Senior Embedded Software EngineerNew Light • San Francisco, CA, United States
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
New Light • San Francisco, CA, United States
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[job_card.job_description]Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent. 5+ years experience delivering real-time embedded control systems in production environments. Expertise in timers, input capture synchronization, PWM / valve control, DMA pipelines, and ADC management. Demonstrated low-latency driver development in bare-metal C on STM32-class MCUs. Strong control-system fundamentals applied to high-speed actuation loops. Experience with CAN-FD and industrial comms interfaces. Solid understanding of safety-critical IO handling and diagnostic architecture. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills; ability to thrive in hands-on, fast-iteration environments. On-site presence required for integrated engine test cycles and cross-functional collaboration. Experience with 2-stroke and marine engine controls. Hydrogen or hybrid powertrain experience. Python / MATLAB tooling for DAQ, HIL / SIL or control tuning workflows. Own critical firmware controlling hydrogen injection on real engines at sea your work directly reduces emissions worldwide . Build and scale our embedded team and system architecture from pilot to fleet deployments. Work in a highly skilled, mission-driven environment where innovation and safety go hand-in-hand. Grow into technical leadership roles as the systems and engineering organization scale. Send your resume and a brief message on why you want to build this future to recruiting@newlight.blue
Embedded Controls Engineer Lead Newlight
Location : On-site
Team : Embedded Systems & Real-Time Control
Newlight is developing the worlds first scalable retrofit solution enabling hydrogen-assisted combustion for the existing global fleet. We combine advanced hardware and embedded control to deliver immediate emissions and fuel-cost reduction without replacing engines.
We are seeking an Embedded Controls Engineer Lead to architect, implement, and validate the real-time ECU controlling hydrogen-diesel combustion at sea. You will own the firmware stack and embedded technologies powering our hydrogen-injection unit, and help build the team shaping its future.
What You Will Be Doing
- Own the embedded firmware roadmap and architecture across bootloader, BSP, HAL / LL, drivers, RTOS tasks, synchronization, and safety states.
- Lead and mentor embedded engineers across code reviews, design reviews, planning, and hiring for scaling execution.
- Implement bare-metal drivers in C for timers / ETR, input capture, GPIO, multi-channel ADC, DMA (circular / linked), UART / SPI / IC, CAN-FD, and Ethernet.
- Develop the engine synchronization layer : crank / cam capture, missing-tooth detection, real-time crank-angle resolution, deterministic PWM / valve scheduling.
- Build high-integrity data paths : ADC+DMA streaming pipelines, digital filtering, calibration, fixed-point math, and diagnostic thresholds.
- Integrate FreeRTOS or CMSIS-RTOS v2 : priorities, ISRs, latency budgeting, inter-task messaging, watchdogs, timing analysis.
- Architect fault-tolerant state machines and real-time safety logic with deterministic fallback behaviors.
- Validate performance with SIL / HIL, test benches, and full-scale engines; analyze timing, jitter, and actuator response.
- Support vessel integration, commissioning, and troubleshooting during early deployments.
- Contribute domain input to combustion optimization and injection strategies.
- Author & maintain technical documentation including control specs, schematics, timing diagrams, and validation protocols.
- Ensure compliance with maritime class safety rules; drive reliability and change-control processes.
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