Senior Firmware Engineer

Date Posted:

2023-01-19

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CADMN: FS Kidde Detector 6901 West 110th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55438 USA

Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions with a world-class, diverse workforce with business segments covering HVAC, refrigeration, and fire and security. We make modern life possible by delivering safer, smarter and more sustainable services that make a difference to people and our planet while revolutionizing industry trends. This is why we come to work every day. Join us and we can make a difference together.

About this role:

Carrier Fire & Security Products is seeking a Senior Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer for its Detector Electronics fire and gas detection business in Bloomington, MN! Det-Tronics has been providing proven flame detection, gas detection, and hazard mitigation systems for high-risk processes and critical industrial operations worldwide since 1973. The company designs, manufactures, and commissions certified SIL 2-capable flame and gas detection solutions. Det-Tronics products carry performance and safety certifications from globally recognized third-party testing agencies and approval bodies.

The Sr. Software Engineer plays a key role in the design and development of embedded firmware and software throughout a product's entire lifecycle. They utilize processes, tools, and metrics to execute DevOps of both software and embedded firmware products.

Key Responsibilities:

Participate in software strategic planning, concept generation, architecture definition and translation to system/subsystem/module requirements for reliable, safe, and sustainable products. Work with Product Owner to flow down technical requirements and associated rationale(s) for regulated electro-mechanical industrial products. Collaborate closely with Hardware engineers to develop strategies for Hardware/Firmware integration and diagnostic coverage. Manage DevOps tools and processes to ensure traceability from requirements to test cases. As part of a project team, utilize Agile methodologies for software/firmware development, with clear communication back to project stakeholders. Comply with development processes, lead technical reviews, and implement source code that meets product requirements, coding standards, and documentation of work deliverables. Work closely with technical and subject matter experts to ensure accurate and complete use case coverage and regulation compliance. Ensure that code is rigorously documented, tested, and controlled. Unit test source code using IDE's, debuggers, emulators, communication analyzers, scopes and logic analyzers. Provide work breakdown plans and task estimates in support of project estimates and management. Use metrics to track and report progress, as well as identify areas for improvement. Support multiple product development programs at a given time. Develop and implement risk mitigating solutions and diagnostic routines.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of experience with software and embedded firmware development (C/C++).
• Must have actively participated in the development of at least one product from inception through market launch.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Possess a thorough knowledge of Embedded System Design for regulated products. High hazard applications (Industrial Life Safety, SIL2) knowledge strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with Agile methodologies and DevOps tools (e.g., Git, Tessy, Coverity, Black Duck).
• Strong communication and writing skills to for collaboration with project stockholders (Product Managers, Customers, and other Engineers).
• Skilled in collaborating with other engineers to distill market needs into defined technical requirements and system/subsystem/module architectures.
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently on assignments to foster continuous improvement of team functions and deliverables.
• Experience across all phases of the program development lifecycle, from requirements capture through design, implementation, and test.
• Experienced with FMEAs and developing control techniques to mitigate risks.
• Self-motivated and demonstrated ability to lead process improvement activities.

Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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