Firmware Engineer

Location: Mequon, Wisconsin, United States

Remote Type: Hybrid

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

As a Firmware Engineer at Rockwell Automation, you will analyze, design, program, debug and troubleshoot code for firmware applications. You should be familiar using analog and digital hardware and software operating systems that optimize and balance the following goals: run-time performance, memory requirements, simplicity and correctness, development time and effort, reusability, extendibility, reliability, and safety. You should have good background in power converters and motor control is desirable. You will demonstrate project management and technical team leadership when required. You will participate in the development of new engineering processes and best practices. You will drive quality by maintaining the link between requirements and testing. You will further Investigate firmware anomalies in association with the functional test team, customer support team, or other group (possibly including customer) as needed. You should be willing to work in a diverse set of software development frameworks including Agile and Scrum as the business demands. You will report to Firmware Engineering Management and will work Hybrid in Mequon, WI.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyzes, debugs and modifies released firmware and provides updated solutions developed in C/C++
• Resolves reported anomalies in collaboration with customer support and test teams
• Optimizes firmware solution with respect to runtime, memory utilization, simplicity, reliability and safety
• Actively determines new ways to improve the overall product
• Ability to develop, review, debug and correct firmware solutions written in C/C++.
• Knowledge in real time embedded systems.
• Passionate about engineering solutions through automation and tooling.
• Share our value of a collaborative team.
• Actively search for ways to improve overall productivity through process improvement.

The Essential qualifications: You will have

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Years of Relevant Work Experience
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Typically requires a minimum of 2 years of related experience
• Up to 10% travel.
• Master of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering with focus on firmware development / control algorithms.
• Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Experience in Python.
• Experience in embedded software development with an emphasis on the analysis, design, programming, and testing of real-time software systems using modern engineering practices using the C/C++ language is required.
• Functions effectively in a team environment as both an individual contributor.
• Effectively expresses opinions and accepting of different viewpoints.
• Open to receiving and sharing new ideas.

What We Offer:

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
• To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans. 

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Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.