Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Wärtsilä Energy Storage & Optimization (ES&O) is the leading global energy storage optimizer. Our mission is to deliver integrated energy solutions that build a resilient, intelligent, and flexible energy infrastructure - unlocking the way to an optimized renewable future. By integrating renewables, energy management technology, and storage with traditional energy resources, we reinvent clean energy production from the largest and most complex grids to the most remote and essential microgrids. We play a key role in Wärtsilä’s vision towards a 100% renewable energy future through flexibility, reliability, and integration and a more sustainable world for us all.
 

 

Wärtsilä Energy Storage & Optimization, a leading battery energy storage integrator, is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join our team with a minimum 8 years of experience in embedded software engineering. This exciting opportunity will allow you to contribute with your knowledge and passion in the development of cutting-edge technologies to aid on the Wärtsilä’s vision towards a 100% renewable energy future. The location for this position is Herndon, VA.

 

Background/Major:

• Electrical, Computer Engineering, or related field

 

Desired Technical Skills:

• Embedded System Programming: Experience programming in C, C++, and Assembly for common microcontrollers (ARM-based preferred). Candidates with multi-core microcontroller experience will be given preference
• Working Familiarity with high level languages and scripting like Python
• Software Tools: Practical usage of software management tools like Git, Bitbucket, and Jira. Experience with GNU build tools, cross-compilers.
• Embedded Interfaces: Experience developing low-level device drivers for hardware peripheral interfaces such as SPI, I2C, USART, Ethernet, JTAG, GPIO, ADCs.
• Communication Protocols: expertise in communication and web protocols within the context of embedded systems such as MODBUS TCP, OPC, Ethernet, TCP/IP stacks, and HTTP
• RTOS: Programming experience with Real-time Operating Systems like free-RTOS, embedded Linux
• Safety and Reliability Standards: knowledge of safety standards like IEC 61508 and reliability methodologies such as Fault Trees, RBD, STPA, and FMEA considered a plus.
• Certification experience for safety applications: IEC 61508, or UL 60730-1, in the context of documentation, and implementation of functional safety code, such as periodic self-test to detect errors in hardware components: Memory, CPU, clocks, external components communicating to CPU
• Coding Standards: Experience adhering to coding guidelines and standards like MISRA-C and SEI CERT C.
• Mathematical Computing: experience with MATLAB and related products like Simulink and State flow a plus. Familiarity with frameworks like Embedded Coder from MathWorks.
• Systems Engineering: Understanding of systems engineering principles, requirements gathering, analysis, and validation.
• Test Automation: Experience with software quality assurance including unit and integration test development, and code inspection and reviews.
• Hardware Familiarity: Working knowledge of digital and analog circuits, PCBs, IC datasheet analysis, and usage of hardware testing equipment like oscilloscopes and power supplies.
• Documentation: Experience generating technical documentation and potentially authoring internal or external publications.
• Agile Methodology: Experience with Agile development practices and principles.
• Battery Management Technologies: Understanding of battery management and control systems a plus