What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior/Lead Embedded Firmware Engineer - Power Electronics position at Calnetix Technologies?
General Purpose of Job :
Calnetix is a design and manufacturing company that is primarily focused on high-speed permanent magnet synchronous machines, power electronics, magnetic bearings, and associated controls. Candidate will join the engineering team, using our high-speed high power permanent magnet machines, power electronics, and magnetic bearing controllers to change the electric machine industry.
The Lead Embedded Firmware Engineer will be responsible for all aspects of embedded firmware development using NXP, Freescale or equivalent DSP chips for power electronics and motor drive applications
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
- Lead Embedded Firmware development activities in C / C and Assembly languages for permanent magnet motors / generators and power converter control.
- Support and modify existing firmware, or develop new firmware to implement control algorithm such as DC bus voltage control loop, current control loop, grid synchronization for power electronics and motor drive applications.
- Support internal and external software architecture and operation design reviews.
- Generate documentation related to firmware and interfaces with traceability to customer and firmware certification requirements including but not limited to Software Requirements Specification, Software Design Description, Software Verification and Validation Plan, Software Test Plan, Software User Documentation, and Software Quality Assurance Plan
- Perform hands on work encompassing debugging, troubleshooting, and testing of existing and new firmware.
- Develop test plan, perform validation test and ensure compliance to specification.
- Develop and implement firmware lifecycle control process and documentation.
- Provide timely software support for both in-house testing and customer field service support.
- work closely with the hardware and controls teams to architect, implement, test and deploy safety critical software on next generation products as well as existing systems
Required Skills, Experience, Education, and Abilities :
Desired Skills and Experience
Intangibles Sought :
Supervisory Responsibilities :
Technical lead of talented and experienced team of Embedded Firmware Engineers.
Physical Demands / Work Environment :
10% travel may be required.
Salary Range :
Total Compensation $150,000-$220,000 DOE : $140,000-$200,000 DOE Performance Bonus
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned, by their supervisor. Management reserves the right to change, rescind, add or delete the duties and responsibilities of positions within this job classification at any time.
Calnetix is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation and benefits and also states that retaliation against any employee who files a complaint regarding possible violations of this policy will not be tolerated.
Calnetix will not sponsor for immigration, including for H-1B, TN and other non-immigrant Visas, for this role.
Salary : $140,000 - $200,000
