Sr. Firmware Engineer

Job Description

Who Are We:

Brady Corporation is an international manufacturer and marketer of complete solutions that identify and protect people, products and places. Brady's products help customers increase safety, security, productivity and performance and include high-performance labels, signs, safety devices, printing systems and software. Founded in 1914, the Company has a diverse customer base in electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing, electrical, construction, medical, aerospace and a variety of other industries. Brady is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and as of July 31, 2022, employed approximately 5,700 people in its worldwide businesses. Brady's fiscal 2022 sales were approximately $1.30 billion. Brady stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BRC. More information is available on the Internet at www.bradyid.com.

Brady offers a hybrid work option that allows for both personal flexibility and in person collaboration to deliver the greatest outcomes for our people and customers. This option is a mix of in the office and one offsite day which is pre-determined based on role and function.

What We Need:

The Senior Firmware Engineer is responsible for designing and writing high quality code to support the development of Brady's hardware products. The engineer will need to read schematics, read datasheets, and utilize both hardware and software debugging tools in order to complete projects. The engineer is expected to participate in the designing of solutions that meet customer needs, document the design, write clear concise code, comment code as appropriate, and create documentation outlining code functionality. All engineers are required to follow Brady's development process which includes our iterative development process. The Senior Firmware Engineer will be responsible for managing the development of large modules as part of a development team.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Design, develop, and document modules as part of firmware projects and lead small firmware projects.
• Work with Electrical and Mechanical Engineers to develop firmware modules and small complete projects.
• Utilize C++ and object oriented coding techniques, follow coding standards, and follow standard development best practices.
• Read schematics, utilize oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other test equipment in the development and debugging of firmware designs.
• Analyze electrical designs to make sure they meet firmware needs for products.
• Work with Brady's User Experience team to develop UI on embedded devices.
• Setup and use software code debuggers for specific processors and development environments used in Brady printers.
• Direct internal and external resources in firmware development to deliver assigned modules.
• Make technology selections for assigned modules that support the overall architecture goals of the organization.
• Design, develop, and document small modules as part of firmware projects.
• Time estimate coding efforts for assigned deliverables.

What You'll Need To Be Successful:

• Minimum degree in Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience
• Experience developing software for embedded operating systems such as Windows CE / Embedded Compact, QNX Neutrino, Micrium μC/OS, etc. on target hardware
• Demonstrated experience with C++
• Demonstrated knowledge of Object Oriented Analysis and Design

Desired Characteristics: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of .net and C# programming
• Knowledge of C++11 or higher
• Knowledge of Qt / QML, or Peg+
• Knowledge and experience with creating and reading UML models

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