# Staff Firmware Engineer, Battery Systems - Req 1592

QuantumScape is on a mission to transform energy storage with solid-state lithium-metal battery technology. The company’s next-generation batteries are designed to enable greater energy density, faster charging and enhanced safety to support the transition away from legacy energy sources toward a lower carbon future. About the role: As Staff Firmware Engineer, Battery Systems, you are responsible for all the key functions of a battery system (monitoring, protection, communications, etc). You create algorithms for estimating state of charge, define all the states and transitions of the battery, implement all communication protocols, and ensure reliable protection functions. Why this role matters: The operating performance and safety of the battery pack rely on firmware that is well designed and thoroughly validated. From critical timing control of interrupts to carefully configured peripherals to minimize power consumption, to innovative SOC estimation algorithms, every aspect of the battery pack’s performance relies on firmware. What you'll do: Create a firmware platform for the battery pack with bare metal/RTOS and drivers Define pinouts of microcontrollers to ensure proper alloca

- **Id**: 4294647
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/quantumscape-staff-firmware-engineer-battery-systems-req-1592>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Jose, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 9
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T08:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T00:40:17Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4768
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Energy Storage

## Company

- **Id**: 58763
- **Name**: QuantumScape
- **Domain**: quantumscape.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/quantumscape>
- **Size band**: 501-1000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

## Salary

- **Min**: 136700
- **Max**: 208500
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 208500

## Technologies

- **RTOS** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 9
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-14T00:40:17Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T02:14:34Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 208500
- **Is top pay**: no

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