Sr. Software/Firmware Engineer

Spectrum Safety Solutions: With approximately 1,400 employees operating in more than 20 countries, Spectrum Safety Solutions is a global leader in fire detection and suppression solutions for high-hazard applications across verticals such as critical infrastructure, oil and gas, marine and clean energy. Our global team leverages strong customer relationships across four recognized brands, Det-Tronics, Marioff, Autronica, and Fireye, to deliver differentiated lifecycle solutions and advance growth across key segments. About this role: The Senior Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer will lead the firmware design, implementation and test aspects of New Product Development programs (NPD) and Sustaining products throughout their entire lifecycle. The chosen candidate will own the software architecture and design execution, along with processes, tools, and metrics used for new product development and on-going sustaining programs. Key Responsibilities: Participate in software strategic planning, concept generation, architecture definition, and translation to system/subsystem/module definitions of designs that are reliable, safe, and sustainable. Capture requirements and associated rationale(s) for regulated products. Work closely with hardware engineers to develop strategies for Hardware/Firmware integration and diagnostic coverage. Work with Product Owner using Agile methodology for software/firmware development, with clear communication back to project stakeholders. Comply with development processes, lead technical reviews, implement source code meeting product requirements in compliance with coding standards, and properly document work deliverables. Work closely with technical and subject matter experts to ensure accurate and complete use case coverage and regulation compliance. Ensure that code is rigorously documented, tested, and controlled. Unit test source code using IDEs, debuggers, emulators, communication analyzers, scopes, and logic analyzers. Provide work breakdown plans and task estimates in support of project estimates and management. Participate in roadmap planning and identify competency/resource gaps and implement plans to close the gaps. Develop metrics to track and report progress, as well as identify areas for improvement. Support multiple product development programs at a given time. Develop and implement risk mitigating solutions. Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree. 5+ years of experience with software and embedded firmware development (C/C++). Must have led significant or all portions of a product firmware development at least once. Minimum 2 years Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) experience. Preferred Qualifications: Computer Engineering degree. Advanced level degree in Engineering, Software, Computer Science, or related discipline. Regulated industry experience. Possess a thorough knowledge of Embedded System Design and regulated products. High hazard applications (Industrial Life Safety, SIL2) knowledge is strongly preferred. Diagnostic and algorithm implementation experience. Demonstrated experience with Agile methodologies and DevOps tools (e.g., Git, Tessy, Coverity, Black Duck). Strong communication and writing skills for collaboration with project stakeholders. Skilled in collaborating with other engineers to distill market needs into defined technical requirements and system/subsystem/module architectures. Ability to work both collaboratively and independently on assignments to foster continuous improvement of team functions and deliverables. Experience with firmware deliverables across all phases of the program development lifecycle, from requirements capture through design, implementation, and test. Experienced with FMEAs and developing control techniques to mitigate risks. Self-motivated and demonstrated ability to lead process improvement activities.

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