Firmware Techlead

Position: Techlead Embedded Firmware Roles and Responsibilities:

• Involvement in the generation of system and sub-system performance specifications, proposals and creation of proof of concept prototypes.
• Lead projects and people directly and indirectly to achieve new product launches on time and within budget.
• Broad experience in developing products that contain mechanical and electromechanical parts, components and devices.
• Ability to generate Pseudo-code for direct translation into microcontrollers.
• Confer with engineers, customers, and others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects and products.
• Design, implement, maintain, and improve equipment, components, products, and systems.
• Direct and coordinate manufacturing, maintenance, support, documentation, and testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications and customer requirements.
• Ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational and safety standards.
• Plan and implement research methodology and procedures to engineering projects.
• Prepare specifications for purchase of materials and equipment.
• Investigate and test vendors' and competitors' products.
• Compile data and write reports regarding existing and potential engineering studies and projects.
• Mentor Engineering and create a stimulating work environment that will foster growth.
• Full lifecycle application development.
• Designing, coding and debugging applications.
• Software analysis, code analysis, requirements analysis, software review, identification of code metrics, system risk analysis, software reliability analysis.
• Object-oriented Design and Analysis (OOA and OOD).
• Understand TCP/IP protocol
• Software modeling and simulation.
• Front end graphical user interface design.
• Software testing and quality assurance.
• Performance tuning, improvement, balancing, usability, automation.
• Support, maintain and document software functionality.
• Integrate software with existing systems.
• Evaluate and identify new technologies for implementation.
• Project Planning and Project Management.
• Maintain standards compliance.

• 12+ years of active experience in Software/Systems Development (embedded software).
• Strong analytic background, with detailed understanding of control algorithms, graphical user interfaces, Digital Control Circuits.
• Desired experience on systems that require understanding of Fluid dynamics, and Thermal Dynamics.
• Demonstrated leadership skills of multidiscipline and functional teams a must, with direct reporting desired.

• Proven track record of New Product development.
• Strong analytical and logical problem solving skills.
• Documented working experience with technical engineering packages.
• Analyzing Information.
• In depth C++ programming skills.
• In depth Microcontroller PIC and ARM programing skills.
• In depth SPI, I2C, RS232, TCP/IP communication protocol
• Knowledge of Assembly language is a plus.
• Hardware/Software debugging.
• Control Theory.
• Equipment Motion control and stabilization.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical publications, professional journals and governmental regulations as appropriate.
• Extensive experience with temperature control, position control, dispensing control.
• Ability to clearly document and explain system implementation and algorithms to non-technical individuals understanding.
• Master’s level understanding of, and experience with, control system theory and implementation.

• Sound judgment.
• High level of creativity and inventiveness.
• Ability to work in both a team and as an individual, under time pressures.
• Convection, conduction, dispensing and vision systems understanding.
• Interaction/synergies available between Electronics, Software and mechanics.
• Motion control development and implementation.