Advanced Embedded Engineer
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Job description
- Develop, maintain, and enhance firmware for QronoX automation controllers.
- Assist in sustaining engineering and bug fixing activities for legacy SBC products.
- Perform deep root-cause analysis across multi-module, real-time embedded systems.
- Understand and manage interactions between firmware components, hardware modules, and system-level behavior.
- Work closely with hardware, QA, and cross-functional engineering teams.
- Maintain high standards of code quality, documentation, and testability., This position follows Honeywell's fixed hybrid model of 3 days on-site and 2 days remote per week. Givisiez is the primary R&D center for the Saia Burgess Controls brand and hosts the embedded engineering teams, hardware labs, and core QronoX and legacy product test environments. Regular on-site presence in Givisiez enables close collaboration with the core engineering team and access to laboratory infrastructure required for deep firmware and hardware debugging. Rolle serves as a complementary Honeywell site, supporting broader collaboration while maintaining strong alignment with the Givisiez R&D organization.
Requirements
We are seeking a Firmware Engineer to take ownership of firmware development and maintenance across the QronoX platform and a broad portfolio of legacy Saia Burgess Controls products. This role requires technical expertise in embedded systems, the ability to work autonomously on complex topics, and strong systems-thinking across hardware, firmware, and product interactions.
Our ecosystem spans different generations of complex products, going from tiny microcontrollers to full-fledged operating systems, so you should be a strong system thinker, able to map concepts easily, maintain large contexts and navigate across hardware, firmware and software with ease. We work with Linux, QNX, bare metal and homebrew solutions on the legacy lines.
As engineer in the team, you should be able to discuss complex topics, leverage the assistance of seniors, participate in requirements and specifications, draft your own plan of action, understand product interactions, be able to participate in code reviews, have your code reviews, improve your own knowledge and be able to cooperate on different levels with stakeholders from different domains., * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Proficiency with Linux (or other Unix or at least POSIX-compliant OS) as a daily operating system.
- 4+ years of experience in embedded firmware development.
- Strong proficiency in both C and C++14 for real-time embedded systems.
- Experience debugging complex systems.
- Strong self-organization and ownership mindset.
Highly welcomed:
- RTOS experience (microkernel architectures)
- Knowledge or practical experience with industrial communication protocols (Modbus, Profibus, CAN, Profinet, OPC-UA, BACnet, DALI)
- Cryptography knowledge (symmetric/asymmetric keys, PKI, certificate management, security protocols)
- Work experience with firmware update process and protocols
- Work experience with networking (IPv4, IPv6, TCP and UDP, firewalling, wireshark)
Benefits & conditions
Our Benefits
- Thorough induction at a leading global company
- Versatile area of responsibility and excellent career prospects
- Working with latest technology and tools
- Flexible and modern working environment with individual development and training opportunities
- Culture, that fosters inclusion, diversity and innovation in an international work environment
- A well-coordinated, collegial and motivated team
- Option for a company car for private use (according to company policies)
- An attractive salary and vacation package