CEPTON (Nasdaq: CPTN), a leading intelligent lidar solution provider, is seeking a Staff FW Design Engineer who is passionate about solving challenges to join us. Partnering closely with our brilliant R&D HW & System teams and closely interfacing with our professional and competent SW development team. You'll work in a dynamic, cross-functional, collaborative work environment for the advanced LiDAR product driven by the robust embedded system for automotive and non-automotive customers.
Here at CEPTON, we use technology to make some difficult problems become easy and some impossible tasks become feasible. We value one's ability to learn higher than the knowledge one has acquired in the past. We enjoy solving hard problems together. As we are at the cutting edge of technological advancement, join us if you are willing to work with like-minded people to face the challenges posed by the new era of technology, together with opportunities to work with strong industry leaders in the fields of automotive OEM, ADAS, Imaging-based AI application.
What You Will Do:
Join the R&D HW team equipped with deep, broad knowledge and design know-how, with expertise on various high-speed electrical systems supported by a variety of embedded devices, including commercial CPU, FPGA, MCU as well as the ASIC chipset developed by Cepton.Deliver high quality embedded code to enable key functionality and performance of electrical subsystems as part of our advanced lidar system and technology development.Solve challenging problems in the embedded software space.Design and develop efficient and reliable C/C++ software in a heterogeneous, multi-processor SoC/FPGA/environment in order to support a solid new product prototyping phase as well as a smooth transition to the pre-production phase.Capable of analysis and quantification of the overall system performance, efficiency, and marginality budget with improvement opportunities (e.g.: latency, cycle time, and resource optimization) is a big plus.Design and development experience using advanced Xilinx FPGA chipset and ARM System-On-Chip is required.
Who You Are:
Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Physics disciplines, with a minimum of 5 years of industry experience in developing embedded systems.Proficient with C, C++, and PythonKnowledge in multithreading, memory management, and real-time operating system concepts is a big plus.Familiarity with the basics of electrical circuit design with embedded devices.Knowledge of embedded software design, development, and testing is also preferred.Experience with TCP/IP and networking stacks and with the embedded microprocessor tools are also a plus.Familiarity with ARM & automotive development: MISRA-C, UDS is a big plus.
What We Will Offer:
Opportunities to work with strong industry leaders and opportunities to relocate to Silicon Valley. Competitive compensation package, including stock. Comprehensive employee benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and more. Paid time off and paid holidays.Bonus program eligibility. 401k and FSA or HSA.
Locations:
Cepton Headquarters – San Jose, CA.Some local on-site visits to key customers.Travel to regional customer sites and to support trade shows & conferences if needed.
