Sr. Staff Principal Software Engineer Building Automation Systems
Kirkland, WA - USA
Job Summary
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Job Description:
MPS is seeking a handson technically exceptional Software Engineer to support the software strategy architecture and execution for our Building Automation Systems product line. The Building Automation Systems (BAS) group develops integrated hardware firmware and software platforms that power nextgeneration commercial building controls energy management systems and intelligent automation technologies.
This candidate will own the full tech stackfrom software to embedded firmware and device connectivity to cloud services data pipelines and userfacing applications.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in highperformance hardwareplussoftware environments understands realtime control systems and can scale a platform that integrates IoT devices sensors gateways cloud analytics and buildinglevel automation workflows.
You will shape the software direction of MPSs Kinexis Smart Building Automation platform build and mentor a worldclass engineering team and partner closely with hardware product and systems engineering to deliver reliable secure and scalable solutions for commercial buildings worldwide.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership & Architecture
- Own the endtoend architecture of the platform ecosystem including software embedded firmware device communication protocols cloud services data pipelines and user applications.
- Define and enforce architectural standards for reliability security scalability and longterm maintainability.
- Drive innovation in realtime control sensor fusion energy optimization algorithms and buildinglevel automation logic.
- Build mentor and scale a highperforming software engineering organization.
Execution & Delivery
- Provide handson technical leadership while guiding teams across embedded cloud and application layers.
- Oversee development of missioncritical firmware for controllers sensors and power modules used in building automation systems.
- Ensure highquality engineering delivery through strong CI/CD automated testing observability and performance monitoring practices.
- Partner with internal and external teams to ensure seamless integration between platform components modules and third party interfaces.
CrossFunctional Collaboration
- Work closely with hardware firmware systems engineering product QA manufacturing and field engineering teams.
- Translate customer requirements buildingautomation standards and regulatory constraints into robust software solutions.
- Support key customer engagements technical deep dives and strategic partnerships.
Quality Security & Compliance
- Ensure platform reliability cybersecurity and data integrity across all BAS software components.
- Lead efforts around secure boot encrypted communication OTA update security and compliance with buildingautomation standards.
- Drive continuous improvement in system robustness fault tolerance and longterm maintainability.
Qualifications:
Required
- 10 years of professional software engineering experience including 5 years in a senior technical leadership role.
- Proven experience building and scaling complex multilayered platforms (software embedded cloud applications).
- Strong background in embedded systems realtime firmware IoT connectivity and devicetocloud architectures.
- Expertise with modern cloud infrastructure (AWS Azure or equivalent) and scalable backend design.
- Experience with communication protocols common in building automation (BACnet Modbus MQTT BLE Zigbee or similar).
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams influence crossfunctional stakeholders and deliver highreliability systems.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or related field.
Preferred
- Experience in building automation industrial controls energy management or IoT device ecosystems.
- Familiarity with power electronics sensor systems or hardwaresoftware codesign.
- Experience with OTA update systems device provisioning and secure embedded architectures.
- Prior leadership in highgrowth or hardwarecentric technology companies.
- Masters degree in engineering or related discipline.
MPS offers a comprehensive benefits package. We provide health care coverage dental and vision and life and disability protection. Employees in sales positions may be eligible for our sales incentive bonuses. Employees in certain positions may be eligible for stock compensation. For more information on MPS benefits please view our company website at.
Pay is based on market location and may vary based on factors including experience skills education and other job-related reasons. The target hiring range for this position is $170000 - $220000 annually.
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Monolithic Power Systems Inc. (MPS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of MPS to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability protected veteran status or special disabled veteran marital status pregnancy genetic information or any other legally protected status.
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About Company
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPS) provides small, highly energy efficient, easy-to-use power management solutions for electronic systems found in industrial applications, telecom infrastructure, cloud computing, automotive, and consumer applications