Senior Firmware / Embedded Software Engineer

Company Description

The Communications Systems Division of Bosch Security Systems is headquartered in Burnsville, Minnesota. Our product segments include Critical Communications Systems, Pro Sound, and Public Address & Conferencing. With our premium brands: Bosch, Dynacord, Electro-Voice, RTS and Telex, we provide solutions that reflect our brand values for audio quality, and innovation. The company’s broad portfolio of products and systems are used by government agencies, hospitals, critical infrastructure facilities, broadcast TV stations, cable head end stations, electronic media campuses, mobile sports production truck companies and in many other commercial and industrial environments throughout the country.

Job Description

• Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization is not available. This role is hybrid at the Burnsville MN office.
  
  

Do you have a background in software/firmware development? Are you an innovative thinker with software development lifecycle experience? Join our team in Burnsville, MN as a Software Systems Architect/Developer and turn ideas into implementations.

As a Senior Firmware / Embedded Software Engineer

• Experience developing in real-time operating systems (RTOS), such as RT-Linux, TI-RTOS, and Micrium μc/OS, including understanding of tasks, scheduling, priorities, and messaging.
• Develop embedded software / firmware, supporting software architectural design efforts and implementing software to according to requirements.
• Document the design of software and test systems.
• Determine and document appropriate software development and test methodologies.
• Provide input and technical oversight as a consumer of software produced by internal and external teams.
• Provide field application support as needed to customers and Bosch field support staff.
• Engage with project management on schedule development including but not limited to creating estimates for product management, evaluating risks and opportunities that affect development plans, and working with stakeholders of software to support integration planning.
• Work closely with product management, customers, operations, and other stakeholders to develop and articulate product and system strategies, co-develop technology and product roadmaps, and decompose customer and business needs into technical requirements.
• Work with vendors, providing technical inputs, co-developing technical strategies, and assisting in defining scope of work.
• Mentor software engineers to grow domain and technology knowledge.
• Support the software lifecycle development process including creating & reviewing technical requirements from stakeholder requirements, capturing design inputs, design creation, testing, and continuation support.
• Act as a problem solver and an innovative thinker, developing a working knowledge of broadcast media and communication technologies and use cases.
• Survey technologies relevant to the broadcast media and communication technologies application space and perform technology exploration and prototyping.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field.
• 8 to 12 years embedded software / firmware development experience preferred.
• Master’s or PhD degree, generally 5 years embedded software / firmware development experience.
• Must demonstrate high proficiency developing products on embedded hardware platforms in a professional environment.
• Experienced in most stages of the software development lifecycle process: design input gathering and refinement, design and development, verification, manufacturing deployment and continuation.
• Experience with source code control (Git, Mercurial).
• Experience planning and executing the development effort of a component or capability for customers/users.
• Preferred prior experience leading software development projects.
• Preferred prior experience writing automated tests.
• Knowledge Required:
• Advanced C/C proficiency in an embedded, real-time environment
• Preferred knowledge of Python, especially in automated test environments
• Knowledge of design patterns and solutions for common programming challenges in both high and low level languages.
• Working knowledge of real-time firmware environments and development methodologies to support real-time processes and the optimization of performance.
• Location
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Hybrid onsite approximately 3 days/week, onsite work will vary by project need.
• Ability to travel approximately up to 5% of working time to provide customer support, manufacturing support, as it relates to software etc.
• Skills
• Ability to lead software development efforts ranging from a software component or capability up to a technology development or product development effort
  

Desired Or Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with developing software for Microsoft Windows
• Preferred: experience with Azure DevOps. Acceptable: similar tools used in agile environments such as Jira or Github.
• Preferred Microsoft Windows application development and prior MFC experience
• Strong technical communication skills including an ability to justify design decisions, document architecture, communicate direction, and an ability to present technology direction to Business Unit Senior Management
• Preferred deep knowledge of IT architectures and systems or in the development of equipment to work in an Enterprise IT infrastructure
• Experience in developing software for real-time digital audio applications
• Experience developing graphical user interfaces preferred
• Experience with one or more software operating systems/platforms
• Understanding of modular and scalar software development
• Provide input into intellectual property development
• Familiarity with a variety of software development platforms, environments, development and test tools
• Experience working with a variety of protocols and interfaces such as I2S, I2C, SPI, Ethernet TCP/IP, A/D & D/A
• Communication systems, audio routing, networking, NMOS
• Experience with digital audio formats: VOIP, Dante, OMNEO, ST-2110-30
• GUI design/development, graphic bitmap/icon formats, font formats
• Familiarity with digital broadcast environments, live media production
• Microsoft Visual Studio, GCC, IAR Embedded Workbench, TI Code Composer Studio
• Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams
• Bug tracking, test specifications, system requirement specifications.
• Ability to effectively and efficiently manage time across multiple projects, research, and support activities in scenarios as a sole contributor and as a leader of other engineers and interns
  
  

Desired Experience And Recommended Qualifications

• Experience with source code control (Git, Mercurial)
• Experience with Azure DevOps
• Microsoft Windows and MFC experience
• GUI design/development, graphic bitmap/icon formats, font formats
• Strong technical communication skills including an ability to justify design decisions, document architecture, communicate direction, ability to present technology direction to Business Unit Senior Management
• Experience in developing software for real-time digital audio applications
• Communication systems, audio routing, networking, NMOS
• Experience with digital audio formats: VOIP, Dante, ST-2110-30
• Broadcast environments, live Media production
• Microsoft Visual Studio, GCC, IAR Embedded Workbench, TI Code Composer Studio
• Bug tracking, test specifications, system requirement specifications
  
  

Additional Information

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
• By choice, we are committed to a diverse workforce - EOE/Protected Veteran/Disabled.
• BOSCH is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Initiatives: FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) and AWIM (A World In Motion)
• Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization is not available.