Embedded Software Engineer (Contractor)
Peak EnergyCalifornia, United States
Posted March 26, 2026
300000 - 400000 USD
Contract / Temporary
About the Company
Peak Energy is the first American venture to advance globally proven Sodium-Ion battery systems as the storage standard for the new era of renewable energy on a resilient grid.
Job Description
Peak Energy is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to join their Energy Storage Systems (ESS) team and work on the development of their gigawatt-scale sodium ion energy storage system.
Requirements
- Design and implement real-time, C++, RTOS-based firmware targeting microcontrollers.
- Understand, code, and use microcontroller hardware to meet functional safety requirements.
- Create firmware for embedded prototypes to validate hardware design choices and accelerate firmware development.
- Verify and support the integration of your code.
- Assist with the definition of requirements.
- Support products deployed to the field.
- Participate in hardware and software design reviews.
- Adhere to modern disciplined development practices such as Clang-based linting, consistent formatting, thoughtful naming, and clear commenting.
Benefits
- Competitive hourly rate
- Opportunity to work with a innovative company in the renewable energy sector
- Diverse and inclusive work environment
