Embedded Firmware Engineer (Lead/Dev Lead/Senior) at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

SEL’s Government Services Department (GSD) is seeking an experienced embedded software (firmware) engineer to help develop a new device platform to meet the communication, metering, and power protection needs of the U.S. government.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

As an embedded firmware engineer, you will develop C/C++ code for devices that make electric power safter, more reliable, and more economical. You will work with FPGA, hardware, automation, and power engineers to spec, design, code, and test programmable logic for SoCs and microcontrollers. SEL is committed to providing its engineers an environment of innovation in the power industry. You will have opportunities to invent and improve standards and own patents.

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED

A typical day might include the following:

• Designing data acquisition, digital signal processing, and communication sub-systems
• Writing firmware component code and unit tests for said sub-systems
• Building your firmware into hardware and performing in-hardware verification
• Working with hardware and power engineers to define cross-discipline interfaces
• Reviewing others' work
• Mentoring and/or supervising junior engineers in firmware development

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 7+ years of experience in the following areas:
  • Embedded firmware development in C/C++ for SoCs or microcontrollers
  • Experience developing with an RTOS
  • Interfacing with different kinds of memory like DDR and cache
  • Communication protocols like SPI, I2C, and Ethernet
• Ability to mentor others
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
• Background check results satisfactory to SEL and negative drug test results

Preferred Qualifications:

• Supervisory experience and project management knowledge and skills
• Experience interfacing with FPGAs
• Python
• CppUTest
• CMake and linker scripts
• Understanding of:
  • Electric power systems
  • Electric utility telecommunications

Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.

People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.

• We’re 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
• We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
• We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
• Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

Pay Range Data

We are open to reviewing additional candidates with more or less experience and the salary range may differ if filled at a different level. Our ranges are determined by job, responsibility, and location. We base our starting pay offer and title on location and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills.

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SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.