The Role
Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware (C/C++) for UPS systems, implementing digital control algorithms on DSP/microcontroller platforms, supporting integration, debugging, validation, and cross-functional collaboration.
Summary Generated by Built In
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware for UPS products using C/C++.
- Implement digital control algorithms for power conversion systems such as inverter, rectifier, PFC, and battery management.
- Develop firmware for DSP or microcontroller-based platforms used in UPS systems.
- Work closely with hardware and power electronics teams to implement and optimize control strategies.
- Support system integration, debugging, and validation of UPS products.
- Perform real-time firmware debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other lab equipment.
- Optimize firmware for performance, efficiency, and reliability.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, design specifications, and test reports.
- Participate in product design reviews, root cause analysis, and problem-solving during development and field issues.
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware, QA, manufacturing, and service teams.
Job Requirements:
- Batcher or Master Degree in Electronics or Electrical or related Engineering with at least 8+ years of professional engineering experience designing, developing and analyzing embedded firmware
- In depth knowledge and extensive experience with embedded firmware development
- In-depth expertise in the programming languages C and C++ .
- Hands-on experience with DSPs or microcontrollers (TI C2000, Microchip, STM32, or similar).
- Good understanding of digital control theory, signal processing, and power electronics
- Experience with PWM control, ADC sampling, interrupts, and real-time control systems
- Exposure to software design patterns
- Strong knowledge of Microcontroller architecture ,32- bit ARM Cortex is preferred.
- Real-time operating system like FreeRTOS, TI RTOS.
- Interfacing with communications protocols such as CAN, MODBUS, I2C, SPI, and UART protocols is preferred
- Experience in Analog and digital interface, board bring up, testing and debugging of the software
- Ability to read Datasheets and Schematics for the product
- Learn, maintain and improve upon existing embedded software designs
- Participate in code reviews and adhering to standards and procedures
- Experience with source control management (git etc)
- Experienced in unit testing, Debugging, Bug fixing, verification testing, reliability testing.
- Experience with Battery and Power Management sub-systems, Safety and Thermal, is a plus
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Prior UPS firmware design and development background will be added advantage
Work Authorization
No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Electrical, or related engineering with at least 8+ years of professional embedded firmware experience
- In-depth knowledge and extensive experience with embedded firmware development
- Expertise in C and C++
- Hands-on experience with DSPs or microcontrollers (TI C2000, Microchip, STM32, or similar)
- Strong knowledge of microcontroller architecture, 32-bit ARM Cortex preferred
- Good understanding of digital control theory, signal processing, and power electronics
- Experience with PWM control, ADC sampling, interrupts, and real-time control systems
- Experience with real-time operating systems (e.g., FreeRTOS, TI RTOS)
- Experience interfacing with communications protocols (CAN, MODBUS, I2C, SPI, UART)
- Experience in analog and digital interfacing, board bring-up, testing and debugging firmware
- Ability to read datasheets and schematics
- Exposure to software design patterns
- Experience with source control management (git)
- Experience in unit testing, debugging, bug fixing, verification and reliability testing
- Experience with battery and power management subsystems, safety and thermal (plus)
- Prior UPS firmware design and development background (advantage)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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The Company
What We Do
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to ensure its customers’ vital applications run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs approximately 20,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. For more information, and for the latest news and content from Vertiv, visit Vertiv.com.
