Firmware Engineer II

Advanced Energy
Any Location, MN
Job Description
A Firmware Engineer II will design, modify, and evaluate embedded software, and/or programmable logic and/or electronic apparatus, components, or circuitry for use in electronic equipment and devices. The engineer will perform engineering work in basic and applied research, development, and/or design of new products and/or sustaining of existing products.

Requirements

  • Utilize advanced level programming ability in C and assembly languages in an embedded environment, including bare-metal microcontrollers.
  • Apply working knowledge of microcontrollers, hardware circuit theory, software development tools, and knowledge of the architecture and electronic hardware encountered in Power Supply or ARM based microcontroller-based systems.
  • Troubleshoot and debug hardware and software systems issues.
  • Exercise engineering judgment to select and develop methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to secure project success.
  • Work in a team environment with hardware engineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and program managers on product development of extensive scope.
  • Utilize strong communication and team skills. Persuade and gain agreement with cross functional teams (hardware) and the ability to effectively communicate with multiple levels of an organization.
  • Participate in the preparation of internal and external software documentation including, but not necessarily limited to: Requirements Specifications, Design Specifications and Test plans.
  • Responsible for broad technical knowledge of electronic apparatus, components, or circuitry for use in electronic equipment and devices, including but not limited to DC circuits, AC to DC converters, AC power factor correction, high power transistors and rectifiers, digital and analog loop stability, magnetic design, worse case component analysis, digital hardware, firmware, test and measurement systems, and electrical/safety regulatory compliance.
  • Responsible to diagnose issues of diverse scope with design, field performance, root cause/failure analysis, reliability and manufacturing test yields of existing power supply products using formal investigation methods and to recommend/implement corrective actions to address.
  • Implement advanced software development techniques in compliance with technical reference architecture.
  • Participate in on-going code reviews to improve software stability and maintainability of an aging code base.
  • Perform technical review, design analysis, development and selection of hardware and mission critical computer software

Benefits

  • Medical - multiple medical plans are available to choose from
  • Short and long-term disability and life insurance
  • Health savings and flexible spending accounts
  • Generous time off policy starting with 3 weeks of paid vacation, 7 days of paid sick time, and 12 paid holidays
  • 8 hours of paid volunteer time off
  • 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both Moms and Dads
  • Company matched 401(k)
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs
  • Other voluntary benefits include critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identify theft, and legal assistance
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