As a senior firmware engineer working in the new product development group you will be responsible for a broad range of engineering tasks. Our mission is to deliver to the market highly reliable products for which Emerson is well known and our customers demand.
In support of that mission you will be responsible for rapid familiarization with our embedded products, firmware design of the product and implementation of features. This role requires a well-rounded skillset with the ability to understand product requirements, work with cross-functional teams & develop technical solutions that meets the requirements and Emerson’s quality standards. You will be expected to document your work thoroughly and support our commitment to software quality by adhering to company best practices for software development. Mentor/guide other members of technical team in design, development and testing of firmware. Design documentation using unambiguous tools such as UML are expected. Your code will be subjected to code reviews and will be required to conform to company coding standards. Unit testing and static analysis are also expected. Your development tasks will span feature design, implementation, verification, and release.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone that likes to be continually challenged by working with new and unfamiliar hardware and tools.
Essential Job Functions:
- Work with product management team to understand/develop firmware requirements
- Modular Firmware Design of the product/system by following best design practices
- Ability to learn/explore new technology solution to meet the product needs
- Analyze, design, and implement solutions to requirements
- Propose improvements to identified software inefficiencies and deficiencies
- Utilize scopes, meters, power sources etc. as necessary to complete the task
- Participate in sprint planning sessions.
- Identifies test cases necessary for verifying firmware requirements.
- Implements or manages the implementation of test cases
- Manage code changes using version control tools.
- Participate in code reviews.
- Execute or manage the execution of test cases
- Log defects in project defined defect tracking tool
- Read and follow relevant project engineering practice and engineering standards documents.
Education / Experience Required:
- Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics or Equivalent Engineering with a focus on programming
- Embedded development experience is a must with ability to understand hardware interfaces and work with hardware engineering team to analyze, troubleshoot technical challenges.
- Ability to work in a global engineering environment
- Working on Bluetooth communication will be added advantage
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
- 8-10 years of embedded firmware development experience for an embedded product
- Knowledge and experience with 8, 16, and 32 bit Micro-controllers
- Knowledge and experience with agile development methodologies
- Knowledge and experience with distributed version control such as (GIT, Mercurial)
- Expert programming skills with C / C++ compilers and linkers
- Standalone and RTOS based firmware development experience.
- Experience developing low level driver interfaces for I2C/SPI/UART/Display/
- Strong analytical and debugging skills
- Knowledge or ability to learn requirements management database tools such as (Jama)
- Ability to participate in a team environment
- Must have a commitment to quality
- Methodical problem-solving skills are needed
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics or equivalent engineering degree with a focus on programming
- Embedded development experience for embedded products
- Ability to understand hardware interfaces and collaborate with hardware engineering teams on troubleshooting
- 8-10 years of embedded firmware development experience
- Experience with 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers
- Expert programming skills with C and C++ compilers and linkers
- Standalone and RTOS-based firmware development experience
- Experience developing low-level driver interfaces for I2C, SPI, UART, and displays
- Knowledge of agile development methodologies
- Experience with distributed version control systems such as Git or Mercurial
- Strong analytical, debugging, and methodical problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in a global engineering team environment
- Commitment to software quality and engineering standards
- Bluetooth communication experience
- Knowledge of or ability to learn requirements management tools such as Jama
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs have been strengthened with a 401(k) plus company-supported contributions such as profit sharing and a recent cash-balance transition for certain participants. These features are positioned as differentiators among large industrial peers.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan introduced in 2026 enables discounted share purchases via payroll deductions. This adds an accessible ownership element to the total rewards mix.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The package includes PTO, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave within a broad benefits suite. Coverage breadth aligns with large-employer norms across locations, though specifics vary.
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