Senior Firmware Manager

San Francisco (SF)full timeOn Site

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senior

$200k–$240k

H1B: no

Amperesand Senior Firmware Manager at Amperesand leads the embedded software team for control, safety, and communication firmware on power converter platforms. This role involves technical architecture guidance, execution across product lines, and hands-on firmware design and debugging.

Responsibilities

This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of firmware, power electronics, and product leadership.
Technical Leadership
Own the architecture, implementation, and quality of all firmware running on our converter and SST platforms.
Lead firmware design reviews, safety analyses, and highlevel technical decisions
Partner closely with Controls, Power Electronics, Electrical, and Systems teams to translate product and system requirements into clear firmware specifications
Guide firmware architecture across multiple MCU platforms
Establish best practices for embedded development—coding standards, CI/CD, testing frameworks, branching strategies, and documentation
Execution & Delivery
Drive firmware delivery across multiple releases and hardware revisions
Manage prioritization, sprint planning, and crossfunctional alignment with Hardware, Controls, Systems, and Manufacturing teams
Work directly with hardware during bring-up: oscilloscopes, UART/SPI/I2C debug, JTAG, power event testing, and system validation
Own rootcause investigation for firmwarerelated issues in lab, field, and manufacturing environments

Qualification

Handson experience with oscilloscopesBonus QualificationsFamiliarity with grid-connected systemsKnowledge of safety standards (UL/IEC)Exposure to manufacturing test firmware

Required

7+ years developing embedded firmware in C/C++ for realtime systems
3+ years managing or leading firmware teams
Strong experience with realtime control systems, safetycritical firmware, or power electronics
Deep understanding of microcontroller architectures, interrupts, DMA, peripherals, bootloaders, and RTOS environments
Handson experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, hardware bringup, and debugging at the board and system level
Experience with structured requirements (PRS/DRS), version control, CI/CD, and firmware release processes
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across disciplines
Bonus Qualifications:
Familiarity with grid-connected systems
Knowledge of safety standards (UL/IEC), HV/MV systems, or SILoriented firmware development
Exposure to manufacturing test firmware
Experience scaling firmware practices for multiproduct hardware organizations