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Vertiv · 2 days ago

Sr. Firmware Engineer (Thermal Controls)

Westerville, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Vertiv is a global critical infrastructure and data center technology company seeking a Sr. Firmware Engineer to support their thermal control applications and platform. The role involves designing and maintaining control platforms, managing projects, and leading product testing efforts.

Data CenterInformation TechnologyIT InfrastructureTelecommunications

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Controls and Platform Development: Design, maintain, and evolve abstracted control platform to support thermal unit firmware involving PID control loops and device interactions

Requirements analysis: Requirements gathering, use case analysis, device and application prototyping, customer/customer-liaison engagement

Project management: Project planning, task estimation, software metrics collection, version control

Full lifecycle software application development: Design, programming, debugging, peer review, unit testing, performance tuning, integration

Documentation: Program commentary, user guides for service and troubleshooting

Product testing: Unit testing, bench testing, system integration testing, and field test support

Leadership: Effective team member and/or technical leadership, consistent positive attitude, creativity

Hardware development support: Software/firmware support for hardware development and testing

Other tasks and activities as required by management

Qualification

Linux-based firmware developmentC++ programmingEmbedded LinuxHVAC knowledgeCommunication protocolsReal-time operating systemsPythonBash ShellGitLabMatlabFlownex

Required

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent with strong emphasis on software: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering

7+ years of experience with Linux-based controls firmware development and testing

5+ years of experience abstracting and using C++ programming language

Fluency in English

Embedded Linux control firmware experience using object-oriented languages primarily C++

Abstracting analog and digital IO interactions

Near real time control algorithms and device communications with serial, RS485, Modbus, and CANbus

HVAC specific experience a plus

Languages: C++, C, Python, Bash Shell

Communication protocols: RS-232/485, Modbus, CANbus, I2C, SPI

Operating systems: embedded Linux and real-time operating systems (FreeRTOS)

Platforms: TI SoC, ARM, x86

Tools: VS Code and Docker