Engineer, Software

Hyliion is committed to creating innovative solutions that enable clean, flexible and affordable electricity production. The Company’s primary focus is to develop distributed power generators that can operate on various fuel sources to future-proof against an ever-changing energy economy.

Job Purpose

As an Advanced Engineer, Software at Hyliion, you will play a pivotal role in leading and driving innovation within the energy industry, all while ensuring the reliability of our cutting-edge KARNO generator technology. In this role, you will have significant ownership over the design, development, and deployment of advanced software algorithms for our industrial computing platform. This software will control and optimize our next-generation energy solutions, all while being an elegant interface for the customer integration experience. Your work will directly contribute to the efficiency, sustainability, and scalability of our KARNO product portfolio, and directly empower our mission to transform the global energy landscape.

Duties and Responsibilities

Qualifications

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications include:

+ Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field.

+ 3+ years of experience developing technical products and working in a team environment.

+ Proven track record of deploying successful and reliable software across any of the various environments; including industrial, aviation, military, automotive, or commercial applications

+ Strong follow-through and self-starting nature driven with a entrepreneurial mindset

+ Strong positive personality with a proven track-record of doing whatever it takes.

+ Experienced in writing and implementing low level drivers

+ Experienced in developing register-based command structures for communication protocols such as Modbus and custom UDP-based implementations

+ Experienced in a setting up cross-compilation toolchains and development environments for building and debugging software in embedded Linux systems

+ Experienced in common control communication protocols like CAN

+ Experienced with developing control software in C/C++

+ Experienced with memory management and optimization in C++

+ Experienced with QT or equivalent GUI development platforms for C++

+ Experienced developing python-based software applications.

+ Experienced with version control systems such as Git and project tracking tools like Jira.

+ Familiar with modern UI/UX best practices

+ Familiar with High Voltage Systems

+ Familiar with Simulink software development is a plus.

+ Willingness to work hands-on with electronics and hardware

+ Willingness to work in the field to develop software on the fly if required.

+ Willingness and ability to work more than 8 hours a day to ensure that deadlines are achieved; weekly hours may regularly be between 50-60 during busy time periods.

+ Ability to work well in a high-paced environment, set and meet appropriate deadlines.

+ Position will involve travel (10-15% of time) to visit, work with, and evaluate engineering providers and hardware suppliers.

Role Classification and Working Conditions

This is a salaried, exempt-level position. This position typically works in an office environment; and given the nature of our business is also exposed to operations/warehouses/production environments.

Physical/Other Requirements

We are not accepting candidates who require sponsorship for this position at this time.

Benefits:

Hyliion is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability, veteran status.  If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to otherwise participate in the employment selection process, please direct your inquires to Hyliion’s human resources department at HR@hyliion.com.