As an intelligent power management company, Eaton is fully engaged in our digital transformation to improve our internal business processes and to reach and serve our customers better and provide them with new value. We are reshaping the way we think and work – leveraging digital tools and technologies to accelerate our transformation and instilling a digital mindset from the ground up.

Eaton is currently seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to join our team based in Rockville, MD or Plymouth, MN. Hybrid work available!

Eaton provides a competitive total rewards package commensurate with applicable skills, knowledge, and experience.   

At Eaton, we know that good benefit plans are important to employees and their families.  In addition to a competitive base salary, Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits as well as some of the following perks:

• Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites)
• Tuition assistance or financial help for ongoing learning and development
• Donation matching (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico) 

Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits at a Glance.

In this role as a Sr. Firmware Engineer, you will develop next generation technology solutions to enable the smart grid to become smarter!  You will be a member of a dynamic, experienced team who can help design, implement, and test smart algorithms and controls for our exciting digital devices. In this role you will:

• Participate in all phases of the product development lifecycle to ensure quality and reliability
• Design, implement, and test software for RF network, control algorithms, embedded drivers, protocols, and communication technologies
• Develop supporting engineering documentation including software requirements specifications, design documentation and design verification test plans
• Estimate workload, establish and maintain project schedules and monitor progress through the project execution phases.
• Ensure the product specifications are complete, accurate and achievable.
• Conduct root cause analyses and provide solutions for software problems
• Collaborate with external and internal customers including training.
• Communication with the cross functional team to ensure schedule, cost and performance alignment.

Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in embedded software development in C, C# and/or C++
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position.  Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Plymouth, MN or Rockville, MD will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Electrical, Electronics, Computer, or Software Engineering from an accredited institution
• Experience in developing RF networking technologies including WiFi, Bluetooth/BLE, Cellular
• Knowledge of networking protocols and OSI model
• Experience in Agile design methodologies
• Familiarity with software configuration and change management processes and tools (SVN, Git, Jira, etc.)
• Experience developing solutions utilizing ARM Cortex processors
• Experience working with Real Time Operating Systems
• Working knowledge of shell scripts and python