Sr. Engineer Firmware

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At Vertiv, the product development engineering function develops market-leading technologies based upon voice-of-customer input and industry trends.

As a Firmware Engineer, you will understand Vertiv’s unique approach to Firmware development for the large power product line to develop new products and custom solutions for our customers.

You will collaborate with project management, offering management, firmware engineering, and test engineering teams around the globe to develop and launch new products.  As part of the product life cycle, you will support and maintain the product design.

Our ideal candidate is a highly driven, self-motivated individual who can meet aggressive timelines and is comfortable working with other functional roles to obtain the input required for their work. You should enjoy working in an engineering lab, developing and testing new designs.

This role takes product requirements and converts them to technical specifications for control firmware development. The role looks holistically at the full control system to ensure optimized intra-system communication and control. This role is a mix of firmware development and testing. The engineer will work closely with firmware developers and test associates to validate the engineering validation tests for a particular module or a planned release.

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The firmware engineer will work on the firmware development for large power products. The role will interact with offering, engineering, and service teams to understand the customer requirements. The role will also be responsible for conducting grooming meetings and refining planned items. The role should follow the structured design process and investigation procedures while adding the new electrical features and analyzing the product's critical issues. The role should be well-versed in electrical firmware development and have familiarity with measuring instruments such as Oscilloscopes.

Responsibilities: Please list at least 5 duties/accountabilities. 

1. Develop firmware on the DSP platform for large power systems.
2. An engineer should have the ability to write test cases and execute them
3. Work with project management to track progress and task/milestone status.
4. Attend project meetings as needed to provide feedback and capture design update items.
5. Able to work independently with test engineers to validate the developed firmware modules.
6. Become a subject matter expert for UPS controls and monitoring.

 

Education & Certifications: Please note the minimum and preferred education requirements.   This includes degrees, specializations, and certifications. 

Minimum 5–10-year B.E/M.E. Electrical Engineering (EE) or Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (ENTC) degree

Requirements: Please list all experience required to perform this job.  You may note some requirements as preferred. 

Key Requirements:

• Proficient in firmware development on bare-metal C programming.
• Knowledge of power electronic converters and inverters operation, their control strategy, and their firmware implementation.
• Sound knowledge of communication protocols such as CAN, I2C, and SPI.
• Sound knowledge of ADC converter firmware implementation
• Sound knowledge of problem-solving techniques and a structured investigation process for analyzing the issues.  
• Sound knowledge of battery-based systems and their integration with power converters
• Should have the ability to create design documents to present to global teams.

Desirable Skills:

• Hands-on experience with RTOS concepts.
• Ability to quickly develop cross-functional relationships to achieve business objectives.
• Strong business acumen and strong problem-solving capabilities to address challenges and seize opportunities
• Technical expertise to translate stakeholder needs/pain points to solutions
• Able to combine long-term and short-term goals by setting priorities
• Experience in RT-LAB development tools is an added advantage.

Years of Experience: 

☐ No Experience

☐ 1-3 years

☐ 3-5 years 

☒ 5-7 years

☒ 7-10 years

☐ 10-15 years

☐15+ years

Travel Requirements: 

☐ No Travel

☒10%

☐25%

☐50%

☐75%

Additional Benefits:

☐MODUS Program/Company Car

Special Physical Requirements: If there are additional requirements, please check the box and then list the additional requirements.

☐No Special Physical Requirements

☐Heavy Lifting over 45 lbs.                                     

☐Constant/Frequent Standing                               

☐Frequent kneeling/crawling/stooping        

☐Frequent climbing (stairs, ladders)                                          

☐Frequent driving (car, van, truck)

☒Additional Requirements: Must be able to work in bench and power lab environments.

About the Team