Lead Linux Firmware Engineer

Eaton’s Electrical Critical Power Solutions Division designs, manufactures, and services Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems, batteries, and electronic-based products to ensure power reliability in the most demanding applications.

About the role

This position is a hybrid office role for candidates living within 50 miles of Raleigh, NC. Relocation benefits and sponsorship are provided within the United States only.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $105,000 - $154,000, based on candidate skills, experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead global engineering teams in the development, testing, and release of embedded Linux software for technology development projects and new product development projects (uninterruptible power supplies, energy storage, power distribution, energy metering, and similar products) while meeting schedule, cost, and product performance goals.
• Evaluate business requirements to determine potential solutions.
• Develop overall software architecture and requirements for technology development and new product development projects.
• Architect new features and develop requirements.
• Write and maintain functional specifications of design solutions.
• Create project plans, work breakdown structures, and schedule estimates for upcoming software projects while managing ambiguity.
• Monitor software development activities and adapt plans to meet the schedule.
• Interface closely with cross-functional team members to create high-quality products.
• Lead process improvement initiatives and work with cross-functional teams to implement new processes.
• Analyze, design, code, and test software used in uninterruptible power systems, power distribution systems, and other power quality products.
• Develop high-quality, high-performing software that meets coding standards and product design requirements.
• Develop test plans and monitor test results.
• Document software components and interactions using flowcharts, diagrams, code comments, and code snippets.
• Perform software design reviews and code reviews for other team members.
• Formally release embedded software following company procedures.
• Apply best engineering practices, good judgment, and decision-making for advanced technical problem-solving.
• Mentor fellow team members on new technologies, architecture principles, and good coding practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Computer, Software Engineering, or Computer Science from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 5 years of industry work experience in embedded software development.
• Minimum 5 years of industry work experience in embedded Linux.
• Relocation assistance provided for candidates residing outside a 50-mile radius of Raleigh, NC.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering or Computer Science from an accredited institution (preferred).
• 7+ years of development experience in a Linux environment.
• Experience with Yocto build environment and multi-core embedded systems; experience with Dunfell and Kirkstone Linux distributions.
• Demonstrated competency using or designing systems communicating with industrial networking protocols (e.g., HTTP, TCP/IP, MQTT, Modbus, SNMP, BACnet, CAN).
• Experience leading global software projects.
• Experience with EdgeX Foundry.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and concepts.
• Experience using software development lifecycle management tools in a team environment (Jira, Git, etc.).
• Solid understanding of CyberSecurity and/or Cryptography.
• Solid understanding of software design principles, algorithms, data structures, and multi-threading concepts.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of Linux operating systems and associated development platforms.
• Experience adopting or contributing to Open-Source Software projects.
• Strong skills in C++ and understanding of Object-Oriented Design (OOD) principles.
• Strong problem-solving and software debugging skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to apply automation to tasks.
• Self-motivated, self-managed, team-oriented, proactive, attentive to detail, and task-oriented.
• Ability to overcome obstacles to meet schedule requirements.

Benefits

Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Specific programs and options available may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.