SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, ENGINEERING INTERN (12-16 MONTHS)

Our Company::
Jule is a Toronto-based all-in-one solution provider of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Electric Vehicle Fast Charging (EVFC). Using its patented battery & power/energy management technologies, Jule has been delivering successful projects over a wide range of industries, including community energy storage, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and microgrid development. It has also partnered with corporate and legislative entities across multiple territories to solve the modern challenges of energy storage and distribution. Jule prides itself on coming up with innovative answers via its flexible, practical, and efficient turnkey solutions to address not only problems in the present but also those foreseen in the future.
Our Website:: https://www.julepower.com/

This position will be focusing on the firmware or functional module design of both embedded system controllers or supervisory controllers:

• Assist the design, prototyping and validation of embedded linux systems, programmable logic controllers, web servers, backend APIs and support functionality for our web services
• Assist in the setup of devices in the field and on our cloud infrastructure to support service functionality
• Assist the configuration, control, and monitoring of existing deployments
• Participate in Code Review (CoR), Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) and User Acceptance Tests (UAT)
• Analyse equipment performance data to help pinpoint the potential sources of error and efficiency problems
• Perform Database queries and assist with analytics and modelling

You will also be responsible for the following::

• Document all technical details of your design work
• Prepare User Operation Manual and User Training for a new deployment
• Make design progress reports, summaries of test results and site work completion records
• Assist with special projects as required

What you will learn::

• An introduction to Li-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems and Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.
• Industry insights on Energy Storage, Microgrid, Transportation Electrification
• Background knowledge and hands-on experience in real-time programming, embedded system firmware design, validation and certification
• Cloud infrastructure, full-stack website development, Linux systems, relational databases

Job Requirement::

• You are currently enrolled or have completed the 3rd year of a bachelor’s degree in Computer (Software) Engineering, Engineering Science (Software) or Computer Science
• You are a team player who likes to overcome engineering challenges with others and open to feedback
• You are proficient with multiple programming languages, including Sequential Logic Flowchart (Labview), C/C++, Python, etc.
• You are familiar with ARM or RISC based single-board computers with limited CPU power & memory space
• You have relevant software design & validation experiences through previous internships or course work
• You are proficient with Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, etc.) and Git
• You have good software commenting, documentation and version control habits
• You are not afraid to get your hands dirty. You will not only design things at your desk but also get involved in the testing lab, manufacturing plant and potential site visit
• You must be legally entitled to work in Canada (a copy of a valid work permit will be required for international students)

Preferred Assets:

• Programming & debugging of functional modules in the Battery Management System (BMS) and EV Supply Equipment Charge Controller (SECC)
• Assist the design, prototyping and validation of embedded controllers
• Participate in component datasheet review & sample testing
• You have a general knowledge on Energy Systems or Power Engineering
• You have previous experiences on Linux OS – RT Extension, POSIX or PLC-programming (IEC 61131-3, esp. structured text)
• You have previous experiences in embedded system design & validation projects (a portfolio is preferred)
• Python, and/or Javascript, go language experience