Power Electronics Firmware Engineer

About the role

This position calls for a knowledgeable and talented engineer to design and develop software components for the Controls Engineering organization.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the successful implementation and delivery of embedded software products and components throughout the entire product lifecycle.
• Responsible for project deliverables on time and with high quality.
• Assure proper technical requirement definition with internal and external customers, marketing, manufacturing, and other support groups.
• Actively participate in the definition and implementation of new processes and improvements.
• Identify and create new technologies and ideas to increase the organization’s intellectual property and to better address customer needs.
• Participate in technical feasibility analysis and prototyping activities.

Requirements

• Bachelors/Masters in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Power Electronics is required.
• Experienced in the architecture, design, hardware/software integration, and development of embedded software to interface and control power electronic convertors.
• Design experience with power invertors, PFCs on TI microcontrollers 28027, 28062F, 280025 or equivalent microcontrollers is required.
• Experience in the design of analog and digital circuits and control boards.
• Experience and familiarity with modern control theory applied to power domain.
• Experience collaborating in multi-site software development teams and projects.
• Ability to develop unit test driven software components.
• Experience with Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) software development.
• Familiarity in technical leadership, project planning, and project tracking.
• Familiar with serial communication protocols (I2C, RS-485, RS-232, CAN, SPI).
• Familiar with industry standard embedded design and debugging tools (JTAG, protocol analyzers, emulators).
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (Version control, bug tracking, change management, automated builds, and coding standards).
• Familiarity with static and dynamic analysis software tools.
• Experience developing in Waterfall and Iterative Software development processes.
• Familiarity with HVAC control systems.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical staff.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple functional teams (Hardware, Testing, Technical Support, Manufacturing) to deliver sound technical solutions to our customers.
• Demonstrate ability to drive product and process improvements throughout the software organization.
• Ability to work with third parties and offshore development teams as needed.
• Self-driven, results oriented.

Skills

• Experience developing power/motor control firmware using C/C++ and model-based design using tools such as MATLAB Simulink.
• Design experience with power invertors, PFCs on TI microcontrollers 28027, 28062F, 280025 or equivalent microcontrollers.
• Design and debug experience for peripherals needed for motor control such PWMs, ADCs and timers.
• Experience and familiarity with modern control theory applied to power domain.
• Experience collaborating in multi-site software development teams and projects.
• Ability to develop unit test driven software components.
• Experience with Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) software development.
• Familiarity in technical leadership, project planning, and project tracking.
• Familiar with serial communication protocols (I2C, RS-485, RS-232, CAN, SPI).
• Familiar with industry standard embedded design and debugging tools (JTAG, protocol analyzers, emulators).
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (Version control, bug tracking, change management, automated builds, and coding standards).
• Familiarity with static and dynamic analysis software tools.
• Experience developing in Waterfall and Iterative Software development processes.
• Familiarity with HVAC control systems.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Prescription drug coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short-term disability insurance
• 8 weeks paid birthing leave
• 2 weeks paid bonding leave
• Life and long-term disability insurance
• Paid Time Off: up to 12 days paid time off, 2 paid well-being days, 1 paid volunteer day, 9 to 11 paid company holidays depending on the year, and 3 floating holidays per year.

Pay

The starting salary range for this role and market is between $96,000-$110,000 annually. Factors that may affect starting salary include geography/market and the skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for the BroadBase Incentive (BBI) program with a target payout of 2%.

Schedule

This position is located in Carrollton, TX and will be in the office Monday through Friday.