Embedded Software Engineer I/II, Fire Service

MSA, The Safety Company$70K — $95K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
  • 0-2 years of relevant industry experience depending on career level
  • Strong technical skills in software design and implementation
  • Understanding of the software lifecycle and development challenges
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, presentation)
  • Familiarity with modern software development tools and languages like C/C++/Python
  • Preferred experience with embedded Linux and hardware interfacing

Responsibilities

  • Work on tech solutions that protect firefighters and industrial workers, enriching lives daily
  • Enhance your skills in embedded software engineering while delivering value
  • Collaborate with a diverse, skilled team using various technology stacks
  • Engage in projects involving cutting-edge technologies like thermal imaging and sensors
  • Translate user needs into technical solutions through problem-solving
  • Contribute to the development of IoT products with both wired and wireless capabilities
  • Focus on safety-critical software development across different applications

Benefits

  • Opportunity to grow in a meaningful role focused on life-saving technologies
  • Collaboration with a highly skilled and engaged global team
  • Experience with diverse technologies in a dynamic work environment
  • Stability and work/life balance in a tech-forward city
  • In-person interaction with colleagues in a culturally rich location
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

What you get to do:
  • Work for a tech company that makes solutions and products that directly protect and save lives of firefighters and industrial workers around the world everyday, as well as the environment
  • Grow in your craft, your career and the discipline of embedded software engineering while simultaneously delivering tangible and recognized value to internal and external customers
  • Gain experience on a variety of technology stacks and product types as part of a highly engaged, highly skilled team that spans different skillsets, backgrounds, roles and global locations
    • Firefighter equipment, gas detectors and industrial worker gear with various sensor technologies (e.g. thermal imaging, environmental sensing, location, infrared/lasers)
    • IoT style ecosystem of physical/digital products with wireless and wired connectivity (e.g. AWS, cellular, GNSS, BLE)
    • Safety critical software (SIL, security)
  • Understand the "why" behind customer needs and connect that to deeply technical, hardware/software-based problem solving approaches on a day-to-day basis

Qualifications

About you:
  • Your mindset is one of personal, team and company growth
  • You want your work to be meaningful and you want to launch awesome products
  • You don't like doing the same thing over and over, you want to be challenged and to make a difference
  • You value understanding the context and big picture while focusing on and working through the details of technical solutions
  • You're motivated to help others and to be helped by others as part of reaching larger goals together
  • You like active, growing cities with lots of history/culture/tech like Pittsburgh, PA USA being part of a global team
  • You want the excitement of tech, but with stability, work/life balance and in-person interaction

Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
  • Understanding of the software lifecycle and the challenges and complexities that arise during a typical development cycle
  • Strong technical skills in designing and implementing software that fits the need, including within the constraints of hardware
  • Ability to communicate well - verbal, written, presentation
  • Skilled in modern software development and/or quality (git, C/C++/Python, CMake, unit testing, static analysis, automated integration testing, interface simulators, build/release)

Preferred:
  • Experience with:
    • Rapid prototyping
    • Embedded Linux based platforms
    • Hardware and communication interfaces

Education and Experience Required:
  • BSCE, BSEE or relevant technical discipline, preferably from an ABET or similarly accredited program
  • This position is available at two different career levels based upon experience and education:
    • Staff I: 0 years of relevant industry experience minimum
    • Staff II: 2 years of relevant industry experience minimum
    • MS degree may be substituted for up to 1 year of relevant experience


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