Staff Engineer, Firmware

At Landis+Gyr, we don’t just manage energy—we lead the transformation toward a smarter and more sustainable energy future.

With a net revenue of USD 1.73 billion in FY 2024, and a presence in over 30 countries across five continents, Landis+Gyr empowers utilities and consumers to optimize energy usage through advanced metering, grid-edge intelligence, and powerful data analytics.

Today, our global team of about 6,300 professionals is shaping the digital energy era—developing innovative technologies that support decarbonization, grid modernization, and real-time energy insights. Our record USD 4.6 billion order backlog and strong book-to-bill ratio reflect long-term confidence in our mission and solutions.

Join us at Landis+Gyr, where we manage energy better! 

Job Summary

The Staff Firmware Engineer calls for an experienced, knowledgeable, and talented engineer to lead the development of firmware components for the Engineering organization. As a firmware technical lead, you will have an opportunity to lead and collaborate with other engineers to design, plan, develop, and maintain Embedded firmware components for the Firmware Engineering team. Experienced and high contributing engineer capable of handling complicated R&D hardware, firmware, software, and complete solutions projects as part of a cross-functional team.  Collaborates with Product Management, Project management and other R&D teams in design, development, and validation of complete Smart Grid solutions. Collaborates with SMEs and business partners on component and system design.   

Key Responsibilities:

•    Leadership responsibilities for multiple subordinate firmware development teams. 
•    Direct contribution in the hiring process through technical & team fit interviews. 
•    Serve as the technical lead for larger projects, establishing technical direction as well as monitoring project management metrics. 
•    Provide leadership in design, development, documentation, unit testing, etc. 
•    Develop specifications including functional requirements, detailed design, code, and test procedures as part of agile/iterative SDP team. 
•    Identify technical areas for improvement and make detailed business cases for improvements or new areas of opportunities. 
•    Provide support, troubleshoot and resolve sustaining issues with high Quality Output. 
•    Develop and unit test features in the Company's software products. 
•    Provide detailed & accurate estimates for code development efforts. 
•    Lead in component and/or solution design, development, documentation, and validation. 
•    Work on agile development teams, collaborating with multiple cross-discipline architecture teams to develop hardware and software components as part of L+G Smart Grid solutions. 
•    Participate in recruitment, development and mentoring of junior engineers. 
•    Lead functional area-specific continuous improvement initiatives. 
•    Lead in innovative technology and solutions development and/or validation 

Company Values:

•    Supports and adheres to Company’s core values. 
•    Performs other duties or responsibilities as assigned or required. 
•    Supports and adheres to Company’s Code of Conduct and Ethics Policy. 
•    Represents Company in a positive, professional manner when working with both internal and external customers.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

•    Proficient in Embedded Linux Firmware development.  Proficient in Programming in C, C++ on embedded systems and strong familiarity with real time principles.   
•    Experience with Linux device drivers and Linux Kernel is a plus. 
•    Python and/or Java programming a plus (Java most preferred). 
•    Deep Knowledge of Product Life Cycle and Software Development methodologies.  Knowledge of Git, Buildroot, Robot test framework, and/or Jenkins CI/CD is a plus. 
•    Significant experience with development and debugging tools in embedded systems.
•    Knowledge of IP Networking principles (IPV6 knowledge preferred) 
•    Personal Computer knowledge 
•    Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite Keyboard/typing skills. 
•    Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
•    Ability to design, breakdown, and complete a project of a large scope with high-level productivity. 
•    Proactively find problems of existing system/product without guidance and offer solutions

Accountabilities:

•    30% leadership responsibilities & 70% development responsibilities. 
•    Conduct code reviews with the team to improve compliance with established best practices and co