Software Engineer

Job Description

Description:

Design, program, and document software for embedded control systems for commercial cooking appliances. Perform bench and lab testing and qualification of software. Work closely with programmers, interdisciplinary engineering teams, and vendors to bring products to the marketplace.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Develop and maintain various software projects for commercial cooking equipment components while meeting all customer, manufacturing, and agency requirements.
• Perform software verification and validation testing.
• Ensure designs implement proper technologies and techniques.
• Work directly with customers, sales managers, project managers, and internal teams to identify customer requirements, establish design expectations, and meet agreed upon design, performance, and goals for projects.
• Adhere to project timelines to ensure all key deliverables are met.
• Coordinate project activities to complete prototype and field testing in order to mature and validate the design of components and assemblies, and meet customer needs for equipment design.
• Coordinate project activities to ensure smooth release of products into contract manufacturing meeting customer requirements and established timelines.
• Perform risk assessment tests and use results to improve design and reduce risks before reaching manufacturing.
• Contribute to the launch of new programs with manufacturing.
• Write technical papers on significant findings that can be used as a sales training aid, help promote new products, or to be published in technical journals.
• Maintain leading-edge technical proficiency and stay abreast of new trends and scientific developments in fields impacting the computer sciences.
• Work with other departments in obtaining samples and test data. Provide other departments with information needed to prepare catalogs and other sales literature.
• Maintain laboratory notebooks to document the creation and development of new inventions. Prepare invention disclosures, and work with corporate attorneys in researching, writing, and filing patent applications. Take any necessary steps to protect intellectual property.
• Adhere to all departmental and company-wide safety and procedural policies.
  
  

Requirements:

Education And/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Reference “Engineering Technical Ladder” for position levels.
• Proficient skills in the C programming language.
• Experience programming and debugging embedded microcontrollers, both bare metal and with real-time operating systems (RTOS).
• Knowledge of SPI, I2C, serial, and CAN bus communication protocols.
• Knowledge of higher-layer protocols a plus. (ie: TCP/UDP, MODBUS)
• Demonstrable skills in creating formalized specification documentation, program flow charts, and operation manuals.
• Functional knowledge of various electrical engineering principles, including:
• Hardware schematics and datasheets.
• Electrical test equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and data acquisition systems.
• Knowledge of electronic computer-aided design (ECAD) software suites a plus. (ie: OrCAD, Altium)
• Ability to participate and work within multi-disciplinary product development teams.
• A Drug test is a requirement of employment.