Staff Engineer, Infotainment System (SW)

Aptera Motors

is dedicated to building a future where every journey is powered by the sun. We specialize in creating solar electric vehicles that revolutionize the way we travel, providing sustainable and efficient transportation solutions.

is built on transparency, ethical treatment of one another, a bias for action, and leading by example. 

Carlsbad, California | Engineering | Full-time 

About the role

As a Software Engineer you will be expected to design, implement, debug and validate code for Aptera’s human machine interface (HMI) software and hardware. The HMI is a complex, electro-mechanical device that will be the key sub-system to deliver the Aptera vehicle’s customer experience. We are seeking highly motivated software engineers to join Aptera’s Infotainment team. 

What you'll do

• Design, code, document and debug UI software 

• Work and interface with cross-functional teams from Hardware, Software, QA and Designers 

• Execute rapid prototyping of user interfaces for human factor studies 

• Work hard, exceed expectations, challenge industry conventions, and relentlessly strive to make truly exceptional products  

Qualifications

• Proficient in C and modern C++ 

• High standards for code quality, maintainability and performance 

• Experience in Linux development environments 

• Experience with Embedded Linux platforms 

• Experience working in single threaded Linux event loop applications 

• Experience with MQTT application messaging interfaces 

• Experience with Python 

• Experience in documenting, publishing and shipping production code 

• Strong willingness to learn, take on new challenges, and solve complex problems 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience interpreting requirements and specifications 

• Knowledge of multitasking and multithreaded platforms and each of the software layers (e.g., kernel, BSP, drivers and application-level) 

• Comfortable with Jira for bug tracking and traceability 

• Experience with Git and repo management 

• Very comfortable with hardware-based testing setups 

• Familiarity with CAN bus and related development tools 

• Demonstrate experience solving complex problems 

• Digital audio processing under Linux a plus 

Team Structure 

• Individual contributor within the Embedded Software Team; collaborate with other teams and individuals, as necessary

Required Experience

•  10+ years of pure software development with 3+ years of Infotainment experience including HV distributed systems

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field, with practical software development experience

Salary + Benefits 

• Market competitive compensation package
• Stock option grants 
• Fully funded benefits package for employee + dependents
• Generous Flexible Time Away policy