Driven to be the Best
People.Performance. Purpose.
At Avis Budget Group,we?redriven to be the best vehicle rental company in the world, together. Our 25,000 employees raise the bar every day, bringing different perspectives, taking ownership, and leading with integrity.We?redefining the future of mobility with safe, sustainable solutions that move people, businesses, and communities forward.
Zipcar is looking for a firmware engineering lead to join our telematics team. This person will be working on the firmware that operates our in-vehicle telematics unit, including cellular network communications, Bluetooth and CAN bus communications to the car.
What You\'ll Do:
- Work with the team to set quarterly departmental goals and metrics for the team.
- Experience with vehicle OBD and CAN stack
- Identify and evaluate potential partners for telematics solutions and opportunities that mitigate risk and align with the business
- Able to be the technical point of contact for multiple onshore manufacturing partners
- Experience with getting FCC, PTCRB and UK/EU RF regulatory certification for connected devices
- Ability to architect hardware, firmware and backend technologies to solve business problems
- Experience with proposing, designing and developing end-to-end connected devices involving RF, Embedded and connected products
- Provide full lifecycle software development, including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, production deployment, documentation
- Experience with technologies such as RFID, Wireless 3G/4G, Bluetooth
- Able to creatively solve business problems using pre-existing technologies
- Able to solve both short term and long-term business problems
- Technical experience with automotive grade devices to ensure safety of our products
- Able to work with technicians on custom cables and manufacturing of cables and harnesses
- Ability to manage test engineering for connected devices
- Ability to get buy-in on solutions from various stakeholders within Zipcar
- Able to translate business requirements into technical requirements and vice versa
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices for connected fleet management
- Provide support for existing in-production devices
Perks You?ll Get:
- Access to Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance
- Eligible to elect other voluntary benefits including: Group Auto Insurance, Group Home Insurance, Pet Insurance, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, FSA, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, and additional life insurance coverages
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with company matched contributions
- Full training to learn the business and enhance professional skills
- Employee discounts, including discounted prices on the purchase of Avis/Budget cars
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program for services including counseling, financial and legal consultation, referrals for care service and more
What We\'re Looking For:
- 5+ years experience developing low-level firmware including device drivers or board support packages.
- Proficient in C/C++ programming.
- Able to read hardware schematics and use test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, communications protocol analyzers) to help debug firmware problems.
- Prior experience with ARM Cortex-M processors or other microcontrollers.
- Bachelor\'s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- Solid track record of working closely with device manufacturing to deliver on schedule and budget
- Some experience leading mechanical designs is preferable but not necessary
The annual starting salary for this position is between$150,000 - $170,000annually. Factors that may affect starting pay within this range include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
Who We Are:
Here at Avis Budget Group, you will be joining a team of 25,000 driven people, performing with purpose. Together, we?re moving the future of transportation forward with our innovative, customer-focused solutions.
Our culture is performance driven, where we encourage and support each other to be at our best through leadership, training, tools, and rewards.
We are proud to make a positive difference to the lives of our colleagues, customers, and communities where we operate.
Avis Budget Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer ? Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other category protected by applicable law.
This advertisement does not constitute a promise or guarantee of employment. This advertisement describes the general nature and level of this position only. Essential functions and responsibilities may change as business needs require. The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting.The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law. This position may be with any affiliate of Avis Budget Group.
Boston
Massachusetts
United States of America
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