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Software Engineer - Wave Energy
CorPower Ocean
Software Engineering
Stockholm, Sweden
Posted on Apr 14, 2025
SOFTWARE · Stockholm
Software Engineer - Wave Energy
Working at CorPower Ocean you will be part of a world class team, determined to make big impact. We are on a mission to bring reliable and competitive wave energy to the world. We offer a high degree of autonomy, combined with great personal responsibility. CorPower Ocean is a global leader in wave energy, with a technology that has shown game-changing performance. Your work will contribute to the global transition to renewable energy by unlocking one of the largest untapped sources of clean energy on earth.
Role
We are looking for an ambitious and motivated software engineer to take an important role in the development and testing of our wave energy converter (WEC) system. Together with the Software Team you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions that ensure the efficiency, safety, and reliability of the wave energy conversion system The position is based in our Headquarters in Stockholm.
Responsibilities
- Develop, test, and optimize WEC control software.
- Cross discipline collaboration to ensure correct software-hardware integration.
- Ensure real-time performance, safety, and reliability of control software.
- Conduct code reviews, debugging, and troubleshooting to maintain high software quality.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, including system architecture and design specifications.
- Implement cybersecurity best practices in embedded software development.
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards in the energy sector.
- Continuously research and adopt emerging technologies relevant to contrl systems in energy production.
- Drive process improvements within the software development lifecycle, including best practices for coding, testing, and deployment.
- Define and enhance development methodologies, tools, and workflows to improve efficiency and quality.
- Provide technical leadership in the adoption of new tools and technologies to streamline development processes.
Skills and qualifications
- Proficiency in C/C++ (required)
- Experience in Python (meriting)
- Understanding of communication protocols such as EtherCat, CAN, Modbus (meriting).
- Experience with Git.
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
- Experience with real-time programming.
- Hands-on experience with Linux-based embedded development.
- Experience in software development process improvement and workflow optimization.
You bring at least 7-10 years of software development in a fast-paced environment. Experience/interest in building machines, innovative technologies and the renewable energy markets is meriting. We value strong communication skills and the ability to work in a small agile team. You are highly proficient in business English.
As a person:
- You are striving for excellence, put quality into everything you do
- You are self-motivated and constantly seek the most efficient ways to work
- You always search for simple and elegant solutions to difficult problems
- You love to learn new things, and take pride in constantly developing your skills
- You are persistent, knowing it takes stamina to reach pioneering goals
- You see your tasks through to completion
- You are comfortable in presenting your solutions internally and externally
- You are data driven and strive to always back your points with solid analysis
CorPower Ocean has a highly diversified team with many nationalities and backgrounds, all working towards the same goal. This is something we are very proud of. We are not perfect yet but we hope you share our aim to reach a higher equality.
Stockholm
Why join us ?
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Our mission
To bring competitive wave energy technology to the world, unlocking one of the largest untapped sources of renewable energy by harnessing the natural power of the oceans.
To solve a challenge that no one else has cracked before, whilst tackling climate change and achieving a sustainable low-carbon future.
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Your impact
Team members are given a high degree of autonomy and flexibility, combined with great personal responsibility. You will have the chance to face technical and commercial challenges that are complex to solve, cutting-edge and highly inspiring.
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Your wellbeing
We try and encourage a fun and intellectually stimulating work environment here at CorPower Ocean. Throughout the journey we share the highs and lows together, which brings us all closer together !
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Your benefits
We offer an attractive package including: competitive base salary, stock options , health & wellbeing support, pension plan, health insurance, and six weeks of paid vacation.
Join the Wave Technology revolution!
We are a dynamic, supportive, fun and a truly international team of more than 15 nationalities including industry experts, innovators, experienced interdisciplinary engineers and business professionals.
CPO strive to combine the best of world class knowledge from around the world with a true entrepreneurial spirit devoted to developing the best wave energy technology out there .
About CorPower Ocean
CorPower Ocean is a global leader in Wave Energy technology. The ocean forms one of the largest yet least explored renewable energy sources on earth. We bring a new class of high efficiency Wave Energy Converters (WECs) enabling robust and cost-effective harvesting of electricity from ocean waves. The design principle is inspired by the pumping principles of the human heart and offers five times more energy per ton of device compared to previously known technologies, allowing a large amount of energy to be harvested using a small and low-cost device. A unique transparent protection mode brings survivability in the toughest storm conditions. We are headquartered in Sweden with offices in Portugal, Scotland and Norway.
Founded in 2012
Co-workers About 80
SOFTWARE · Stockholm