Embedded Software Principal Engineer in Towson, Maryland

Make A Difference For Those Who Make The World™

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of nearly 60,000+ professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, CUB CADET, STANLEY and BLACK+DECKER.

Summary: 
A Embedded Software Principal Engineer is an integral part of our Electronics & Electrical Systems product development organization. This position supports our Power Tools Group (PTG) based in Towson, MD.  This position involves working closely with several other teams including Marketing, Manufacturing, Quality, Reliability and Regulatory. The ideal candidate will be a self-starting individual with experience in low-level embedded firmware design and a passion for problem solving, debugging, and helping others.

Job Specifications:

• Design and develop power electronic firmware and specifications for BLDC motor controls for power tools, li-ion battery management, chargers.
• Develop and commercialize sensored and sensorless motor control algorithms for power tool applications
• Implement and validate electronic designs through software development, test, and simulation. 
• Develop solutions for electronic system related issues as an integral member of a larger team.
• Provide leadership in achieving cost, performance and quality objectives of all related electronic systems, components, and sub-assemblies.
• Develop software verification and validation procedures using unit and integration tests.
• Maintain appropriate documentation for work performed.
• Translate customer requirements into software specifications.
• Translate high-level goals and requirements into individual work items.
• Develop and maintain a schedule to track progress in fulfilling an objective within a deadline.
• Effectively summarize information about an objective and communicate it to others.
• Embrace cross functional teamwork.
• Training and mentoring junior team members
• Participate in Peer Design and Code Reviews

Employee Specifications:

• BSEE, BSCS, BSCE or equivalent (4 years) from accredited computer/electrical engineering college
• Work experience of 12+ years with electronics, software development, and embedded firmware.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in embedded system (bare metal) design
• Strong and proven experience with common motor control techniques, including sensored and sensorless trapezoidal control.
• Strong and proven experience with closed loop control and feedback systems for AC and BLDC motors
• Extensive knowledge of developing embedded 8bit/16bit/32bit microcontrollers in C, C++, or ASM. Experience with ARM architectures preferred.  Experience with assembly language coding is a plus.
• Experience with lithium ion battery powered systems.
• Understanding of common microcontroller peripherals such as: timers, GPIO, watchdog, ADC, UART, DMA.
• Strong understanding of embedded software concepts, including: hard real time processing, process scheduling, cooperative multitasking, interrupt processing, race conditions, RTOS.
• Familiar with software development processes and controls (static analysis, distributed version control, unit testing, bug tracking).
• Experience with debugging (either with in-circuit debugger or by other means)
• Ability to approach software development with a system-level view.
• Ability to discover and implement creative or innovative ideas and inspire others to do so.
• Ability to accomplish unrelated objectives concurrently.
• Display strong ownership of an objective and work diligently to resolve it.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to influence the organization and to communicate effectively with internal and external customers. 
• Willingness to help others on the team in resolving their issues when necessary.
• Foster and maintain a high level of integrity in all aspects of work.
• Ability to travel and interface with overseas electronic contract manufacturers and provide technical direction to obtain quality electronics assemblies for tool production. 
• Ability to accomplish unrelated objectives concurrently.
• Experience with Agile or waterwall development process

What You’ll Receive:

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our Lean Academy, Coursera® and online university.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

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The base pay range for this position in Maryland is 105,500.00 - 190,000.00 USD Annual per year. Pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on payment may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Applicants should apply via Stanley Black and Decker’s internal or external careers site.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn’t stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company. 

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development: 
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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