Lead Embedded Firmware Engineer

We empower smarter business operations by connecting equipment, software, and services to protect, control and optimize assets within electrical infrastructures. The business provides customers, across various industries, with end-to-end product and service solutions ensuring the reliability and protection of their electrical infrastructure. We provide the latest industry insights and technology to develop solutions needed to meet customers evolving challenges, including innovative critical power solutions designed for high reliability and performance. Our culture is one of quality and operational excellence fueled and supported by talented people, tools and processes, and expertise. 

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OmniOn Power is seeking a Lead Embedded Firmware Engineer to join our team, focusing on monitoring and control solutions for DC power systems. This role will lead firmware development efforts supporting new product introductions, product enhancements, customer issue resolution, and sustaining engineering activities while collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.

This role reports directly to the R&D Manager - DC Power Controller and is located at our OmniOn Power HQ.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and validate firmware for ARM/Linux based platforms.
• Configure Linux kernel and device tree for specific hardware platforms.
• Perform hardware bring-up, testing, troubleshooting, and debugging of Linux based power system controllers.
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and product engineering teams to optimize performance and reliability.
• Participate in technical design reviews and drive issue resolution through root cause analysis.
• Maintain software quality through coding standards, version control, and development best practices.
• Support global product development and provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• 5+ years of Linux based embedded firmware development experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• 7+ years of experience in Linux based embedded systems development.
• Experience with NXP Application processors like i.MX 93.
• Strong programming experience in real-time embedded systems.
• Knowledge of digital control systems and firmware debugging techniques.
• Proficiency in C, GO and Python.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodology.
• Strong communication, leadership, and project execution skills.