Engineer II, Firmware

Position Summary

A Firmware Engineer will design, modify, and evaluate embedded software, and/or programmable logic and/or electronic apparatus, components, or circuitry for use in electronic equipment and devices. You will perform engineering work in basic and applied research, development, and/or design of new products and/or sustaining of existing products.

• Utilize advanced level programming ability in C and assembly languages in an embedded environment, including bare-metal microcontrollers.
• Apply working knowledge of microcontrollers, hardware circuit theory, software development tools, and knowledge of the architecture and electronic hardware encountered in Power Supply or ARM based microcontroller-based systems.
• Troubleshoot and debug hardware and software systems issues.
• Exercise engineering judgment to select and develop methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to secure project success.
• Work in a team environment with hardware engineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and program managers on product development of extensive scope.
• Utilize strong communication and team skills. Persuade and gain agreement with cross functional teams (hardware) and the ability to effectively communicate with multiple levels of an organization.
• Participate in the preparation of internal and external software documentation including, but not necessarily limited to:
  Requirements Specifications, Design Specifications and Test plans.
• Responsible for broad technical knowledge of electronic apparatus, components, or circuitry for use in electronic equipment and devices, including but not limited to DC circuits, AC to DC converters, AC power factor correction, high power transistors and rectifiers, digital and analog loop stability, magnetic design, worse case component analysis, digital hardware, firmware, test and measurement systems, and electrical/safety regulatory compliance.
• Responsible to diagnose issues of diverse scope with design, field performance, root cause/failure analysis, reliability and manufacturing test yields of existing power supply products using formal investigation methods and to recommend/implement corrective actions to address.
• Implement advanced software development techniques in compliance with technical reference architecture.
• Participate in on-going code reviews to improve software stability and maintainability of an aging code base.
• Perform technical review, design analysis, development and selection of hardware and mission critical computer software.

• Location:
  
  Eden Prairie, MN
• Works in a noisy fast-paced power development lab and standard office environment

• Ability to follow standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be obtained.
• Ability to learn and use professional concepts appropriate to engineering, including analytical methods, computer aided analysis and design tools, diagnostic instruments and test equipment, lab skills appropriate to design, selecting appropriate components and materials for designs.
• Broad technical knowledge of electronic apparatus, components, or circuitry for use in electronic equipment and devices, including but not limited to RF circuits, AC to DC converters, AC power factor correction, high power transistors and rectifiers, digital and analog loop stability, magnetic design, and test/measurement systems.
• Ability to apply company policies and procedures to solve routine to complex technical issues.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• A genuine interest in electrical, embedded development.
• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with object-oriented programming, system processes and scripting languages.

• Experience with embedded C programming and in-circuit debugging of performance
• Experience with serial communication protocols such as UART, SPI and I2C.
• Experience with power electronic concepts is desirable
• Experience with basic circuit analysis and understanding circuit schematics

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical…