Staff Engineer, Embedded Software
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Job Summary
Description
Enphase Energy is a global energy technology company and a leading provider of solar battery and electric vehicle charging products. Founded in 2006 our innovative microinverter technology revolutionized solar power making it a safer more reliable and scalable energy source. Today the Enphase Energy System enables users to make use save and sell their own power. Enphase is also one of the most successful and innovative clean energy companies in the world with more than 80 million products shipped across 160 countries.
Join our dynamic teams designing and developing next-gen energy technologies and help drive a sustainable future!
This role at Enphase requires working onsite3 days a week with plans to transition back to a full 5 day in office schedule over time.
This role at Enphase requires working onsite3 days a week with plans to transition back to a full 5 day in office schedule over time.
About the Role
Enphase is seeking a Staff Engineer Embedded Software to serve as a technical authority within our Application Development this high-impact role you will architect and lead the development of mission-critical C/C applications that power our core energy ecosystemincluding smart gateways and home energy management systems.
As a Staff Engineer you wont just write code; you will define the technical roadmap for our control logic mentor senior engineers and ensure our software architecture is scalable for global grid requirements. You will bridge the gap between complex energy management theory and high-performance production-grade Linux software.
What You Will Be Doing
- Technical Leadership & Architecture:Define the high-level architecture for embedded Linux applications ensuring modularity scalability and sub-millisecond execution for power distribution logic.
- System Design:Lead the design of complex multi-threaded frameworks IPC mechanisms and state machines that interface across hardware drivers networking protocols and cloud layers.
- Strategic Problem Solving:Drive the resolution of the most challenging system-level bugs and performance bottlenecks that span multiple engineering domains (Hardware Power Electronics Cloud).
- Mentorship & Standards:Establish best practices for C/C development conduct deep-dive code reviews and mentor senior and mid-level engineers to raise the bar for the entire team.
- Cross-Functional Influence:Collaborate with Product Management and System Architects to translate market requirements into technical specifications for autonomous grid connection and regulation.
- Reliability at Scale:Oversee the implementation of advanced CI/CD pipelines automated testing strategies and field-deployment monitoring for mission-critical systems.
Who You Are and What You Bring
- Education:BE/BTech/MS/MTech in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Experience:8 yearsof professional experience in Embedded C/C development with a proven track record of delivering complex products to market.
- Advanced Linux Expertise:Expert-level proficiency in Linux internals (kernel-user space interfacing memory management real-time patches) and high-performance application development (POSIX multi-threading ZeroMQ/DBus).
- Architectural Depth:Strong experience in designingevent-driven architecturesand complex control loops for embedded devices.
- Tooling & Infrastructure:Mastery of modern C (C14/17/20) CMake Yocto Project/Buildroot and advanced debugging tools (Valgrind perf gdbserver).
- System Protocols:Deep technical knowledge of communication stacks such asCAN bus Modbus SunSpecZigbee or WiFi/Ethernet at the architectural level.
- Domain Expertise:Prior experience in Power Electronics Smart Grids or Renewable Energy systems is highly preferred.
- Leadership Soft Skills:Ability to influence technical decisions across global teams without direct reporting authority.
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Staff IC
About Company
Enphase is a global energy management technology company that provides residential and commercial solar plus storage solutions. We manufacture solutions spanning solar generation, energy storage, and web-based monitoring and control.
