Staff Embedded Software Engineer

STAFF EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEER P18

Description: 

Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment? Collaborating across team functions to meet customer needs? Working with a great team of people and bridging embedded software applications to the physical world? Then, come join our development team here in Everett, WA.

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer, the qualifying candidate will be part of the Embedded Software App team in developing, sustaining, and supporting firmware and platforms for across Fluke's product line. Working on this team will be involved in the development of challenging, cutting-edge embedded software for handheld and benchtop instruments used in test and measurement, calibration, networking, infrared/acoustic imaging, and power quality. Our embedded software enables our customers to visualize, diagnose, track, calibrate, and report issues using a wide range of Fluke products. The ideal candidate will bring an aptitude for bridging platforms to provide our customers with the best products in the world.

This candidate will have overall responsibility for designing and implementing embedded software application solutions for our products. They will develop effective, efficient, and reliable embedded software during project phases. They will continuously design, develop, and improve the existing embedded software platform to meet the needs of our customers and maintain a robust, modern development environment. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as technical leader for major development projection or multiple simultaneous projects
• Assignments include development of new applications, features, enhancements, modifications, and corrections to existing firmware.
• Designing and developing embedded software for various hardware platforms, including microcontrollers and processors.
• Writing efficient, reliable, and optimized code in C/C++ and other programming languages for embedded systems to ensure system functionality and reliability.
• Developing software that meets performance, reliability, and scalability standards.
• Participating in system architecture design and contributing to technical decision-making.
• Working with Linux OS/ARM core processor
• Developing and maintaining technical documentation for software development and testing.
• Documenting software design, coding practices, and maintenance procedures.
• Work collaboratively with others to achieve goals
• Provide mentorship and work direction to junior engineers 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree/Master of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar technical field of study with a strong embedded firmware/software development background.
• Experience with Agile-based development process, preferably some flavor of Scrum, on multiple projects.
• 8+ years’ experience developing software for technical products, experience with full software lifecycle 
• 8+ years of experience as an embedded software developer with solid knowledge of embedded systems architecture.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++.
• Familiarity with embedded Linux and other embedded platforms.
• Good understanding of debugging and testing embedded systems, including hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work with hardware/software interfaces.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Experience in leading small and/or large embedded software teams
• Ability to work independently and multitask

Desired Skills:

• Experience with C++17 or newer.
• Experience with Yocto Project, Docker Containers, and Build systems
• Knowledge/Development experience with ARM core processors
• Knowledge of communication protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, or Ethernet.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and tools like Jira.
• Experience with various communication, network protocols, network theory, and HTTP

Fortive Corporation Overview

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