Staff Engineer, Firmware Development Staff Engineer, Firmware Development

Landis+Gyr•Milton, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At Landis+Gyr, we don’t just manage energy—we lead the transformation toward a smarter and more sustainable energy future. With a net revenue of USD 1.73 billion in FY 2024, and a presence in over 30 countries across five continents, Landis+Gyr empowers utilities and consumers to optimize energy usage through advanced metering, grid-edge intelligence, and powerful data analytics. Today, our global team of about 6,300 professionals is shaping the digital energy era—developing innovative technologies that support decarbonization, grid modernization, and real-time energy insights. Our record USD 4.6 billion order backlog and strong book-to-bill ratio reflect long-term confidence in our mission and solutions. Join us at Landis+Gyr, where we manage energy better!

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related field plus five (5) years of experience in the job offered or five (5) years of software development experience.
Five (5) years of firmware development for an embedded system.
Five (5) years of solid-state water meter (encoder) or Meter Reader development system experience.
Five (5) years of AMI and Smart Grid Systems and Solutions experience.
Five (5) years of automated testing and tools experience.
Five (5) years of creating test automation frameworks experience.
Five (5) years of programming with C/C++ experience.
Two (2) years of development using embedded RTOS.
Two (2) years of development using Source Code Control tools.
Two (2) years of development using IAR.
Two (2) years of interfacing to serial ports, A/D and D/A converters, and RAM/Flash memories.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of firmware components for the Engineering organization.
Lead and collaborate with engineers to design, plan, develop, and maintain embedded firmware components for the Firmware Engineering team.
Serve as the technical lead for larger projects, establishing technical direction and monitoring project management metrics.
Provide leadership in design, development, documentation, and unit testing.
Develop specifications, including functional requirements, detailed design, code, and test procedures as part of an agile and iterative SDP team.
Identify technical areas for improvement and make detailed business cases for new areas of opportunity within the company’s firmware products.
Provide support, troubleshoot, and resolve sustaining issues with high quality output and develop and unit test features in the company’s software products.
Conduct code reviews with the team to improve compliance with established best practices and coding standards and provide detailed and accurate estimates for code development efforts.
Optimize code to meet embedded constraints (RAM, ROM, and processor time) and utilize component datasheets, such as non-volatile memory devices, microcontrollers, and DSP’s.
Use emulators, oscilloscopes, and various other firmware and software testing equipment and apply knowledge of C and assembly programming, debugging, and scripting languages.
Work with various software packages such as revision control and issue tracking to ensure on-time delivery and quality adherence for all firmware development projects.