Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Torus is a pioneering company in energy infrastructure, headquartered in Utah, focused on building resilient and sustainable power solutions. They are seeking a Staff Embedded Systems Engineer to develop production-grade firmware for energy storage and management solutions, while mentoring a small team and ensuring seamless interoperability across systems.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills
- 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
- Experience with IoT device management at scale (fleet OTA, remote diagnostics)
- Familiarity with AWS IoT, MQTT, or data telemetry pipelines
- Exposure to energy storage systems, inverters, or grid-connected hardware
- Knowledge of VPP programs, demand response, or utility interconnection standards (IEEE 1547, UL 1741)
- Experience with containerized embedded deployments (Docker/Balena on Linux targets)
- CI/CD practices in embedded or hardware-adjacent environments
Benefits
- Employee Rewards Package including Equity
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Torus pays 50% of medical premiums
- Torus paid Life and AD&D Insurance with option to purchase additional coverage
- Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Health Benefits Package: Choice between traditional PPO or HSA eligible medical plans; Dental insurance; and Vision insurance
- Plan participants have access to telehealth services, mental health support and coaching, and exclusive discounts on brands, dining, entertainment, and more.
- Unlimited Discretionary PTO or 10 days annual PTO
- 10 paid company holidays
- Waiting period-free 100% paid parental leave
- Regular company-wide offsites to showcase our progress and learnings. A time to step back, think strategically, and work on the business together.
- Team members receive Torus branded gear
- Peer Recognition Program
- Fully stocked break rooms with free snacks and drinks.
Company Overview
Torus empowers individuals and communities to become their renewable energy providers. It was founded in 2021, and is headquartered in South Salt Lake, Utah, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.torus.co.