Principal/Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer #ESF3482

• Be recognized for your hard work and contributions!
• Tremendous career advancement opportunities!
• Family friendly team and management that cares about you!
• Health wellness program with cash incentives!
• Health insurance (with low deductibles)!
• Disability, Dental & Life insurance! 401K retirement plan!
• Tuition reimbursement!
• Flexible medical and dependent care spending account!
• Fitness gym on site!

What you will be doing:

• Design embedded software for new electronic products ranging from simple microcontroller-based solutions to highly complex embedded processing systems.
• Serve as software lead on complex embedded systems development projects, identifying required development activities and directing other team members in completing those activities.
• Work with Program Managers to quote development work and plan/maintain the project schedule for development programs.
• Collaborate with project team members to identify software-related requirements and develop corresponding software design strategies or architecture using the best approach based on performance, cost, and resources.
• Develop detailed software specifications based on requirements and implement embedded code in accordance with those defined requirements and/or specifications.
• Participate in the bring-up of new custom embedded processor hardware with support from hardware designers.
• Establish software verification testing tools and methods and execute software testing activities.
• Document ideas, designs, specifications, and instructions to Enercon’s standards.
• Operate in the role of subject matter expert with respect to the software aspects of embedded systems design.
• Collaborate with the Engineering Manager to develop and improve department processes and tools, particularly those related to software development.
• Mentor other members of the engineering staff to promote design team abilities and establish good working practices.

Experience you will need:

• Demonstrate skill in developing original designs with C/C++ in embedded environments including bare-metal, multi-threaded RTOS, and embedded operating systems (Linux, etc.).
• Have communication and technical leadership skills needed to interface with the customer and direct a technical team through a development project.
• Have specific experience with common microcontroller and/or embedded processing platforms such as ARM and PIC. Experience with DSP and/or FPGA based SoCs is a plus.
• Have a strong understanding of embedded software design and architectural concepts as well as the integration between firmware and hardware.
• Have a strong understanding of software development tools and methodologies used in the context of embedded systems.
• Familiarity with source control via established systems such as Git.
• Demonstrate skill in independently using electronics lab equipment to develop/troubleshoot low-level drivers and hardware integration for interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, USB, etc.
• Have a thorough understanding of higher-level languages, object-oriented methodologies, UI implementation, and PC application programming. Experience with Qt framework is a plus.
• Have a strong understanding of software test and QA tools and methodologies.
• Be able to work with a minimum of supervision and follow established design procedures during the development cycle, documenting the design to Enercon’s standards.
• Possess good interpersonal skills and have the ability to work between multiple departments in carrying out this position’s duties.
• For Principal Embedded Firmware Engineer: A 4-year degree or equivalent experience in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related engineering discipline. A minimum of 10 years of embedded firmware development or equivalent experience. 15+ years preferred.
• For Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer: A 4-year degree or equivalent experience in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related engineering discipline. A minimum of 5 years of embedded firmware development or equivalent experience.