Senior Firmware Engineer

Xylem • Yellow Springs, OH

3d

About The Position

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions. We’re Hiring for a Sr. Firmware Engineer! The Role: Xylem seeks to hire a motivated and experienced Embedded Software Engineer (Firmware Engineer) who will be part of an R&D team responsible for the sustaining engineering of electro-optic and electro-chemical based sensing platforms. Responsible for enhancements, bug fixes and quality issues pertaining to YSI’s products containing embedded firmware. This role reports to the Engineering Manager of Business Continuity and Improvement.

Requirements

• Minimum BS in Computer Engineering with 4+ years of experience.
• Expert knowledge with Embedded C, embedded microcontroller peripheral modules, communication standards, simulation, breakpoints and debugging.
• Knowledge of electrical engineering concepts, including the ability to read a schematic and PCB layout for use during firmware debug sessions.
• Solid communications skills, both verbal and written. Ability to articulate very technical concepts to non-technical team members and ability to mentor others.
• Ability to utilize basic bench-top equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, protocol analyzers or meters during development phases to analyze firmware interaction with hardware.
• Ability to work with a cross-functional R&D/Engineering team.
• Hands on approach – Customer first attitude.
• Ability to work in a product development environment operating under project schedules and timelines.
• Ability to follow company safety guidelines.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of software communication protocols: MODBUS, RS-232, RS-485, and SDI-12.
• Exposure to environmental sensing and/or life science technology is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop microcontroller firmware for YSI’s advanced sensing, logging and telemetry technologies.
• Creation, documentation and implementation of data acquisition, processing, filtering, and communication algorithms to properly collect environmental information.
• Interface with firmware, software and hardware engineers to provide seamless integration of products into larger systems. Attention to speed, power draw and architectural impact to larger systems will be required.
• Interface with product management, sales personnel, and customers to specify product requirements and provide detailed technical assistance.
• Perform product support responsibilities such as maintenance, upgrades, and release and creation of technical and support documentation.
• Generate detailed embedded software requirements specifications from high-level product specifications, then drive the development of the software architecture, design, implementation, integration and testing of firmware applications.
• Candidate will be responsible for planning and estimating his/her work as a part of the project planning process.
• Candidate will participate in a cross functional team-based environment.
• Determine theoretical and practical limitations to sensing specifications through laboratory experimentation and R&D prototype builds.
• Support other members of the R&D development and Manufacturing Engineering teams.
• Evaluate new technologies, methods and products to determine viability for commercialization.
• Ensure that all work is thoroughly documented and organized for future reference. This will include helping to create ECO (Engineering Change Orders)

Benefits

• paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark
• Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Affirmative Action workplace
• reasonable accommodations to enable all employees to perform their essential job functions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees