Lead Embedded Software Engineer

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Lead Embedded Software Engineer. This role may be based at our Franksville, WI;
Plymouth, MN; or Waukesha, WI locations. Relocation assistance is offered to those currently residing in the U.S. A hybrid schedule (3 days in office / 2 days remote) is available.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $105,000 - $154,000 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• Lead high‑level design activities for new product features
• Lead system interface design activities and lead the resolution of integration issues
• Evaluate system performance requirements to assess suitability of embedded software and hardware components
• Design and implement features for power system intelligent electronic devices, including protection algorithms, system diagnostics/prognostics, communication protocols, cybersecurity, and other relay, control and monitoring functions using C/C++
• Collaborate with product owners, functional managers, systems engineering to distill product/system requirements into firmware designs and stories, developing module & system level code, and unit tests
• Participate in tasks related to new product development/feature development including planning, task/story estimation, design, programming, unit testing, peer review, integration and release
• Collaborate with external and internal customers, such as Marketing, Service, Operations and other engineering teams throughout the product development life cycle
• Participate in the analysis and specification of embedded software subsystems
• Design and implement unit tests in support of developer testing activities and integration with Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines
• Participate and lead design and code reviews
• Plan and execute tasks in collaboration with the project team to ensure objectives are met
• Evaluate and recommend software development process improvements in collaboration with engineering management

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience working on embedded systems or embedded software development
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position (i.e., no CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, F‑1 to H‑1B, H‑1B cap registration, O‑1, E‑3, TN status, I‑485 job portability, etc.)

• Minimum 3 years’ experience using C/C++
• Familiarity with hardware drivers and embedded applications, networking and related areas primarily using C and C++ as programming languages
• Demonstrated competency with embedded software development environment and tools for Embedded Linux
• Familiarity with network protocols such as Serial, TCP/IP, Ethernet
• Familiarity creating and implementing virtualized environments for embedded software designs
• Understanding of Object‑Oriented Design (OOD) principles, secure coding and cybersecurity best practices
• Understanding of real‑time operating system (RTOS) concepts
• Modeling using UML or similar methodologies as appropriate; develop use cases to model real‑time systems behavior
• Ability to work effectively in an Agile Scrum (or other iterative development) environment
• Experience with test‑driven development (TDD) and familiarity with unit test frameworks (e.g., Google Test, Google Mock, xUnit++)
• Experience with multi‑core embedded systems
• Experience using SDLC management tools in a team environment (e.g., Jira, Git)
• Knowledge of power systems, switch gear and regulator controls products/applications is an added advantage

• Ability to travel up to 10%
• Effectively lead, work and communicate within a global team environment
• Collaborate with global multi‑discipline engineering teams (software, embedded software, hardware, power systems, systems, product and test) to deliver products and features in the Controls and Relays Group
• Collaborate with external and internal customers, such as Marketing, Service, Operations and other engineering teams throughout the product development life cycle
• Excellent verbal…