Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer – Power Electronics

Job Overview

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer, you will:
• Design and develop embedded firmware on a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) in C language for real-time control of single and three phase power factor correction (PFC), phase shifted full bridge, DC/DC and LLC resonant power converter topologies.
• Model and implement closed loop digital control (PI, PID, PR, etc.) for same. Assembly language as required for critical speed fault detection and protection.
• Design and develop inter-processor communication protocols and poll/response serial protocols.
• Perform lab-setting debug on functional high power / high voltage circuits.
• Adhere to coding standards and software engineering best practices including code maintenance in common code revision control system, such as CVS, Azure or Git.
• Analyze results and present findings at technical design reviews to ensure design robustness, efficiency, future maintainability and supportability.
• Work with the power electronics hardware team on optimizing/ debugging the product designs.
• Support the global development team by ensuring that firmware maintains compatibility with other systems/products.
• Assure proper documentation of technical data generated for the assigned projects and/or tasks consistent with engineering policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate competency in an Integrated Development Environment (Visual Studio, Eclipse).

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from an accredited college or university
• Minimum experience of 3 years as an Embedded Firmware Engineer
• Desired Characteristics
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in building real-time embedded systems using object-oriented programming in C and C# language
• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering or in Computer Science
• Have experience with Freescale-NXP, Microchip or Texas Instruments Microcontrollers / DSP
• Familiarity with communication protocols (I2C, SPI, ModBus, CANbus)
• Familiarity with Secure Development Lifecycle and Agile Development
• Understanding of Data Acquisition and Digital Signal Processing theory
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively
• Strong oral and written communication skills; strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to drive projects to completion for production

Preferred Qualifications

• Desired Characteristics