Embedded Software Principal Engineer (AI)

Embedded Software Principal Engineer (AI)

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:  

As a Embedded Software Principal Engineer (AI) , you’ll be part of Emedded Software Development Team—working as an Hybrid employee. This position involves working closely with several other teams including Marketing, Manufacturing, Quality, Reliability and Regulatory. The ideal candidate will be a self-starting individual with experience in low-level embedded firmware design, AI development, AI regulation, and a passion for problem solving, debugging, and helping others.

You’ll get to:

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, testable, and maintainable architectures that integrate advanced AI algorithms and autonomous system components into full stack solutions for operational systems.
• Help define and implement policies and procedures for autonomous and AI implementations.
• Act as the primary point of contact for the certification with the appropriate regulatory agencies for autonomous and AI-enabled products.
• Technical oversight of suppliers producing autonomous and AI-enabled products.
• Support real-time implementations of autonomy in embedded, virtual, and simulated environments.
• Develop and maintain high-quality code for simulation, visualization, and full stack development for incremental delivery cycles.
• Develop software test plans, procedures, processes, and reports for AI and autonomous system software.
• Training and mentoring junior team members

The Person:  

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it.

You also have:

• BSEE, BSCS, BSCE or equivalent (4 years) from accredited computer/electrical engineering college
• Work experience of 12+ years with electronics, software development, and embedded firmware.
• Have experience leading projects that included implementing AI and autonomy algorithms in physical systems.
   
• Hands-on experience in embedded system (bare metal) design
• Extensive knowledge of developing embedded 8bit/16bit/32bit microcontrollers in C, C++, or ASM.
• Strong understanding of embedded software concepts, including: hard real time processing, process scheduling, cooperative multitasking, interrupt processing, race conditions, RTOS.
• Ability to approach software development with a system-level view.
• Display strong ownership of an objective and work diligently to resolve it, accomplishing unrelated objectives concurrently.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to influence the organization and to communicate effectively with internal and external customers. 

Preferred Experience:

• Strong and proven experience with common motor control techniques, including sensored and sensorless trapezoidal control.
• Strong and proven experience with closed loop control and feedback systems for AC and BLDC motors
• Experience with ARM architectures preferred.  Experience with assembly language coding is a plus.
• Experience with lithium ion battery powered systems.
• Have a Master's degree or Ph.D. in Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or another related technical degree.
• Have a strong knowledge of Quality Assurance methodology and tools.

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.