Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer

Senior Firmware Engineer

Eaton's Advanced Technology team is hiring a Senior Firmware Engineer for its Protection, Control, and Solutions business. We are seeking an innovative, problem-solver to drive firmware development for embedded electronics used in next-generation, solid-state circuit protection devices. The focus of this role includes creating firmware functionality related to hardware drivers, protection, metering, communication, and user interface. This is a rare opportunity to shape a new category of power protection technology from the ground up – working shoulder-to-shoulder with a cross-functional engineering team to turn cutting-edge semiconductor and protection technology into a product line that redefines how electrical systems are protected.

This role will be located in Moon Township, PA. A hybrid work model is available. We are able to offer sponsorship assistance for qualified candidates.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What You'll Do:

• Develop embedded firmware for both bare metal and RTOS based embedded systems.
• Develop control and electrical fault management algorithm and firmware.
• Plan work in detail at individual level, creating a robust and trackable plan, coordinated with the larger development team, including requirement definition and issue tracking.
• Leverage central firmware repository (Github) for firmware development collaboration.
• Leverage Jira for task management, team coordination and bug tracking.
• Leverage AI related firmware development tools to increase throughput and efficiency.
• Document development efforts in both specifications and code comments.
• Review own work as well as others work in formal design and quality reviews.
• Test own work or work of others, meeting quality and reliability goals.
• Perform and contribute to technical research and investigations.
• Collaborate with teams from ERL, Electrical Sector Center of Excellence, and external technology resources (National Labs and Universities) for technology and product innovation.
• Generate value added intellectual property.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering field (Electrical, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science) from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3 years' experience developing embedded firmware for electronic controls.
• No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Moon Township, PA will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years of experience working with Real-time Operating systems.
• 2 years of experience working with embedded firmware in 8 bit through 32 bit microcontrollers (e.g. ARM Cortex, PIC).
• 2 years of experience in implementing wired communication protocols.
• 2 years of experience in developing device drivers and hardware bring up.

Skills:

• Proficient in C.
• Experience with C++.
• Knowledge and experience related to real time embedded systems.
• Experience in using defect tracking systems and code repository.
• Ability to read schematics.
• Enjoys hands on work and has experience with lab equipment and safety.
• Experienced in code sharing tools and multi-person development.
• Knowledge of and experience with project tracking tools such as Jira and JAMA.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.