Firmware Developer Thermal Platform

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

Responsibilities

• Controls and Platform Development: Design maintain and evolve abstracted control platform to support thermal unit firmware involving PID control loops and device interactions
• 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 and/or technical leadership consistent positive attitude creativity
• Hardware development support: Software/firmware 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 abstracting and using C/C programming language
• Controls:
  • Embedded Linux control firmware experience using object-oriented languages primarily C
  • Abstracting analog and digital IO interactions
  • Near real time control algorithms and device communications with 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 (FreeRTOS)
  • Platforms: TI SoC ARM x86
  • Tools: VS Code and Docker
  • Version management: GitLab
  • Build system: BitBake Yocto GitLab Pipelines
  • Test: Device Simulation HIL
• Design:
  • Object oriented abstraction development and lifecycle
  • Distributed control architecture and design
  • Usability maintainability and configurability
  • Manage control requirements specifications and documentation
• NMP Redfish BACnet Modbus TCP WireShark
• Bare metal firmware experience