Principal Embedded Software Engineer

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As a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places, and the planet. Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future! Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities.

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• Competitive Salary
• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care
• On‑the‑job/cross‑training opportunities
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

Our global Fire Detection product group located in Westford, MA offers you the possibility to interact with other development centers and teams around the world. The opportunity for professional development and career opportunities are endless, given our broad portfolio of products and services within Fire Detection. Work/life balance is important to us, and we offer a flexible hybrid work model. You will also get exposure to leading‑edge technology, exciting projects, and life‑saving products that promote global safety of not only facilities, but people.

We need your talent and ideas, as we continue to grow and expand our strategic focus and build state‑of‑the‑art fire detection systems. To learn more about our Principal Embedded Software Engineer opportunity, keep reading!

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Embedded Software Engineer to provide technical leadership in the design, development, and delivery of embedded software solutions for complex products and systems. This role serves as a recognized technical expert, driving software architecture, technology strategy, and engineering excellence across multiple programs. The ideal candidate combines deep hands‑on embedded software expertise with strong leadership, mentoring, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

• Define and drive the embedded software architecture, design standards, and development best practices.
• Lead technical decision‑making for embedded systems, including RTOS, Linux‑based platforms, device drivers, middleware, networking, and application software.
• Serve as the highest level of technical escalation for complex software issues.
• Evaluate and introduce emerging technologies, tools, and methodologies to improve product quality and development efficiency.
• Drive software quality, reliability, safety, security, and maintainability throughout the product lifecycle.

• Participate in requirements analysis and system‑level trade‑off decisions.
• Lead implementation of complex features and critical software components.
• Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and software development processes.
• Optimize software performance, memory utilization, power consumption, and system reliability.
• Ensure scalability, reuse, and long‑term maintainability of software platforms.

• Mentor senior and junior engineers across the organization.
• Lead technical planning, risk management, and estimation activities.
• Influence engineering roadmaps and strategic technology direction.
• Support project execution by identifying technical risks and mitigation strategies.
• Foster a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, systems, validation, cybersecurity, and product teams.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of embedded software development experience.
• Extensive experience programming in C and C++.
• Strong…