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Position Summary
A rapidly growing company is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support the design, development, validation, and improvement of board-level hardware for EV charging equipment (EVSE). This role is focused on practical electrical design work including schematic capture, component selection, prototype bring-up, debugging, and compliance-driven product development.
The ideal candidate has hands-on experience developing electronic hardware for commercial or industrial products and is comfortable working across embedded control hardware, interfaces, sensing, protection, and power-related circuits. Experience with EV charging equipment, EMI/EMC mitigation, and UL or other regulatory compliance is strongly preferred. Familiarity with J1772 and ISO 15118 is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Design and support board-level electrical hardware for EV charging systems.
- Develop specifications, schematics, and component selections; support PCB layout review.
- Bring up, validate, characterize, and debug prototype hardware.
- Troubleshoot analog, digital, mixed-signal, and embedded interface circuits.
- Define hardware interfaces and resolve system-level issues in collaboration with firmware and software teams.
- Maintain BOMs and support component sourcing and design updates.
- Validate and troubleshoot hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, electronic loads, meters, and spectrum analyzers.
- Mitigate EMI/EMC issues through filtering, grounding, shielding, and layout review.
- Support UL and regulatory compliance efforts, including design changes driven by certification testing.
- Coordinate with manufacturers, vendors, and external test labs during prototype and production builds.
- Document design revisions, test results, and engineering changes.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- Hands-on experience in board-level design for commercial or industrial electronic products.
- Proficiency in schematic capture, component selection, prototype bring-up, and hardware debugging.
- Experience with analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits.
- Familiarity with interfaces such as SPI, I2C, CAN, Modbus, or Ethernet.
- Comfortable with standard lab equipment for validation and troubleshooting.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with EVSE or EV charging products.
- Experience with EMI/EMC troubleshooting and UL or other regulatory compliance.
- Familiarity with AC-powered systems, power electronics, relays, sensing, isolation, and protection circuits.
- Familiarity with J1772 and ISO 15118.
Why Join
- Be part of a dynamic and fast-growing company
- Competitive Salary
- Benefits Package includes:
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off
- Ability to Participate in Electric Vehicle Incentive Program
- Ability to Participate in Company 401K Plan with match
- Quarterly Mental Health Days
- Employee Educational Reimbursement
Final compensation will be determined based on experience and skills, but will sit in a range of $105,000 - $130,000
The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and offers a remote-friendly work environment with benefits and the opportunity for personal growth as well as advancement within the company.
Engagement Structure
This role begins as a 1099 independent contractor engagement for up to three (3) months, with the intention of converting to a permanent, full-time position based on mutual fit and performance during the contract period. Benefits listed above apply upon conversion to a permanent employee.
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Senior Software Development Engineer, C++
Network Optix (Nx) is a global powerhouse in video software development, driven by a mission to empower the creation of intelligent video-based solutions and products capable of converting video into actionable data. Over a decade in the making, the Network Optix Enterprise Video Operating System helps innovative organizations rapidly and affordably build world-class, custom-tailored, enterprise-scale video products and solutions.
Nx is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, with additional locations in Burbank, California, Portland, Oregon, Belgrade, Serbia; Hague, Netherland; Taipei, Taiwan, and regional teams distributed across the globe. Recognized on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies list for 9 years running, we are committed to expanding our teams cross-functionally and globally.
Network Optix aims to power the world’s most intelligent video solutions, with the ultimate goal of carving a path toward revolutionizing the landscape of video technology and transforming how we perceive the world around us.
Develop and enhance video processing and streaming components of the Nx Media Server
Work with video formats, codecs, and container formats (H.264, H.265, MP4, MKV, etc.)
Implement and improve real-time video transport protocols (RTSP, RTP, WebRTC, etc.)
Optimize low-latency video pipelines and media streaming performance
Integrate and extend FFmpeg-based media processing pipelines
- Refactor existing code and increase test coverage (UT and FT)
- Review the code of other members of the team
Experience
Strong background in C++11 (or newer) in a multi-threaded environment
Experience working with video processing pipelines or media frameworks
Understanding of video codecs, container formats, and media streaming concepts
Experience with real-time streaming protocols such as RTP, RTSP, or WebRTC
Experience implementing high-performance or low-latency systems
Experience implementing unit and functional tests
- Experience and/or desire for using AI development tools (i.e. Claude/Gemini) to complement your core C++ skills.
- It is our goal to open our server source code as a tool to the entire C++ video world, so experience with driving open source communities is a plus.
