Senior Firmware Engineer

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Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR13381
** We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.
** Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.

Generac Home is hiring a Firmware Engineer III.  In this role you will be responsible for providing firmware for embedded controls systems used in new product development, new or enhancements to system features, and existing product firmware support where needed. This role will be specifically involved in helping the design and development of new controls or algorithms, and system testing both in the lab and on real products.

If you enjoy hands-on time in the lab on physical product testing – we encourage you to apply.

Position is based onsite out of our Reno NV location.
** Major Responsibilities
*** Provide new product development support in Residential Power Electronics
* Designs, validates, and brings new products to market - specific responsibilities include designing and developing application software/firmware for embedded controllers in C, defining interface requirements, and creating firmware for communication interfaces and/or system algorithms
* Develop new firmware or software modules and maintain supporting documentation
* Create, design and develop test specifications for new systems and firmware/software
* Conducts and evaluates test specification including testing firmware/hardware
* Take part in Design for Manufacturability and Design for Test Activities
* Collaborates with internal product development departments, and other core engineering teams such including engines, transfer switch's, alternators, and others as needed to specify interfaces and/or algorithms needed in controls for interface
* Utilizes simulation tools as appropriate
* Creates and/or modifies design documentation
* Help troubleshoot designs and  participate in design reviews
* Mentors less experienced engineers
** Minimum

Job Requirements
*** Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or directly related Engineering discipline
* 5 + years of experience with embedded programming using languages such as C, C++,C#
* 3+ years of Python for tooling, scripting or build support
* Experience working directly with physical embedded systems
** Preferred Experience
*** Experience with CI/CD for firmware build and deployment pipelines
* Background in residential power electronics (will train)
* Experience with Python in a CI/CD or automation context
* Experienced using AI in a production development environment or willingness to learn
** Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
*** Ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high degree of accuracy.
* Ability to translate technical information to all audiences.
* Expert level understanding and knowledge engineering principles.
* Able to solve intermediate engineering problems; good decision-making skills.
* Expert level knowledge of communication protocols/hardware interface.
* Expert ability to write test firmware to test hardware designs.
* Advanced ability to use FMEA/DFMEA tools.
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