Firmware Developer Thermal Application

We are seeking an embedded Linux controls firmware engineering candidate to support our thermal control applications. The candidate must have knowledge of controls firmware development and maintenance HVAC specific knowledge is highly desired. A bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent engineering experience as a controls firmware engineer is required. Other engineering degrees with emphasis on controls will be considered.

Responsibilities:

• Controls Development: Design maintain and support thermal unit control firmware involving PID loops and other device interactions and control
• Requirements analysis: Requirements gathering use case analysis device and application prototyping customer/customer-liaison engagement
• Project management: task estimation software metrics collection version control
• Full lifecycle software application development: Design programming debugging peer review unit testing performance tuning integration
• Documentation: Program commentary
• Product testing: Unit testing bench testing system integration testing and field test support
• Leadership: Effective team member consistent positive attitude creativity
• Hardware development support: Software support for hardware development and testing
• Other tasks and activities as required by management

Required Experience

• Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent with strong emphasis on software: Computer Science Software Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• 3 years of experience with Linux-based controls firmware development and testing
• 3 years of experience using the C/C programming language
• Controls:
  • Embedded Linux control firmware experience using C & C
  • Analog and digital IO management
  • Near real time control algorithm and device communications using serial RS485 Modbus and CANbus
  • HVAC specific experience a plus
• Development environment:
  • Languages: C C Python Bash Shell
  • Communication protocols: RS-232/485 Modbus CANbus I2C SPI
  • Operating systems: embedded Linux and real-time operating systems
  • Platforms: TI SoC ARM x86
  • Integrated platforms: VS Code
  • Version management: Git
  • Build system: BitBake Yocto GitLab Pipelines
  • Test: Device Simulation
• Design:
  • Maintainability
  • Configurability
  • Manage control requirements specifications and documentation