Job Title: Firmware Engineer IV - Clean Energy - Maine or Massachusetts

Company Generac Power Systems

Name Firmware Engineer IV - Clean Energy - Maine or Massachusetts

Req # 59898

Location Bedford CLEAN

Employment Type Full Time

Shift 1st

Join Generac Clean Energy as we drive to build energy solutions for a more resilient, sustainable world.

Generac Clean Energy combines the speed and excitement of a technology startup with the resources and market power of an S&P 500 industry leader. Our careers offer boundless opportunity for energetic, mission-driven applicants who seek challenge and impact in a fast-paced culture of teaching, learning, and professional growth, developing solar+storage products and software for the clean energy revolution.

Generac Clean Energy is looking for a Senior level Firmware Engineer for Product Electronics and Controls (PEC). This individual is responsible for providing electronics hardware, firmware, software and embedded systems engineering input to new product development projects and will need to understand the physics behind the design. The firmware/hardware engineer will be specifically involved in helping the design and development of new controls or algorithms, and system testing both in the lab and on real products.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide new product development support, specific to microprocessors/microcontrollers in the Industrial, Commercial, Residential and/or Retail generator or Power Tool product area including; Creating and maintaining CAD models, drawings, and BOMs, Supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs), Interfacing with internal company personnel, Provide technical support for assigned projects.

• Design of new control algorithms and performing Applications Engineering

• Firmware architecture design;

• Design embedded circuits using microprocessors/microcontrollers

• Design embedded circuits encompassing both analog and digital circuitry

• Design embedded circuits encompassing power electronics

• Create, design and develop test specifications for new systems and firmware/software.

• Conducts and evaluates test specification including testing firmware/hardware

• Verifies accuracy of project documentation, test procedures and manuals

• Use Design for Manufacturability and Design for Test Activities techniques

• Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize basic designs for manufacturability.

• Utilizes simulation tools

• Create and improves schematics using CAD tools

• Create PC based testing tools

• Troubleshoot designs to the component level

• Proactively train, coach and mentor less experienced Engineers

• Participate in design reviews

Minimal Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or directly related Engineering degree

• 7 years of experience with Object Oriented languages: C++,C#, Java

• 7 years of experience with HTML, CSS, Angular, Node (SW)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in RTOS, state machine and algorithm design using the "C" language (firmware position)

• Experience in both analog and digital design utilizing microcontrollers (hardware position)

• Experience of microprocessor hardware interfacing techniques (e.g. IIC, SPIbus, EEprom, etc.)

• Experience in new product design and development

• Experience with schematic capture tools (hardware position)

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Ability to perform detail oriented work with a high degree of accuracy;

• Ability to translate technical information to all audiences;

• Expert level understanding and knowledge of engineering principles;

• Able to solve intermediate engineering problems; good decision-making skills;

• Expert level knowledge of communication protocols/hardware interface;

• Expert level ability to write test firmware to test hardware designs

• Advanced ability to use FMEA/DFMEA tools

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 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, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law."