Principal Firmware Engineer

Vertiv, a $6.8B global organization with more than 27,000 employees, designs, builds and services critical infrastructure that enables vital applications for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities. We support today’s growing mobile and cloud computing markets with a portfolio of power, thermal and infrastructure management solutions.
 

Job Summary

We are seeking a Sr. Firmware Engineer to write firmware for our Coolant Distribution Unit real-time controller platform and assist with development on other Vertiv Linux-based platform(s).  The candidate should possess broad and deep knowledge in various technologies such as networking, communications, kernel drivers, and security. 

Responsibilities:

• Requirements analysis: Requirements gathering, use case analysis, device and application prototyping, customer/customer-liaison engagement.
• Project management: Project planning, 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, user guides for service and troubleshooting
• Product testing: Unit testing, bench testing, system integration testing, and field test support
• Leadership: Effective team member and/or lead engineer, consistent positive attitude, creativity
• Hardware development support: Software support for hardware development and testing
• Other tasks and activities as required by management. 
   

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or foreign equivalent with strong emphasis on software: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in a firmware development role
• 3+ years of experience using the C/C++ programming language.
• Expertise with software programming languages, frameworks, and subsystems including but not limited to:
  • C++, C, JavaScript, Python
  • Device drivers, networking, serial communications, real-time operating systems (RTOS), bare metal
• Infrastructure and application development experience using technologies and architectures such as:
  • IP networking: TCP, UDP, TLS, DNS
  • Serial communications: RS232/485, CAN, USB
  • Protocols: ModBus, BACnet, SNMP, CANOpen, Redfish
  • Platforms: ARM, x86, SoC
• Familiarity with software development environments and tools:
  • Integrated platforms like CodeWarrior, Visual Studio
  • Source code version control: Git
  • CMake
  • GNU Compiler and GDB
  • IAR/Keil Compilers
  • Debugging with ARM JTAG/SWD
• Additional, highly sought but not required.
  • Embedded systems experience with control applications.
  • PLC programming experience
  • HVAC experience
  • CI/CD pipeline development