Firmware Engineer

Position Description

At a Glance

 

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Firmware Engineer to join the Building Control Systems WattStopper Team in Carlsbad, CA. Designs, develops, tests, and maintains embedded firmware for new, custom, or existing electronic products.  This firmware will be highly reusable and designed to be leveraged across multiple LNCA Business Units as practicably as possible. Contribute detailed design, coding, integration, and testing skills/efforts to achieve product development functional requirements.

 

What Will You Do?

• Design, code, debug and release embedded firmware for new and existing product designs.
• Generate formal documentation for product firmware.
• Work closely with hardware design engineers on new product development.
• Test and verify new code as required using industry best practice, track and resolve bugs.
• Develop and review prototypes as appropriate.
• Initiate Engineering Changes, as required.
• Provides technical assistance to internal customers (Design Verification Test Engineering, Quality Assurance, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering), as required.
• Assist Person(s) assigned to Customer Service Resolutions.
• Assist Marketing by reviewing competitive products.
• Interface with vendors to develop partnerships, support for purchasing and design support.

Qualifications

Required Skills

 

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science preferred. 

Experience:

• 0-2 years of experience in Embedded Firmware Experience.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

 

Required:

• Demonstrated knowledge of C/C++ programming languages.
• Embedded system programming using development kits like a raspberry pi.
• Knowledge of developing firmware for serial peripherals (I2C/SPI, UART, Ethernet, USB, etc.), and basic GPIO functionality.
• Familiar with operating system concepts like cooperative multitasking, scheduling, inter-process communication, deadlocks, memory management, and file systems.
• Ability to read and understand technical specifications, APIs, and user guides to determine product integration solutions.
• Ability to effectively present/communicate intended design and project task assignments to team members as well as the ability to communicate summarized Project Status to Engineering Leadership.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must possess excellent project management skills, including demonstrated ability to develop and manage to a project plan, establish priorities, work to deadlines and control several projects at various stages of work.
• Requires strong organizational and time management skills, close attention to detail and be able to effectively handle multiple priorities.
• Multi-tasking based on immediate business and product development priorities are essential for optimum performance in this position.
• Strong computer skills, proficient with word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software, e-mail and meeting management software. Ability to use internet and web-based resources efficiently and effectively.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communications skills and be able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization. Must be an effective listener, able to maintain focus extract necessary information and validate understanding of the information. Able to create effective reports, presentations and business correspondence.
• Ability/Willingness to travel internationally on a limited basis.

Optional:

• Knowledge of EEPROM or other FLASH storage, and ADC.
• Experience using communication technologies such as Bluetooth, BLE, ZigBee, Z-wave, or sub-GHz RF.
• Experience developing network enabled products utilizing TCP/IP.
• Knowledge of Real-time Operating Systems (RTOS) such as FreeRTOS, ThreadX, or similar.
• Experience with Agile tools.

Pay Range: $80,000 - $90,000/annually

Company Info

About Legrand

Representing more than 150 years of innovation, Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our purpose is improving lives by transforming the spaces where people live, work and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative and sustainable. Every day, over 39,000 Legrand employees work hard to enhance the buildings of tomorrow. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company