Application Engineer, Hardware/Firmware – OEM Integrations

🕒 August 6

🏄 California, Michigan – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🚗 Michigan – Remote

💵 $175k - $245k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💻 Application Engineer

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Utilidata

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11 - 50 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

⚡ Energy

🔧 Hardware

💰 $26.8M Series B on 2022-02

Artificial Intelligence • Energy • Hardware

Utilidata is a company that specializes in integrating artificial intelligence into edge devices, specifically focusing on transforming the electric grid. Their Karman platform, which operates on custom NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano hardware, is designed to enable AI computing at the edge, facilitating the real-time collection and use of data for improved decision-making in utilities. Utilidata collaborates with various partners to innovate the management of the electrical grid, aiming to make it more efficient, intelligent, and sustainable. They emphasize providing clean, affordable, and resilient energy solutions, leveraging distributed AI and partnerships with leading technology and utility companies.

📋 Description

• Partner with Product and GTM teams pre-contract to assess customer hardware environments and build proof-of-concept integration layers • Design and implement hardware integration layers between Karman and customer infrastructure • Review Utilidata and customer hardware designs to identify integration points and gaps • Write and modify embedded firmware for customer platforms • Own end-to-end technical execution of customer hardware integrations from kick-off through deployment • Lead customer-facing technical calls, on-site visits, and requirements reviews • Create and maintain hardware design, validation, installation, release, KPI, and after-action documentation • Develop hardware design collateral covering layout, schematic, power, I/O, signal integrity, thermal, and RFI requirements • Produce SOM and metrology bring-up documentation and design reviews • Track hardware KPIs and risks and coordinate resolution across engineering teams • Automate processes and generate integration and deployment artifacts using an AI-first approach • Participate in roadmap meetings, sprint planning, and hardware design reviews • Translate field deployment learnings into product improvements • Build repeatable processes, templates, and best practices for the Application Engineering function

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of hands-on hardware and embedded firmware engineering experience • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, computer science, or similar field, or equivalent training and on-the-job experience • Ability to independently design, implement, and validate hardware solutions from concept through production • Experience designing hardware integration points, including PCB-level design, interface definition, and system bring-up • FPGA development experience spanning hardware design/RTL and firmware • Proficiency writing, modifying, and debugging embedded firmware independently • Working knowledge of embedded and data-center interfaces and protocols, including I2C, UART, PCIe, and Ethernet • Ability to read and critically review schematics, PCB layouts, and test results • Ability to produce structured engineering artifacts, design review checklists, test plans, validation procedures, and deployment documentation • Strong communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences • High learning agility in fast-moving, early-stage product environments • Experience in data-center infrastructure, power electronics, or energy-management hardware • Willingness to travel for customer kick-offs, on-site reviews, and deployment validation • Familiarity with System-on-Module platforms or metrology hardware is nice to have • Knowledge of power quality, thermal management, or power sequencing is nice to have • Experience with embedded Linux, BSP bring-up, or Yocto-based OS customization is nice to have • Familiarity with ZeroMQ, Protobuf, gRPC, or REST APIs is nice to have • Prior customer-facing technical experience is nice to have

🏖️ Benefits

• Stock options • Flexible paid time off • Health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Employer-match 401(k) • Mentorship and growth opportunities • Flexible work environment • Diverse and inclusive workplace