Job Description

Base is building America’s Next-Generation Power Company and is looking for a Power Electronics Firmware Engineer with experience in power electronics control and real-time embedded systems to work closely with power electronics engineers, control engineers, and electrical engineers. The engineer will be responsible for implementing, testing, and optimizing firmware for mass-produced battery storage systems, ensuring safety, reliability, and compliance with regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop real-time firmware for power electronics control
• Implement DSP/Microcontroller-based control algorithms
• Ensure firmware meets safety-critical requirements for regulatory compliance
• Collaborate with power electronics hardware and control engineers
• Interface with hardware and electrical engineers
• Implement and refine diagnostics, fault detection, and recovery mechanisms
• Conduct hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, embedded simulation, and field validation
• Develop bootloaders, over-the-air (OTA) update mechanisms, and secure firmware signing
• Debug firmware issues in prototype and production environments
• Document firmware architecture, control logic, and regulatory compliance considerations

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in embedded firmware development
• Strong experience with C/C++ for embedded systems
• Experience developing real-time control algorithms
• Familiarity with digital signal processing (DSP), microcontrollers, and FPGA-based control
• Experience working in a safety-critical, regulated environment
• Hands-on experience with embedded software debugging tools
• Strong understanding of power electronics principles

Benefits

• No benefits