Embedded Software Engineer

MSA, The Safety Company$95K — $115K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong background in real-time embedded systems and software design using C/C++.
  • Ability to simplify complex technical information for diverse audiences.
  • Comfortable navigating and thriving within ambiguity and constraints.
  • Proven track record of delivering effective solutions in a collaborative environment.
  • Experience in guiding development teams and mitigating risks in projects.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate in a tech company focused on life-saving products for firefighters and industrial workers.
  • Utilize various technology stacks and engage with a diverse team to influence product direction.
  • Own the delivery quality and translate customer needs into actionable technical implementations.
  • Seek opportunities to enhance products and contribute positively to the community.
  • Enjoy the work-life balance and vibrant culture of Pittsburgh, PA while being part of a global team.

Benefits

  • Work in a meaningful industry contributing to safety and environmental protection.
  • Growth opportunities to advance both your craft and career.
  • Collaborative environment with diverse team members and perspectives.
  • Stability and work/life balance in a vibrant city with plenty of activities.
Full Job Description
Overview

Responsibilities

What you get to do:
  • Join 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
  • Apply your technical capabilities and ability to influence direction and decision-making as you work with a variety of technology stacks and product types with highly engaged team members with different skillsets, backgrounds, roles
    • 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)
  • Own features, own quality of delivery, own the translation of the "why" behind internal/external customer needs into elegant, robust, timely technical implementations
  • Propel your craft and your career forward as you take advantage of opportunities to "make things better" for our products, our people, our communities
  • Enjoy one of America's most livable cities with a multitude of opportunities for indoor/outdoor activities, education, food, sports and culture (Pittsburgh, PA) and the benefits of being part of a global team (Berlin, Germany)

Qualifications

About you:
  • Your mindset is one of personal, team and company growth
  • You embrace complex challenges and drive towards timely resolution that fit the setting, circumstance and people involved
  • You want your work to be meaningful and you want to launch awesome products
  • You're not bothered by different perspectives or approaches and take it as part of shared innovation and creativity fueling the best technical solutions within the given context and bigger picture
  • Working with sophisticated technologies and tools and influencing/enabling team success motivates you
  • You don't mind taking time to share your decision making process and other nuances of embedded systems/software work with junior engineers or others unfamiliar with software
  • You want the excitement of tech, but with stability, work/life balance and in-person interaction

Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
  • Strong proficiency in real-time embedded system and software design/implementation in C/C++
  • Skilled in distilling deeply technical information down to its essence and packaging to gain buy-in for project or design direction (written and verbal)
  • Adaptable mindset that thrives within business, project or technology ambiguity or constraints
    • Agility and creativity in the face of complex challenges to quickly get to best result for the product, for the team, for the company
  • Track record of delivering solutions that work and influencing the entire development process
    • Take various stakeholder input and create or update the architecture or design to efficiently fulfill those needs
    • Own the architecture or design, teach/communicate it to development team, maintain it through selective changes
    • Identify and mitigate risks throughout development and testing of the embedded system/software
    • Guide a team through solution development

Preferred:

  • Proficiency in leading hardware bring-up efforts and diagnosing issues at the board, silicon, and driver layers
    • Experience with wireless communications (BLE, Cellular, etc.)
  • Skills with rapid prototyping, software design patterns, CMake, CI, various software development tools


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 III: 4 years of relevant industry experience minimum
    • Senior: 6 years of relevant industry experience minimum
    • MS degree may be substituted for up to 1 year of relevant experience

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