Firmware Engineer III

Overview

Senior firmware engineer role owning firmware implementation, validation and ongoing fleet improvements for connected residential home energy interconnect and control products.

What you'll do

• Develop control firmware for home interconnect and control devices.
• Contribute to firmware and system architecture across controls, communications and device connectivity, partnering closely with electronics and hardware teams.
• Develop, enhance and debug new and existing real-time firmware in C and C++.
• Deliver high-quality code in a real-time embedded environment.
• Investigate field issues on connected devices using Generac's platform and field-investigation tools to collect and analyze data, reproduce problems, determine root cause, and deliver firmware updates that resolve them across the fleet.
• Drive firmware development for performance, scalability, robustness and tight integration with the hardware.
• Perform hands-on hardware bring-up, and build and execute component validation to deliver robust, functional code.

What you'll need

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or proof of exceptional skills in related fields with practical firmware engineering experience.
• At least 5 years of relevant firmware engineering experience.
• Experience developing firmware for connected or networked embedded products, including remote diagnostics, telemetry, and over-the-air firmware updates.
• Capable of delivering top quality C/C++ code in a real-time embedded environment.
• Excellent software fundamentals including architectural design, algorithm development, data structures, code modularity and maintainability.
• Multithreaded and RTOS experience.
• Validation mindset, as developers participate significantly in firmware testing.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate complex technical concepts.
• Engaged, proactive and positive approach to challenging tasks, owning assignments, and accountability for personal and team success.

Nice to have

• Experience with communication interfaces on embedded systems such as RS-485, CAN, SPI, I2C, and cellular/wireless connectivity.
• Test driven development experience using unit testing, software in the loop, or hardware in the loop methodologies.
• Familiarity with software testing libraries including Unity and CMock.
• Familiarity with electrical test tools like scopes, meters, and power supplies.
• Experience with low-level peripherals (ADC, PWM, timers, GPIO) and time-critical control code.
• Power electronics or power conversion experience (inverters, DC-DC, power management).
• Experience in developing embedded software compliant to formal safety certification processes such as UL1998 or similar.
• Python or Rust experience for supporting tools and data analysis.

Details

• Location: Pune, India.