Software Engineer

Title: Software Engineer
Location: Los Osos, California
Reports to: Technical Director

Rantec Power Systems Inc. is growing — and we’re looking for a strong Software Engineer  to join our team!

Based along California’s scenic Central Coast, Rantec is an upper‑tier designer and manufacturer of power supplies for the military and aerospace markets. We are an engineering‑driven company with deep expertise in power electronics, design, manufacturing, and test.

Why You’ll Love Working at Rantec

• Competitive wages
• Excellent benefits: Medical (PPO, HSA), Dental, Vision, FSAs
• Vacation: 2 weeks to start + Holidays + 5 days Paid Sick Leave
• 401(k) with up to 6% company match
• Tuition Assistance
• Peer‑to‑Peer Recognition & Years of Service Awards
• 9/80 schedule — every other Friday off!
• Free catered lunch on worked Fridays/paydays
• Voluntary overtime available
• Beautiful location near the Pacific coast

Scope

• Design Activity:
  • Develop new embedded software products for power supply control, implementing modern software design principles, resolving complex technical challenges and providing innovative solutions.
  • Test software integration on development hardware.
    • Perform detailed software design activities
    • Present at design reviews
    • Provide technical assessment of software used on development programs
  • Develop test to verify software performance
  • Troubleshoot, and resolve software challenges.
  • Document developed code and tools used to support projects
  • Assists and participates in the research, design, development and testing of software and tools, to include development of new work products or enhancing existing applications, systems or embedded products
  • Read and design digital circuits using CAD tools (Altium preferred)
  • Participates in internal review of software components and systems
• Proposal Activities:
  • Provide technical write ups for proposals related to software and communication.
  • Evaluates with compliance of design against requirement
  • Identifies or reviews risks and opportunities associated with the design concept and customer requirements.
  • Support Marketing as required on technical issues; willing to travel.
• Sustaining/Production Activities:
  • Analyze legacy designs, providing hands on support for troubleshooting production hardware and customer returned hardware.
  • Work with Test team to maintain and update automated test environment.
  • Support developing tools to be used in production environment. 
• Other:
  • Receives detailed instructions from immediate supervisor
  • Collaborates with project leaders and other professionals within the Engineering department
  • Builds stable working relationships internally
  • Support defining scope, schedule, and expectations for projects
  • Follows standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained

• • Ability to work flexible hours and/or different shifts, if needed. 
  • Ability to work in a safe professional manner adhering to all regulatory requirements including OSHA, EPA, State and Federal Regulations.
  • As the Company’s success relies on the productivity of our team and adherence to customer product schedules, an essential function of this position is the ability to arrive to work on-time, and work each day, as scheduled.
  • Perform other duties as assigned

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• This position requires access to our export-controlled commodities, technical data, technology and services.  These items are restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to U.S. Citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents of the U.S. and properly licensed foreign persons.  Therefore, employment is contingent on compliance with ITAR regulations and successfully obtaining and maintaining the necessary export authorization license from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of State’s Office of Defense Trade Controls, or other applicable government agency.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering (or similar field)
• 5 years’ related experience preferred.
• Experience with C and assembly programming
• Strong understanding of real-time embedded systems and low-level firmware
• Experience with 8 and 16-bit embedded programming
• Preferred experience with Atmel and Texas Instruments microcontroller families
• Experience with electronics laboratory equipment, especially protocol analyzers
• Experience reading electrical schematics
• Experience with Windows and Linux
• Exposure to aerospace domain standards such as DO-178B/C preferred.
• Understanding of Software Configuration Management practices and tools: git (preferred)
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Sound reasoning skills in risk assessment and failure analysis.
• Possess strong understanding and working knowledge of root cause analysis techniques and effective corrective action. 

• Work within an office and factory environment, including moderate noise and chemical odors
• Moving between sitting, standing and walking
• Operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as; calculator, copy machine, printers, etc.
• Frequently lifting and handling items less than 10 lbs with occasional lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Occasionally ascending or descending stairs, and the like to meetings and to access various facility locations.  
• Specific vision abilities required by this job close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus, with correction, if needed, to perform hand soldering and wiring of assemblies.