Job description – Senior Firmware architect

Schneider Electric - Digital Power is looking for a Firmware Architect knowledgeable in embedded product development. She/He will be owning the firmware architecture of a range of Metering products while working with other experts in the domain. Direct experience in product development is essential and background in Agile methodology is a plus.

Responsibilities

·  Develop product firmware architectures for new product development

·  Work with other architects to ensure the development of best possible future proof product architectures to meet the cost, time, quality and business needs

·  Represent the team in technical discussions with other project stakeholders and other technical teams across the organization

·  Foster innovation by leading by example

·  Develop deep understanding of existing product architectures

·  Lead Cybersecurity topics for the development site

·  Responsible for resolution of field issues that need product expertise

·  Guide the team on technical topics in areas of expertise.

·  Collaborate with internal and external teams to bring in best Engineering practices and processes.

·  As a leader, responsible to drive cross team transformations aimed at continuous improvement of the entire reporting organization.

·  Lead by example and continue the Digital transformation of the team with specific focus on Agile, System Engineering, DevOps and optimized processes and methods.

Qualifications

Relevant Bachelors / Master degree

Required Experience

·  Experience of working on Embedded C, C

·  Experience of developing firmware architectures for Embedded products

·  Experience of developing Firmware for Controllers / Processors

·  Expertise in Ethernet and Internet Communication Protocol

·  Knowledge on different industrial communication protocols (MODBUS, Ethernet, IEC 61850, BACnet, etc.)

·  Experience of implementing MAC-PHY protocols

·  Experience of developing products in Linux / RTOS Environment

·  Experience in Secure Software development

·  Experience in Security Algorithms & Protocols (nice to have)

·  Experience in Code Repository Management ( GIT, SVN  or equivalent)

·  Expertise in Code Quality Tools, Static code analysis, Code Coverage

·  Exposure to full lifecycle of FW DevOps (nice to have)

·  Strong analytical and problem solving skills

·  Working experience with Electrical / Electronic / Energy management products or solutions (10-15 years) (nice to have)

·  Strong understanding of elements of embedded product development (Hardware, Firmware, Testing, Certification, etc.) (nice to have)

·  Good understanding of product development life cycle (Agile methodology, Safety reviews, Quality gates, etc)

·  Experience of leading/mentoring projects in an embedded product development environment

·  Demonstrated working experience with multi sited teams in different time zones & experienced with knowledge transfer process

·  Results oriented team player. Ready to own responsibility & be self-motivated

·  Excellent oral & written communication in English

·  Team player – should be able to work closely with leads, peer groups, architects and design teams