Staff Engineer, Firmware & Embedded Software

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control air quality and transportation we improve lives empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902 we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information visit or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.

About This Role

The Staff Engineer is a technical expert responsible for leading the embedded design development and optimization of embedded software for our next-generation air-conditioner products.

This role will drive architecture decisions solve complex technical problems and provide technical leadership across projects working closely with hardware system and production teams. The lead is expected to act as a go-to person for critical technical topics mentor other engineers and help ensure our products meet global quality reliability and cybersecurity standards.

Each day the engineering team meets some of the most unique and exciting global challenges. To maintain our role as a global leader we continue to seek talented ambitious individuals to join our engineering team. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are looking for an opportunity to apply your technical expertise then we have a great opportunity for you. We are seeking innovative data-driven results-oriented team members to contribute to our continued legacy of innovation and success.

This position is based onsite at Carrier - Indianapolis 30 South Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46204.

Upon the successful completion of an initial onsite training and onboarding period (typically 46 weeks) this role is eligible for a hybrid work schedule. This arrangement requires a minimum of three (3) days per week onsite with the option to work remotely for up to two (2) days per week.

Role Responsibilities

The candidate will have responsibility for the following in addition to ad hoc assignments as needed.

• Design and implement embedded software solutions to address business needs.
• Experience with Microcontrollers RTOS and Embedded Protocols.
• Develop firmware in C/C ensuring efficiency reliability and safety.
• May have responsibility for the programming of assembly language machine language and high-level languages including but not limited to C and C.
• Involve in all aspects of the system software development process concept design reviews coding and validation.
• Drive code quality initiatives through best practices including code reviews unit tests functional/integration testing and CI/CD integration.
• Provide software designs and documentation to the team.
• Participate in product cybersecurity reviews.
• Participate in Change Control Board (CCB) meetings to prioritize new features & defects.
• Perform debugging troubleshooting embedded systems using emulators JTAGBDM debuggers etc.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and apply relevant innovations as appropriate.
• Work with embedded system development methodologies such as agile and related project and repo management tools such as JIRA Confluence GitHub etc.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers providing technical guidance knowledge sharing and review feedback.
• Directs the activities related to the analysis design programming debugging troubleshooting and modification of software for firmware (IC embedded code) applications.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or Computer Science or a technical discipline degree.

• 7 years of experience in the design and development of embedded firmware.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in C/C programming skills for embedded systems.
• Hands-on experience in RTOS multithreading and bare metal programming.
• Solid understanding of microcontroller architecture interrupts timers memory (Flash/RAM/EEPROM) and low-level drivers.
• Knowledge of embedded development workflows version control and build systems (CMake Make).
• Experience with hardware debugging tools and test equipment.
• Experience with common wired messaging architectures and protocols (UART RS232/485 I2C SPI Modbus).
• Demonstrated knowledge of firmware development best practices (AGILE design code reviews design documentation unit testing).
• Experience with IoT / Embedded systems standard design elements - bootloaders OTA firmware downloads and firmware updates.
• Understanding of cybersecurity technologies and best practices (encryption key management certificates/exchanges Secure Boot).

• Experience with hardware/electrical with knowledge how to evaluate if your firmware is working as expected by probing the hardware (e.g. oscilloscope logic analyzer etc.).
• Experience in the use of Jira Confluence Azure DevOps or other software development tools.
• Experience with HVAC Controls Systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Organized with strong attention to detail while managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to lead a small team of software developers and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to implement continuous improvements and standardize processes.

Pay Range

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Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits including:

• Health Care Benefits: Medical Dental Vision; Wellness incentives

• Retirement Benefits

• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days up to 15 days; paid sick days up to 5 days; paid personal leave up to 5 days; paid holidays up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation

• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability

• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment

• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account

• Tuition Assistance

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