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FERNRIDE is hiring a Staff Embedded Software Engineer

About the Role

The role involves developing low-level software for embedded platforms, ensuring robust performance, real-time responsiveness, and integration with vehicle control systems.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement firmware for embedded systems used in vehicle automation
  • Develop software that interfaces directly with microcontrollers and sensors
  • Ensure code operates efficiently within strict timing constraints
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers to validate system functionality
  • Diagnose and resolve low-level software issues in production environments
  • Optimize software for minimal memory and processor usage
  • Support integration of embedded systems with higher-level control software
  • Contribute to software testing and validation procedures
  • Maintain detailed documentation for code and system behavior
  • Follow coding standards for safety-critical applications
  • Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions
  • Troubleshoot real-time performance bottlene0cks
  • Work with debugging tools such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
  • Ensure compliance with industry-specific reliability standards
  • Support over-the-air update mechanisms for embedded firmware
  • Implement secure communication protocols between components
  • Monitor system health and report anomalies
  • Assist in root cause analysis for field-reported issues
  • Contribute to development of bootloaders and startup code
  • Work within version control and continuous integration systems
  • Support certification processes for software components
  • Collaborate on power management strategies for embedded devices
  • Develop interrupt service routines and real-time task scheduling
  • Integrate third-party libraries and drivers where needed
  • Ensure software meets electromagnetic compatibility requirements

Compensation

Competitive salary based on experience and location

Work Arrangement

Hybrid work model with office and remote options

Team

Collaborative engineering team focused on autonomous vehicle systems

Technology Stack

  • Primary languages: C, C++
  • Platforms: ARM Cortex-M and Cortex-R series
  • RTOS: FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or equivalent
  • Tools: Git, JTAG debuggers, oscilloscopes, CAN analyzers

Development Environment

  • Agile development process with two-week sprints
  • Continuous integration using Jenkins and automated testing
  • Code reviews conducted via Gerrit or similar tools
  • Hardware-in-the-loop testing for validation

Available for qualified candidates requiring sponsorship

About company
FERNRIDE
At FERNRIDE, we believe in a future where robotics unlocks human potential to create a better world. Yet today, humans still perform repetitive, risky tasks to keep our world running. These jobs, essential yet unattractive, should be performed by robots, which still fall short. We are on a mission to change that and transform critical industries through human-centric automation. FERNRIDE delivers a comprehensive ground autonomy platform to offer scalable automation solutions across industries. They span from container terminals and yard operations via defence logistics to open-road trucking. By combining AI-powered autonomy with human oversight and modular, vehicle-agnostic hardware, we enable businesses and defence organizations to harness the full potential of automation, driving efficiency and safety. FERNRIDE was founded in 2019 following 10 years of research at the Technical University of Munich and currently has 50 employees. We are setting the standard for autonomous logistics and advancing Europe’s technological sovereignty by delivering the first-ever fully certified autonomous trucking system in Europe in 2025.
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