Embedded Software Engineer

About the role

Join a tech company that makes solutions and products that directly protect and save lives of firefighters and industrial workers around the world every day, as well as the environment. Work with a variety of technology stacks and product types in a highly engaged team with diverse skillsets, backgrounds, and roles. Enjoy one of America’s most livable cities (Pittsburgh, PA) and the benefits of being part of a global team (Berlin, Germany).

Responsibilities

• Apply technical capabilities and influence direction in the development of firefighter equipment, gas detectors, and industrial worker gear with sensor technologies (e.g., thermal imaging, environmental sensing, location, infrared/lasers).
• Work within an IoT-style ecosystem of physical/digital products with wireless and wired connectivity (e.g., AWS, cellular, GNSS, BLE).
• Develop safety-critical software (SIL, security).
• Own features, quality of delivery, and the translation of customer needs into elegant, robust, and timely technical implementations.
• Propel your craft and career forward by improving products, people, and communities.
• Collaborate with teams across global locations to drive innovation and creativity.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in real-time embedded system and software design/implementation in C/C++.
• Ability to distill deeply technical information and gain buy-in for project or design direction (written and verbal).
• Adaptable mindset that thrives within business, project, or technology ambiguity or constraints.
• Agility and creativity in solving complex challenges to achieve the best result for the product, team, and company.
• Track record of delivering solutions and influencing the entire development process.
• Experience taking stakeholder input and creating or updating architecture/design to efficiently fulfill needs.
• Ability to own, teach, and communicate architecture/design to the development team and maintain it through selective changes.
• Identify and mitigate risks throughout development and testing of embedded systems/software.
• Guide a team through solution development.

Qualifications

• Mindset focused on personal, team, and company growth.
• Embrace complex challenges and drive timely resolutions that fit the context and people involved.
• Desire to work on meaningful projects and launch impactful products.
• Comfortable with diverse perspectives and approaches as part of shared innovation and creativity.
• Motivated by working with sophisticated technologies and enabling team success.
• Willingness to share decision-making processes and technical nuances with junior engineers or non-software stakeholders.
• Interest in the excitement of tech with stability, work/life balance, and in-person interaction.

Skills

Preferred:

• Proficiency in leading hardware bring-up efforts and diagnosing issues at the board, silicon, and driver layers.
• Experience with wireless communications (BLE, Cellular, etc.).
• Skills in rapid prototyping, software design patterns, CMake, CI, and various software development tools.

Education and Experience

• BSCE, BSEE, or relevant technical discipline, preferably from an ABET or similarly accredited program.
• This position is available at two career levels based on experience:
  • Staff III: Minimum 4 years of relevant industry experience.
  • Senior: Minimum 6 years of relevant industry experience.
• MS degree may be substituted for up to 1 year of relevant experience.