Location(s): 

Herndon, VA, US

Function:  Digital Technology & Innovation
Job Category:  Digital Technology and Open Innovation

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Wärtsilä Energy Storage & Optimization (ES&O) is the leading global energy storage optimizer. Our mission is to deliver integrated energy solutions that build a resilient, intelligent, and flexible energy infrastructure - unlocking the way to an optimized renewable future. By integrating renewables, energy management technology, and storage with traditional energy resources, we reinvent clean energy production from the largest and most complex grids to the most remote and essential microgrids. We play a key role in Wärtsilä’s vision towards a 100% renewable energy future through flexibility, reliability, and integration and a more sustainable world for us all.

 

Wärtsilä Energy Storage & Optimization, a leading battery energy storage integrator, is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join our team with a minimum 8 years of experience in embedded software engineering. This exciting opportunity will allow you to contribute with your knowledge and passion in the development of cutting-edge technologies to aid on the Wärtsilä’s vision towards a 100% renewable energy future.

 

Background/Major:

· Electrical, Computer Engineering, or related field

 

Desired Technical Skills:

· Embedded System Programming: Experience programming in C for microcontrollers

· This position requires expert level experience with STM32 dual core microcontroller

· Software Tools: Practical usage of software management tools like Git, Bitbucket, and Jira. Experience with GNU build tools and cross-compilers.

· Embedded Interfaces: Experience developing low-level device drivers for hardware peripheral interfaces such as SPI, I2C, USART, JTAG, GPIO, ADC and use Dynamic Memory Allocation (DMA).

· Experience with free RTOS.

· Experience with TCP/IP stack integration,

· Experience developing drivers for SD/MMC

· Experience with Bootloaders for STM32

· Communication Protocols: Additional expertise in communication and web protocols within the context of embedded systems such as RS232, RS485, CAN, MODBUS, OPC, Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDP, and HTTP.

· Agile Methodology: Experience/Understanding with Agile development practices and principles

· Safety and Reliability Standards: Working knowledge of safety standards like IEC 61508 and reliability methodologies such as Fault Trees, RBD, STPA, and FMEA.

· Coding Standards: Experience adhering to coding guidelines and standards like MISRA-C and SEI CERT C.

· Systems Engineering: Understanding of systems engineering principles, requirements gathering, analysis, and validation,

· Test Automation: Familiarity with software quality assurance including unit and integration test development, and code inspection and reviews.

· Hardware Familiarity: Working knowledge of digital and analog circuits, PCBs, IC datasheet analysis, and usage of hardware testing equipment like oscilloscopes and power supplies

· Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering tools a plus. Familiarity with frameworks like Embedded Coder from Mathworks considered a plus.

· Documentation: Experience generating technical documentation and potentially authoring internal or external publications.

· Battery Management Technologies: Understanding of battery management and control systems will be considered a plus.

· High-level Languages: Working Familiarity with Python a plus.

 

Desired Soft Skills:

· Excellent written and oral communication skills

· Strong organizational skills

· Attention to detail

· Ability to work independently and in a team

 

Responsibilities:

· Develop and maintain embedded software solutions for battery management systems (BMS) and interfaces in STM32 microcontrollers.

· Support software architecture design, requirements analysis, interface definition.

· Conduct system validation and verification supported with automated tools.

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams for system integration and product certification.

· Ensure system reliability and functional safety compliance.

· Support network infrastructure development in an embedded system platform over embedded Linux or RTOS: Ethernet TCP/IP, Modbus TCP, OPC/UA

 

Last application date: 24/09/2024 

 

Why you and us:

You will be a part of a global organization with local presence and work in an exciting and dynamic working environment with highly motivated and skilled co-workers. We offer interesting and challenging work tasks, as well as personal and professional development in a great team. If you feel excited by being a part of this working environment and think your personal skills and qualities match the job requirements, we look forward to receiving your job application. At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.

 

We are not accepting unsolicited submissions from 3rd party recruitment agencies.

Successful applicant must be authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship. We look forward to hearing from you. Qualified candidates must apply online: https://www.wartsila.com/careers

 

Individuals hired for positions that require on-site customer interactions and/or in-person travel may be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or other country-specific vaccinations, unless otherwise prohibited by law. Wärtsilä North America values our employees. We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Wärtsilä North America is an EOE/AA employer.

 

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