Experience working with FFmpeg
Understanding of media transport protocols and NAT traversal (STUN/TURN/ICE)
Cross-platform development experience with Windows and Linux including embedded devices
- Experience with WebRTC media pipelines
- Competitive compensation
- Paid time off
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid work in our brand-new comfortable office
- Employer-sponsored health coverage
- Working with top industry experts in our international team
Network Optix is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We celebrate the diversity of our workforce, which includes people of all cultural, national, racial, gender identities, and those who have served in the military. We strive for an environment where creativity and collaborative growth thrive. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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Software Development Engineer, C++
Network Optix (Nx) is a global powerhouse in video software development, driven by a mission to empower the creation of intelligent video-based solutions and products capable of converting video into actionable data. Over a decade in the making, the Network Optix Enterprise Video Operating System helps innovative organizations rapidly and affordably build world-class, custom-tailored, enterprise-scale video products and solutions.
Nx is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, with additional locations in Burbank, California, Portland, Oregon, Belgrade, Serbia; Hague, Netherland; Taipei, Taiwan, and regional teams distributed across the globe. Recognized on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies list for 9 years running, we are committed to expanding our teams cross-functionally and globally.
Network Optix aims to power the world’s most intelligent video solutions, with the ultimate goal of carving a path toward revolutionizing the landscape of video technology and transforming how we perceive the world around us.
About the Team
Our team is responsible for a large part of the server-side development — camera integration and support. We work with a wide variety of camera manufacturers, each using different protocols (IP-based, TCP/UDP, HTTP, SOAP, ONVIF, and various proprietary text and binary protocols).
The integration team investigates and supports these protocols, often performing reverse engineering. A significant part of the work involves debugging issues on local and remote devices using tools like Wireshark.
Our software runs on a wide range of hardware and operating systems. We build efficient, portable solutions using modern C++ (C++20/23), along with CMake, Conan, and Git.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Examine various camera APIs and develop plugins for different vendors
- Add support for new cameras and devices (NVRs, DVRs, intercoms, IP speakers, etc.)
- Implement support for new camera features and capabilities
- Maintain and improve camera support on the server side
- Collaborate with the core server team to enhance camera-server interaction
- Investigate Wireshark logs and server logs to diagnose and resolve issues reported by technical support
- Troubleshoot complex problems, including server crashes and device-specific issues
- Interact with device manufacturers to improve and stabilize integrations
- Refactor existing code and increase unit and functional test coverage
- Participate in code reviews
- Assist the Support team in analyzing complex field issues
Domain / Areas of Work
Each integration typically involves working across multiple protocols and includes:
- Camera discovery
- Capability detection
- Configuration management
- Device control
- Media stream handling
- Video analytics data processing
Camera Features You’ll Work With
- Audio/video sources and encoders
- PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom)
- Advanced hardware features (wipers, heaters, etc.)
- Speakers and IO ports
- Security features (doorbells, locks, alarms)
Advanced Video Analytics
- Event detection (line crossing, loitering, etc., 50+ types)
- Object tracking and classification
- Recognition (license plates, faces, etc.)
- Analytics configuration (regions of interest, rules, etc.)
What you bring
Experience
- Experience working with large codebases and maintaining existing systems
- Strong experience in C++17/20, including multi-threaded and asynchronous programming
- Experience with Windows and Linux C++ toolchains
- Experience analyzing network traffic (e.g., Wireshark)
- Solid understanding of OOP and software design patterns
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
- Experience writing unit and functional tests
- Experience with web services, SOAP, and ONVIF (desirable)
- Experience with Qt 6 (desirable)
Technical Skills
- Ability to write efficient, portable C++ code in a multi-threaded environment
- Strong understanding of asynchronous programming
- Ability to work with and evolve an existing codebase
- Experience with CMake and Git
- Basic system administration skills
- Experience working with issue tracking tools (e.g., Jira)
Knowledge
- Strong knowledge of C++17/20 and STL (C++23/26 is a plus)
- Understanding of algorithms and data structures
- Knowledge of concurrent programming
- Solid understanding of memory management (low-level and high-level)
- Understanding of Windows and Linux internals
- Deep understanding of OOP and design patterns
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals and HTTP
Nice to Have
- Cross-platform development experience (Windows/Linux, including embedded systems)
- Familiarity with Boost
- Understanding of device-level integrations and video systems
- Experience working with analytics from vendors (e.g., Uniview, Vivotek)
- Familiarity with modern AI-assisted development tools (e.g., code generation, static analysis, or developer productivity tools)
What we offer
- Competitive compensation
- Paid time off
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid work in our brand-new comfortable office
- Employer-sponsored health coverage
- Working with top industry experts in our international team
The position is ideally a hybrid role in one of our offices located in Taipei, Taiwan; Hague, Netherlands; Burbank, CA; Walnut Creek, CA and Portland, OR; Belgrade, Serbia.
Please note: We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. Any unsolicited resumes sent to our employees or submitted to our careers page or job postings without a formal agreement in place will be considered property of Network Optix, and no fees will be paid in the event that candidate is hired by the company.
Network Optix is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We celebrate the diversity of our workforce, which includes people of all cultural, national, racial, gender identities, and those who have served in the military. We strive for an environment where creativity and collaborative growth thrive. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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