Sr. Embedded Firmware Engineer
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Job description
TheFirmware Engineer will support the Global Rack Power Distribution business and interact with and support Global design, test engineering, product and quality teams. The Firmware Engineer understands and follows the new product development process and participates in the ideation, design, testing and troubleshooting, release to manufacturing, and sustaining activities throughout the product life cycle. This role will focus on rack power distribution products., * Deliver high-quality, safety-critical C/C++ code executing on real-time embedded system platforms.
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Design the software architecture and firmware implementation with a strong focus on quality, testability, sustainability, and maintainability for high-volume manufacturing.
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Responsible for all aspects of firmware design and development for new innovative rack power distribution products and features using embedded microcontrollers designed to measure and collect sensor data, calculate energy metering parameters, and to provide precision control of low-voltage power distribution.
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Participates in sustaining activities for existing products including diagnosis and resolution of defects.
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Interact with engineering, marketing, management, and project leads to assure that product development priorities are completed to schedule and budget while ensuring quality and product performance requirements are met.
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Responsible for keeping excellent, organized project records and documentation.
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Product development activities include design and development, design reviews, documentation, product verification, coordination with quality assurance, and field validation., * Customer Focus
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Operational Excellence
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Innovation
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Financial Strength
Vertiv Behaviors
- Own it
- Act with urgency
- Foster a customer-first mindset
- Think big and execute
- Lead by example
- Drive continuous improvement
- Learn and seek out development
- Promote transparent & open communication
Requirements
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Bachelor's Degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science.
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10+ years of relevant experience
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Proficient in C and fluent in coding best practices for functional and structural software quality, including portability and reusability.
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Experience with real-time operating systems integration, e.g., FreeRTOS.
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Experience with managing concurrency and resource sharing in real time environments.
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Ability to balance the demands for processing, memory, I/O, timing and other resource limitations in small range microcontrollers.
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Familiar with digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms and analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) techniques is a plus.
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Experience implementing BSP level boot loader and communication drivers, e.g., RS232, RS485, I2C, SPI.
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Experience with Git, GitHub, GitLab, MPLAB, and Eclipse IDE tools is a plus.
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Experience programming 8, 16, and 32-bit microcontrollers, e.g., Freescale Kinetis family, TI MSP, or other ARM Cortex-M architectures, and Microchip PIC family.
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Ability to utilize troubleshooting tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, bus analyzers, and logic analyzers.
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Strong written and contextual communication skills.
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Analytical and collaborative thinker with ability to problem solve complex and cross-functional technical issues., No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.