Embedded Development Engineer IV

We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.

Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.

Generac Clean Energy Systems (GCES) is seeking a Staff Embedded Engineer (Level IV) to contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of the system that orchestrates automated control of all equipment that features in our renewable energy production and storage solutions deployed to residential sites.

This critical, highly visible system services a wide variety of stakeholders, both internal and external to GCES, and ensures that change management among stakeholder expectations are resolved in a transparent manner that never comprises site integrity or customer safety.

This role is located at the Center of Excellence in Reno, NV. This is an on-site role, with reasonable flexibility.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the definition and implementation of software quality standards on an embedded system
• Create comprehensive testing strategies including unit, integration, system, and acceptance testing
• Develop and maintain a suite of regression tests to ensure new changes will not negatively impact existing functionality
• Define the automated and manual set of tests to cover the happy and alternate paths
• Foster a culture of quality and mentor junior engineers
• Work independently and or work with cross functional teams such as other firmware teams and contractors and has demonstrated experience developing requirements
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering or a related discipline
• 6 years of embedded development experience and testing experience
• Experience leading design and implementation of software applications in a professional context. Familiarity with device firmware application using Rust or C or C ,
• Experience writing automated unit and system/end-to-end tests in a professional context working with Python
• Familiarity with continuous integration and related technologies (e.g. CircleCI or Jenkins
  
  
  

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”