
Onsite
Company Size
150 Employees
Service Specialisms
Energy Storage
Sustainable Energy Solutions
Technology Development
Research and Development
Engineering
Sector Specialisms
Energy
Energy Storage
Utilities
Grid
Renewable Energy
Manufacturing
Technology
Batteries
Role
What you would be doing
specification design
process improvement
field support
integration testing
team collaboration
firmware development
- Derive software and hardware specifications and design features based on product requirements to meet UL 1998 and UL 5500 standards.
- Adhere to and raise the bar on the firmware engineering processes and best practices.
- Support product deployment and field activities, including troubleshooting and debugging firmware in field environments to ensure performance and reliability.
- Contribute to the unit and integration testing suite, and coordinate with the system and test team, to allow continuous delivery of high-quality firmware.
- Work with an interdisciplinary group of engineers on the Systems Team to define concepts, down-select designs, and optimize the new groundbreaking technology.
- Develop microcontroller firmware for embedded systems, sensors, and power flow control circuitry for our Battery Management System (BMS).
What you bring
bachelor's
c/c++
rtos
i2c
spi
misra
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related discipline. Master's degree preferred.
- Knowledge of electrical engineering concepts, including the ability to read and understand schematics and troubleshoot hardware interfaces.
- Extensive experience using C/C++ for embedded systems in real-time, multithreaded control applications.
- Knowledge of peripheral communication protocols such as I2C and SPI, and component-to-component protocols like Modbus and CAN.
- 5+ years of experience in firmware development for embedded and RTOS systems; direct experience working on firmware for battery management or power electronics is a plus.
- Excellent written communication and collaboration skills
- Familiarity with software compliance standards (e.g., MISRA, ISO 26262, CMMI, ASPICE, or UL 1998).
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Company
Overview
- Focused on transforming energy storage and use for a sustainable future.
- Developing ultra-low-cost, long-duration energy storage solutions.
- Innovative iron-air battery technology stores renewable energy for days, providing reliable backup for solar and wind power.
- Energy storage technology poised to revolutionize grid storage, enhancing resilience and flexibility.
- Aims to reduce reliance on fossil fuels through scalable and affordable solutions.
- Collaborating with energy providers and grid operators for large-scale deployment.
- Working on integrating energy storage into existing grids to optimize renewable energy use and improve stability.
- extremely passionate and devoted and mission oriented, and we also are able to sustain things like a family life. And those two things are not in opposition.
- team composed of passionate people who are deeply motivated and inspired to create a better world
- culture where constructive disagreement is welcomed to drive innovation
2030 Target
Net-Zero Emissions Goal
Targets achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2030.
$30M Grant
California Energy Commission Funding
Received a significant grant to support renewable energy storage deployment.
500 MWh Storage
Multi-Day Energy Storage Capacity
Deployment of a large-scale energy storage system to support renewable energy grids.
83% Reduction
Decrease in Renewable Curtailment
Modeling shows substantial reduction in the need to curtail renewable energy production.
- Developing iron-air batteries using iron, water and air to enable fully renewable electric grid year-round.
- Building commercial-scale iron-air battery factory in West Virginia by end of 2025.
- Working on electrochemical ironmaking with ARPA-E funding to produce net-negative COâ‚‚ iron at cost-parity with pig iron.
- Modeling shows potential savings of ~$100B in hardware costs for New England.
- No publicly disclosed DEI strategy or gender‑related data found
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