Acuity · 13 hours ago
Firmware Engineer
Decatur, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
6+ years expAcuity is focused on innovative technologies in life safety products, and they are seeking a Firmware Engineer to lead firmware development from concept through production. The role involves developing quality firmware, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and improving development processes.
ElectronicsLightingManufacturingSmart BuildingSmart Home
Responsibilities
Love to contribute to bringing our technologies, our products & our platforms to the next generation
Keep an open eye for new technology developments in the market & introducing innovative/new technologies in our products and processes
Develop and utilize a deep understanding of Life Safety’s products and the design/implementation factors involved
Serve as the technical backup for the overall SW & FW Team Lead
Set up and maintain build environments, document processes, and testing strategies with the team
Contribute to high team spirit, even or especially when the pressure is on!
Think outside the box and into the future for architecture and feature definition
Define brilliant solutions for complex challenges, including use of modern tools and languages
Stay on top of the code base by performing your share of coding work
Support development of first-class FW development processes consistent with what other groups within the company are using, adapting them to Life Safety’s needs
Support code development consistent with Software Safety requirements identified in UL60730
Bring guidance on tailored agile development using Azure Dev-ops
Continuously look to improve processes related to FW Development, documentation and quality assurance
Qualification
Required
Minimum of a bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent by experience
Minimum of 6 years Embedded Realtime firmware development experience, preferably in C / C++
Strong practical understanding of Object Oriented Design principles
Experience in both low level hardware control and high level RTOS development on ARM
Strong debugging and lab skills, including use of logic/protocol analyzers, DVMs, oscilloscopes, etc
Eager learner (Acuity PDS processes) with a hands-on and challenging attitude
Pro-active result-oriented team player with leadership skills empowering teammates, able to act as sounding board
Strong communication skills in English
Preferred
Experience with unit testing methods and available frameworks
Experience with modern software build environments (eg. Versioning systems, regression test suites, automated builds)
Experience in developing software driven automatic system validation equipment
Experience with Safety Software coding and certification. (UL60730)
Experience with Life Safety code requirements and how the firmware contributes to this certification (UL 924)
Insight into how we might use AI to improve our software processes, code and testing activities to reduce our time to market
Company
Acuity
Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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CEO
Vernon J. Nagel
Executive Chairman
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