Software Engineer III

S&C Electric Company • Franklin, WI

3h • Hybrid

About The Position

As an S&C Electric team member, you’ll work on projects that have real-world impact. You’ll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid. Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We’re big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively. Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow’s energy challenges and become an employee-owner! S&C Electric Company is seeking a dynamic individual to support our embedded firmware function. As a Software Engineer III, you’ll be crucial in ensuring smooth operations and supporting our diverse team. S&C Electronics, a global leader for power reliability products is looking for a Software Engineer. Included in this position is the support of intelligent embedded software devices including microprocessor-based switch and fault interrupting controls. Candidates must have a strong background in design and development of embedded software on custom electronics. This hybrid position will be on-site/hybrid at our Franklin office location. Occasional travel (10%) to our other locations (Chicago, or Alameda) may be required for development, system integration/testing, and debugging.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience developing C/C++ firmware applications and device drivers for low power designs.
• BS degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of programming principles in C/C++ and Python.
• Familiarity with real-time operation and low power microprocessor modes.
• Embedded software development experience with and without an operating system.
• Experience with digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Experience working with and writing drivers for common peripherals and interconnects, such as GPIO, I2C, SPI, ADC, DAC, UART, DMA, flash memory.
• Experience with configuration management/process tools: Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket/Git.
• Being a team player is essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Technical leadership abilities with good interpersonal skills.
• Continuous learner and self-starter.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred: electric grid automation and/or control for utility applications, peer-to-peer communications techniques, wired and wireless communications experience (Ethernet, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi).
• Experience with signal processing (FFT, DFT, waveform analysis) and actuator/motor control is a plus.
• Experience with Jenkins and Docker is a plus.
• Experience with embedded Linux, Zephyr, or other real time operating systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design embedded application firmware for microprocessor-based fault interrupting controls.
• Contribute to the development of architecture design, software specifications, project schedules, task and project completion time estimates, and test plans.
• Develop embedded C/C++ firmware for low power designs, including hardware device drivers.
• Develop and support PC-based engineering test tools as needed.
• Create, execute, and automate Unit Tests.
• Review and implement product requirements.
• Participate in Agile scrum meetings and peer reviews of source code.
• Investigate new technologies and create design documents as necessary.
• Collaborate with hardware and test engineers to support verification and validation of products at the module level and system level.
• Work with product management and field services to resolve firmware-related customer issues.

Benefits

• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical & Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account (HSA), Group Life Insurance, optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance, Wellbeing Resources including Employee Assistance Program and Family Forming Benefits (i.e., Adoption and Fertility support)
• Leave Benefits: Vacation Time, Sick Time, Paid Holidays and Company Shutdown days, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves, Paid Parental Time and Military Leave
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KSOP) offering traditional and Roth 401(k) options and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) component; KSOP participants can receive annual ESOP company contributions of over 11% of eligible earnings (3% Core, up to 3.5% Match, Variable Periodic).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees