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Position Title: Senior Embedded Linux Engineer
Department: Inverter Firmware
Compensation: $100,000 – $150,000 + annual bonus
Reports To: Director of Digital Inverter Firmware
Location: Kitchener, Ontario – Hybrid
About the Role:
The Senior Embedded Linux Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and lifecycle support of embedded Linux platforms used for system coordination and communications in battery energy storage systems (BESS). You will design and maintain robust, secure, and scalable Linux‑based software platforms that enable system monitoring, configuration, diagnostics, control coordination, and system integration.
Responsibilities:
Architect, develop, and maintain embedded Linux platforms used as inverter and battery controllers within BESS deployments
Design and maintain Board Support Packages (BSPs) including bootloaders, kernel configuration, device trees, and root file systems
Implement communication protocols and coordinative control between subsystems, including BMS, inverter controllers, protection systems, and auxiliary devices
Interface Linux systems with EMS, SCADA, power plant controllers, HMI, and commissioning tools
Develop and maintain communication services handling status reporting, commands, telemetry, time synchronization, and configuration management
Ensure system robustness, security, and maintainability across development, commissioning, and operational phases
Debug complex system‑level issues involving networking, inter‑processor communication, timing, and field deployments
Participate in and lead firmware architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical risk assessments
Maintain clear system‑level documentation including software architecture, data flows, interface definitions, and deployment procedures
Required Qualifications and Skills:
Educational background in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field
At least 5 years' of experience in professional embedded Linux firmware development
Demonstrated experience in system‑level embedded software development for industrial or energy systems
Hands‑on expertise with Linux bootloaders (e.g., U‑Boot), kernel configuration, device trees, and root filesystem design
Understanding of Linux process management, networking, logging, storage, and system services
Experience with embedded communication protocols such as Ethernet/TCP-IP, CAN, SPI, UART, and Modbus and custom protocols
Familiarity with firmware interfaces to BMS, EMS, SCADA, and commissioning tools
e-STORAGE is Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
e-STORAGE uses AI-assisted tools during parts of the hiring process, including screening and workflow automation. All final hiring decisions are made by humans.
This is a current vacancy, and we are actively hiring for this position.
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Skills Required
- Educational background in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field
- At least 5 years of experience in embedded Linux firmware development
- Experience in system-level embedded software development for industrial or energy systems
- Hands-on expertise with Linux bootloaders, kernel configuration, device trees, and root filesystem design
- Understanding of Linux process management, networking, logging, storage, and system services
- Experience with embedded communication protocols such as Ethernet/TCP-IP, CAN, SPI, UART, and Modbus
- Familiarity with firmware interfaces to BMS, EMS, SCADA, and commissioning tools
What We Do
Founded in 2001 in Ontario Canada, Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is as a global energy provider with successful business subsidiaries in 20 countries & regions on 6 continents. Canadian Solar is both a leading manufacturer of solar PV modules and a provider of solar energy solutions, with over 14,000 employees globally. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, China, Brazil and South East Asian countries, Canadian Solar now has module manufacturing capacity and has delivered more than 55 GW of premium quality solar modules to customers in over 150 countries in the past 20 years. Canadian Solar has solar power projects globally and solar power plants that are in commercial operation, with a resale value of US$1.2 billion. In addition, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified utility-scale solar power project pipeline around 10 GWp, with projects being developed in the U.S., Japan, Latin America,Australia, EMEA, South East Asia, India and China. Of the total project pipeline, 2.9 GWp of projects are at late-stage development and have secured energy offtake agreements. In 2018, Canadian Solar achieved a revenue of US$3.74 billion, Meanwhile, Canadian Solar was listed as the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Tier 1 Module Manufacturer in terms of bankability for Q4 2018, and was named as Top 3 Global Utility-scale Solar PV Project Developer for 2017 by GTM Research. Canadian Solar Founder and CEO Dr. Shawn Qu blogs as a LinkedIn Influencer at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnqu/. Canadian Solar is making the difference by delivering more clean, safe and affordable solar energy to the world.
