Software Engineer – Embedded Systems
Lightship
Summary
Lightship’s mission to modernize and electrify RVs demands building cutting edge electronics and controls. As a Software Engineer, you will develop software across a distributed compute architecture, which includes domains such as power systems, propulsion, and body controls. You will also contribute towards maturing and stabilizing the platform software layer, which will host the application software layer supporting the domains mentioned above. You will work closely with product and engineering teams and help hasten our path to market with an exceptional vehicle that redefines RVing.
Job description
About the Role
Lightship’s mission to modernize and electrify RVs demands building cutting edge electronics and controls. As a Software Engineer, you will develop software across a distributed compute architecture, which includes domains such as power systems, propulsion, and body controls. You will also contribute towards maturing and stabilizing the platform software layer, which will host the application software layer supporting the domains mentioned above. You will work closely with product and engineering teams and help hasten our path to market with an exceptional vehicle that redefines RVing.
Responsibilities
- Develop application software for Lightship’s in-vehicle controllers, spanning domains from drivetrain, power distribution, and body controls
- Develop and integrate device drivers for embedded peripherals connected over LIN, SPI, UART, CAN
- Develop software to support hardware bring-up
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in identifying the root causes of software defects
- Develop software unit tests suites and integrate test cases with a CI/CD pipeline
- Participate in software code reviews and hardware schematic reviews
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Minimum 5 years experience in software development
- Proficiency coding in C/C++
- Experience with development for a microcontroller and experience with communication protocols such as SPI, CAN, CAN-FD, I2C, LIN, and UART
- Proficient with debug tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multimeters
- Experience working with cross-functional software, hardware, test, and manufacturing teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in programming languages such as C# and Python
- Experience working with microprocessors and linux operating systems
- Experience working with safety critical systems and familiarity with ISO 26262 standard
- Familiarity with automotive electrical power systems and automotive drivetrains
- Familiarity with Ethernet, WiFi, LTE, and Bluetooth
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Minimum 5 years experience in software development
- Proficiency coding in C/C++
- Experience with development for a microcontroller and experience with communication protocols such as SPI, CAN, CAN-FD, I2C, LIN, and UART
- Proficient with debug tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multimeters
- Experience working with cross-functional software, hardware, test, and manufacturing teams
Benefits
- Healthcare, Dental & Vision
- 401(k)
- Flexible PTO
- 13 Company Holidays
- 12 weeks paid parental leave
- Yearly LightTrip stipend
Company overview
Lightship is a modern clinical trial site organization founded in 2018 that specializes in delivering on-site, hybrid, and virtual clinical trials through a single, trusted partner. The company operates with an expanded access model that places each clinical visit in the most practical setting, whether in-clinic, at-home, or through mobile research units (MRUs). This innovative approach increases patient reach, strengthens enrollment and engagement, and improves representation across diverse communities. Lightship partners with biopharma companies, CROs, and academic institutions to design and conduct studies that expand access and choice while accelerating new therapies to market. With a growing footprint of eight physical sites and mobile research units that extend site capabilities into communities, Lightship focuses on making clinical research more accessible and patient-centered. The company has demonstrated strong performance with a 96% retention rate, over 30 sponsor audits, and multiple FDA engagements, establishing itself as a reliable partner for high-performing trial execution. Through strategic mergers and acquisitions, including with Circuit Clinical and Veda Trials, Lightship continues to expand its capabilities and reach in the clinical research landscape.