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You will also ensure the stack remains maintainable as we ship and update units in the field.</p>\n<h3>Key Responsibilities</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Board bring-up: Take freshly fabricated carrier boards from assembly to reliable booting, proving out power, memory, and communication interfaces hands-on with hardware.</li>\n<li>Bootloader &amp; kernel configuration: Stand up the bootloader and configure the Linux kernel to recognize and drive our specific hardware.</li>\n<li>Device drivers &amp; device tree: Describe our custom hardware to Linux and integrate necessary drivers for peripherals.</li>\n<li>Build &amp; deploy with Nix / NixOS: Own our operating system defined as code, producing reproducible images and building safe update and rollback paths.</li>\n<li>Networking &amp; system services: Configure on-device networking and system services for higher-level software.</li>\n<li>Reliability &amp; maintainability: Build a robust and serviceable platform across the product&#39;s life.</li>\n<li>Cross-functional integration: Partner with firmware and hardware teams, sitting at the hardware-software boundary.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>What We&#39;re Looking For</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Top-notch engineering intuition and first-principles thinking for designing complex products.</li>\n<li>Ability to independently identify critical information gaps and apply effort to close them.</li>\n<li>Comfort with imperfect information and making sound decisions.</li>\n<li>Persistence in finding root causes through data-driven methods.</li>\n<li>Collaboration and teamwork, breaking down information silos.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\n<h4>Required</h4>\n<ul>\n<li>BS in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.</li>\n<li>3+ years of experience building and shipping embedded Linux on custom hardware.</li>\n<li>Proven board bring-up experience.</li>\n<li>Hands-on experience with the boot chain: bootloader, kernel configuration, drivers, and device tree.</li>\n<li>Fluency in C/C++ and the embedded Linux toolchain.</li>\n<li>Exposure to embedded communication interfaces.</li>\n</ul>\n<h4>Preferred</h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience with Nix/NixOS.</li>\n<li>Experience with OS configuration as code, Yocto, Ansible.</li>\n<li>Production Rust experience.</li>\n<li>Familiarity with ARM SoCs/SoMs on custom carrier boards.</li>\n<li>Background in automotive, aerospace, defense, robotics, or energy.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Role Requirements</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Onsite role based in San Bruno, CA.</li>\n<li>Willingness to support 10% travel domestically and internationally.</li>\n<li>Ability to work extended and weekend hours when necessary.</li>\n<li>Physical demands: working on feet for extended periods, lifting and carrying 50lbs.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Compensation</h3>\n<p>A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $130,000-$180,000 annually. 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Moreover, military units must be able to turn off the trucks and generators that generate this power to hide and survive. In other words, power generation must be decoupled from power consumption.</p>\n<p>Chariot Defense’s products enable exactly this capability, allowing U.S. and allied militaries to be more lethal and survivable.</p>\n<h3>About the Role</h3>\n<p>Chariot Defense is looking for a Test Engineer to own hardware validation across our power systems across mechanical, electrical, thermal, power electronics and controls, performing component-level all the way to full system integration testing in environmental and operational conditions.</p>\n<p>You&#39;ll sit at the intersection of hardware, firmware, and systems engineering, building the test infrastructure and executing the validation strategy that gets Amphora and future cutting-edge products in energy and power storage, and mobility, from prototype to fielded.</p>\n<p>Our team comes from Tesla, Anduril, Apple, Archer, and the U.S. military. 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MIL-STD-461 familiarity strongly preferred</li>\n<li>Proven bench skills: you&#39;re comfortable with power analyzers, oscilloscopes, thermal cameras, electronic loads, and building your own test fixtures</li>\n<li>Comfort with mechanical and thermal constraints , you can read an enclosure drawing, understand a thermal budget, and make layout decisions accordingly</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Bonus Points</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience with wide bandgap semiconductors (GaN, SiC) for high-efficiency, high-density power conversion</li>\n<li>Strong experience with AC power conversion (1 phase, 3 phase) systems and knowledge of transformers</li>\n<li>Familiarity with battery safety standards: UN 38.3, UL 2580, IEC 62133</li>\n<li>Experience with pulsed-load power delivery for high-power transient systems (directed energy, radar, EW)</li>\n<li>Background in designing to MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461 (combined electrical and environmental qualification)</li>\n<li>Embedded firmware experience or strong collaboration with firmware teams on BMS/power management</li>\n<li>Experience with LTspice, SIMPLIS, MATLAB/Simulink, or COMSOL for circuit and thermal simulation</li>\n</ul>","enriched_at":1779959138683},{"id":"job_e6bc9422-95c","title":"Engineering Technician","source_url":"https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/chariotdefense/jobs/5217522008","location":"San Bruno, California, United States","job_type":"full-time","experience_level":"entry","work_arrangement":"onsite","category":"Engineering","description":"<p>We are seeking a motivated and hands-on Engineering Technician to join our engineering team. 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