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.

• 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 Python
• Knowledge 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Cepton is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. 

The pay range for this role is $180,000–$240,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

The total compensation package for this position may also include an annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans.

Cepton Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

About Cepton Technologies (www.cepton.com):

Cepton (Nasdaq: CPTN) is a Silicon Valley innovator of lidar-based solutions for automotive (ADAS/AV), smart cities, smart spaces, and smart industrial applications. With its patented Micro Motion Technology (MMT®), Cepton aims to take lidar mainstream and achieve its vision of safe and autonomous transportation for everyone.

Founded in 2016 and led by industry veterans with decades of collective experience across a wide range of advanced lidar and imaging technologies, Cepton is focused on the mass-market commercialization of high-performance, high-quality lidar solutions. Cepton is headquartered in San Jose, CA, and has a center of excellence facility in Troy, MI to provide local support to the OEM and Tier 1-studded Metro Detroit area.