Firmware Engineering

Schneider Electric is looking for a Principal Technical Expert - Embedded Firmware for Battery Management Systems BMS Battery Packs for its Energy Storage Center of Excellence CoE SE s Energy Storage CoE enables company s growth through the development of innovative energy storage products that are battery technology-agnostic scalable cost-effective and manufacturable Incumbent will be responsible for - Embedded Firmware design and development for Battery Management Systems for UPS and Storage applications - Design development testing debugging documenting and launch to mass production BMS Battery Packs that meet regulatory and safety standards and reliability requirements - Play the role of technical lead for given project scope and thus coordinate with different stakeholders both technical and project management - Technically lead the project in terms of requirement clarifications prioritization of technical activities design reviews code reviews test plan reviews and guidance for testing - Handle the release activities configuration management issue tracking and closure - Act as technical SPOC for project specific reviews safety cybersecurity stage gate regulatory - Work with respective hardware lead s and other sub-system technical leads to ensure proper integration and functionality Competencies Responsibilities - Execute firmware related activities for the product which covers but not limited to following aspects - Requirement elicitation and documentation - Document firmware designs using Flowcharts State Machine diagrams Sequence Diagrams and others - Implementation of code related to identified design - Unit testing of the developed code - Integration testing of FW with HW on bench battery pack - Analysis and issue resolution of defects detected as part of unit testing DVT production and or field - Documentation of FW test specification and reports - Reviews - Work closely with peer FW engineers FW architect and HW engineers to bring up boards or support in HW validation - Derive and review test plans test cases for DVP integration tests - Follow AGILE principles for fast and efficient firmware development - Ensure firmware configuration management and issue tracking closure - Technical reviews architecture design code test plan test reports release notes - Bring out the best practices for firmware development and adapt continuous improvement processes Whom do you work with - FW and HW leads team members - V V engineers - Project Manager - External teams customers vendors validation agencies KEY CONSIDERATIONS - Customer first attitude - Act with Speed - Obsessed with Innovation - Learn Everyday Qualifications - BS or higher in Electronics Electrical Computer Science Engineering with practical experience - Strong software fundamentals including architectural design algorithm development data structures code modularity maintainability debugging - 15 years of experience in embedded product development specifically FW Responsibilities - Execute firmware related activities for the product which covers but not limited to following aspects - Requirement elicitation and documentation - Document firmware designs using Flowcharts State Machine diagrams Sequence Diagrams and others - Implementation of code related to identified design - Unit testing of the developed code - Integration testing of FW with HW on bench battery pack - Analysis and issue resolution of defects detected as part of unit testing DVT production and or field - Documentation of FW test specification and reports - Reviews - Work closely with peer FW engineers FW architect and HW engineers to bring up boards or support in HW validation - Derive and review test plans test cases for DVP integration tests - Follow AGILE principles for fast and efficient firmware development - Ensure firmware configuration management and issue tracking closure - Technical reviews architecture design code test plan test reports release notes - Bring out the best practices for firmware development and adapt continuous improvement processes Nice-to-have requirements - Has worked on the design of Battery Management Systems HW FW - Knowledge of cybersecurity standards e g IEC62443 - Experience with FW signing cryptographic algorithm usage - Scripting experience using Python Shell others - Knowledge Practical experience with Functional Safety design and implementation ISO26262 IEC61508 - Familiar with typical firmware development environment IDE code editors configuration management unit testing debuggers - Preferable with a master s degree in embedded systems or related field - Detail-oriented organized deadline-driven - Demonstrated excellence in analytic strategic and critical thinking - Strong communication skills - Being able to think out of the box - Demonstrated ability to drive issue resolution with speed - Able to manage competing priorities and deadlines - Experience working with diverse global team members - Any prior experience as Technical Lead leading at least 2 3 members technically Looking to make an IMPACT with your career When you are thinking about joining a new team culture matters At Schneider Electric our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success We believe that our IMPACT values - 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