Engineer III, Embedded Software
About The Position
The Engineer III, Embedded Software is part of the Engineering team and works in a hybrid arrangement, three days a week in Towson, Maryland. The role designs and develops electronic firmware and specifications for power tools, including brushless DC motor controls, lithium-ion battery management systems, and battery chargers. It implements and validates electronic designs through software development, testing, and simulation, and develops software verification and validation procedures using unit and integration tests. The engineer provides leadership in achieving cost, performance, and quality objectives for related electronic systems, components, and subassemblies. The role develops solutions to electronic-system issues as part of a larger team, maintains documentation, translates customer requirements into software specifications, and contributes to cross-functional teamwork. Travel may be required to work with overseas electronic contract manufacturers and provide technical direction for quality electronics assemblies used in tool production. The engineer manages multiple unrelated objectives concurrently.
Requirements
- BSEE, BSCS, BSCE, or equivalent four-year degree from an accredited computer or electrical engineering college.
- At least 3 years of experience developing embedded software for consumer and/or industrial products.
- Knowledge of developing embedded software in C for 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers.
- Understanding of common microcontroller peripherals such as timers, GPIO, watchdog, ADC, UART, and DMA.
- Strong understanding of embedded software concepts, including real-time processing, process scheduling, cooperative multitasking, interrupt processing, race conditions, and RTOS.
- Familiarity with software development processes and controls, including static analysis, distributed version control, unit testing, and bug tracking.
- Experience with debugging using an in-circuit debugger or other means.
- Ability to discover and implement creative or innovative ideas and inspire others to do so.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to influence the organization and communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
- High level of integrity in all aspects of work.
- Ability to accomplish unrelated objectives concurrently.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with ARM architectures.
- Experience with assembly language coding.
- Familiarity with closed-loop control and feedback systems, lithium-ion battery-powered systems, and/or common motor-control techniques, including sensored and sensorless trapezoidal control.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop electronic firmware and specifications for power tools, including brushless DC motor controls, Li-Ion battery management systems, and battery chargers.
- Implement and validate electronic designs through software development, testing, and simulation.
- Develop software verification and validation procedures using unit and integration tests.
- Provide leadership in achieving cost, performance, and quality objectives for related electronic systems, components, and sub-assemblies.
- Develop solutions for electronic system-related issues as part of a larger team.
- Maintain appropriate documentation for work performed.
- Translate customer requirements into software specifications.
- Contribute to cross-functional teamwork.
- Travel as needed to interface with overseas electronic contract manufacturers and provide technical direction supporting quality electronics assemblies for tool production.
- Manage multiple unrelated objectives concurrently.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability benefits
- 401(k)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and personal days
- Tuition reimbursement
- Wellness program
- Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and partner programs
- Access to learning resources, including a digital learning portal, Lean Academy, and online university
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
