Senior Firmware Engineer (Functional Safety Architect)

If you are a Software Engineer professional looking to grow your career Emerson has a great opportunity for you! Based in Charlottesville VA we are looking to expand our high-performing team with a motivated passionate engineer to help deliver exciting new features for our existing controls ecosystem. Your responsibilities will include designing and developing embedded software validating product functionality applying cybersecurity standard processes delivering well-written technical communications and developing within a continuous integration and delivery environment. Come join our team!

IN THIS ROLE YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE:

• Develop implement and maintain functional safety concepts and requirements.
• Perform safety analysis and risk assessments including FMEA FTA etc. to identify and mitigate potential hazards.
• Use object-oriented programming and design patterns to craft software that promotes efficiency testability and maintainability.
• Work within an agile process to design and build embedded software and products.
• Lead your teams technical work to meet project objectives.
• Create and review safety plans safety cases and verification & validation plans.
• Use continuous integration to automate builds testing and revision control.
• Implement continuous improvements to the products and processes to increase quality and productivity.

WHO YOU ARE:You make sound decisions even in the absence of complete information. You persist in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks. You identify opportunities that benefit the customer. You partner with others to get work done.

FOR THIS ROLE YOU WILL NEED:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (or similar)
• 3-5 years of related software engineering experience
• Experience/knowledge with C/C programming in an embedded and/or real-time operating system environment
• Experience/knowledge leading software development for products that comply with the IEC61508 Functional Safety standard
• Domain Driven Design Knowledge of software architectural principles
• Test Driven Development and Automated Unit Testing experience
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Experience/knowledge leading small teams
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS THAT SET YOU APART:

• Hold a current IEC61508 Functional Safety certification
• Experience/knowledge with Bash and CMake
• Experience/knowledge with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery software and tools (e.g. Jenkins Bamboo Cruise Control CloudBees etc.)
• Knowledge of industrial network protocols (e.g. OPC UA Modbus)
• Knowledge of Industrial Controls particularly PLCs
• Experience with Ethernet networking protocols
• Knowledge of Agile Scrum

Our Culture & Commitment to You

At Emerson we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued respected and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation collaboration and diverse perspectivesbecause we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship training or leadership opportunities we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible competitive benefits plans to meet you and your familys physical mental financial and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans with dental and vision coverage Employee Assistance Program 401(k) tuition reimbursement employee resource groups recognition and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal) vacation and holiday leave.

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