Job OverviewHubbell Utility Solutions is seeking a Staff Engineer (10+ years experience) to join our Engineering Enablement team - a cross-functional group whose product is the productivity of every engineer in the organization.
This team operates on a model widely adopted across the industry (Platform Engineering / DevEx): instead of every product team solving common infrastructure challenges independently, we build shared capabilities once and continuously improve them for everyone.In this role, you will design and build the 'golden paths' engineers use every day - the fastest, safest, and most reliable way to build, test, and release embedded products. These are not documents - they are working systems: CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, test infrastructure, and developer workflows. You will work at the intersection of embedded firmware, Python-based automation, Azure DevOps platform engineering, and real hardware validation - helping transform how engineering is performed across the organization.
#LI-SL1
A Day In The LifeEvery day at Hubbell is different and you'll contribute in many ways. On any given day, you'll make a difference by:
- Most engineering roles focus on building a single product. This role focuses on building the systems that make every product team faster.
- You will shape how firmware is built, tested, and released across the organization, creating shared infrastructure used by multiple teams. This is the same pattern used by leading technology companies and is commonly referred to as Platform Engineering or Developer Experience (DevEx).
- This role offers outsized technical impact: instead of improving one system, your work improves the productivity, reliability, and velocity of the entire engineering organization.
What you will build
Golden Paths for Engineering
• Design and implement end-to-end CI/CD systems for embedded firmware - from commit to release
• Build reusable pipeline templates and automation frameworks used across multiple product teams
• Create onboarding and self-service systems that reduce setup time and improve consistency
Engineering Infrastructure as a Product
• Treat CI/CD pipelines and engineering tooling as product-grade systems - reliable, observable, and continuously improved
• Integrate build, test, security, signing, and release into seamless workflows
• Define and evolve standard patterns that become the easiest and best way to work
Embedded + Automation Systems
• Automate build, flash, and validation workflows involving embedded toolchains and real hardware
• Integrate hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and CI systems
Developer Experience (DevEx) Engineering
• Measure and improve build reliability, speed, and usability
• Reduce friction across firmware, test, and systems engineering workflows
• Partner with engineers to identify pain points and convert them into scalable solutions
Tools and Technologies
Azure DevOps (Pipelines, Repos, Artifacts) • Python • Git • YAML pipelines • Embedded toolchains (IAR, Simplicity Studio, or similar) • Build systems (C/C++) • Test automation frameworks • Hardware-in-the-loop systems • DevSecOps tools (SAST, SCA, code signing)
What will help you thrive in this role?Core Skills
• Strong Python development for building automation, tooling, and engineering systems
• Experience architecting CI/CD systems (Azure DevOps preferred)
• Deep understanding of build systems, version control, and release workflows
Embedded Systems
• Experience with firmware development or embedded build systems
• Comfortable working at the boundary between software and hardware
Experience Level
• 10+ years in software engineering, firmware development, platform engineering, or similar
• Demonstrated ownership of complex systems used by other engineers
Mindset
• Treat infrastructure and tooling as a product
• Focus on usability, reliability, and long-term maintainability
• Motivated by solving problems that impact entire organizations
Nice to Have
• Experience with Azure DevOps ecosystems
• Familiarity with test automation and hardware-in-the-loop systems
• Experience integrating security/scanning tools into pipelines
Growth Path
This role is designed as a high-impact technical leadership position. As the Engineering Enablement function matures, this role may evolve into broader platform ownership, architectural leadership, or domain-focused technical strategy roles.
