Embedded Systems Engineer

About the Company

We are a renewable energy and ocean technology company committed to rapidly developing and deploying technologies that will ensure a sustainable future for Earth by unlocking the vast energy potential of its oceans. Our focus is on capturing civilizational levels of ultra-low-cost renewable energy for applications including computing and affordable renewable fuels delivered to shore.

The company is a public benefit corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon and backed by leading venture capitalists, philanthropic investors, university endowments, and private investment offices. We operate as an idea meritocracy in which the best ideas change the company's direction on a regular basis.

About the Job

Our core technology is the node, a device that produces energy in the ocean's harshest conditions for years at a time without human maintenance or intervention.

We're looking for a hands-on Embedded Systems Engineer who thrives at the intersection of hardware and firmware. In this role, you'll design custom electronics and develop the low-level firmware that brings them to life, owning the product end-to-end, from schematic capture and board layout to board bring-up, real-time firmware development, integration, and testing. You'll write bare-metal firmware (primarily in Rust), implement device drivers and communication protocols, and debug hardware using tools like oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.

This role is critical to the success of our mission, the embedded systems you design will be at the heart of our technology, enabling autonomous operation in one of the most extreme environments on Earth. You'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with mechanical, manufacturing, software, and systems teams to deliver designs that are robust, manufacturable, and deeply integrated into the broader product architecture.

Our staff have worked at organizations such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, Boeing, Tesla, Apple, Virgin Orbit, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, New Relic, Bridgewater, Raytheon, Disney Imagineering, and the US Army and Air Force, as well as research universities, startups, and small companies across a range of industries. We are organized as a public benefit corporation and are backed by leading venture capital firms, private investors, philanthropic investors, and endowments.

We strive to be the best engineering team on the planet and we compensate our team members accordingly.

Responsibilities

Hardware Design

Firmware Development

System Integration & Support

Required Qualifications

Desired Qualifications

The above qualifications are desired, not required. We encourage you to apply if you are a strong candidate with only some of the desired skills and experience listed.

Additional Requirements

Compensation and Benefits

If hired for this full-time role, you will receive:

+ Health insurance (the company pays 100% of gold level PPO plan for full time employees, their partners, and dependents) + Dental insurance (the company pays 33% for full time employees and 100% for their partners and dependents) + Vision insurance (the company pays 100% for full time employees, their partners, and dependents) + Disability insurance (the company pays 100% for a policy to provide long term financial support if you become disabled) + Ability to contribute to tax-advantaged accounts, including 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA

Location

On-site, our offices, lab, shop, and manufacturing facilities are located in and near Portland, Oregon. Due to the nature of working in a lab and production environment, this position requires consistent on-site work.