Embedded Firmware Test Engineer

Stored Energy Systems•Longmont, CO

5d•$125,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

SENS is looking for a self-motivated Embedded Firmware Engineer to join our growing company. This individual will help design and develop internal and external test fixtures for industrial battery chargers, inverters and DC back-up power systems. This person will be involved from concept investigation and design, through successful production launch and support of these test fixtures.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar related field.
5+ or more years of relevant engineering experience.
Strong engineering fundamentals in development and testing with microcontroller-based embedded systems.
Mastery of computer programming and scripting languages (C, C++, BASH).
Knowledge of board level communications (UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, etc.).
Experience using lab test equipment such as high-speed digital scopes, power supplies, electronic loads, voltmeters, and logic analyzers.
Proven ability to investigate failures, perform root cause analysis, validate corrective actions, and support troubleshooting efforts.
Possesses the ability to develop test plans, procedures, and cases to conduct new product validation in Engineering to ensure products meet performance, reliability, safety, regulatory, and customer requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in Linux development environments.
Experience with power electronics and analog sensors.
Experience with the following protocols is a plus: SNMP, MODBUS, DNP3, IEC61850.
Knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts.
Experience taking a design from concept into test execution.

Responsibilities

Participate in the full life cycle of test fixture development including requirement definition, design, implementation, test, and maintenance.
Develop, enhance, and maintain test firmware for system controllers, sensors, and accessories for power systems and battery monitors with embedded microcontrollers.
Develop firmware to help support and execute design verification testing, and system integration to ensure performance and reliability under all operating conditions.
Specify and design production tests and equipment to support the introduction of new products into production.