Torus

Staff Embedded Systems Engineer

Torus

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: UtahUnited States

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Salary

💰 $150,000 - $175,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Supporting and mentoring a small team of firmware engineers—ensuring technical direction matches the architectural intent, reviewing designs, and building a culture of responsiveness and collaboration.
  • Developing firmware features across our energy storage product lines: telemetry, control loops, cloud connectivity, and hardware abstraction layers.
  • Owning system integration —working closely with hardware, data, and software teams to ensure seamless interoperability across the full stack.
  • Driving quality through design reviews, automated testing, and documentation. (We believe engineers own their own QA.)
  • Debugging and optimizing real-time embedded applications and serial communication interfaces in the field and in the lab.
  • Supporting scaling operations —deployment tooling, remote monitoring, and root-cause analysis of field issues across a growing fleet.
  • Participate in on-call rotation for escalated technical issues.

Requirements

  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Embedded Systems, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience developing commercial embedded software or firmware applications
  • Strong Python proficiency and real production experience running Python on Embedded Linux (Yocto or similar)
  • Solid understanding of serial communication protocols—RS-485, Modbus, I²C, CAN, Ethernet
  • Experience with real-time embedded systems: multi-threading, inter-process communication, timing constraints
  • Ability to read schematics and PCB layouts to troubleshoot hardware integration issues
  • Proven track record leading or mentoring engineers on technical projects.
Benefits
  • Employee Rewards Package including Equity
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • Health Benefits Package: Choice between traditional PPO or HSA eligible medical plans; Dental insurance; and Vision insurance
  • Human-centered Paid Time Off including Unlimited Discretionary PTO; 10-days paid company holidays; Waiting period-free 100% paid parental leave
  • Torus paid Life and AD&D Insurance with option to purchase additional coverage
  • Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Peer Recognition Program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
firmware developmentembedded softwarePythonEmbedded LinuxYoctoserial communication protocolsRS-485ModbusI²CCAN
Soft Skills
mentoringcollaborationresponsivenessleadershiptroubleshootingcommunicationquality assurancedesign reviewdocumentationproblem-solving
Certifications
BS in Electrical EngineeringBS in Computer ScienceBS in Embedded Systems