Firmware Engineer

Title: Software Systems Engineering Technology & Program Management (SEPM)

Roles and Responsibilities:

This role is responsible for leading engineering teams in the design, development, and optimization of embedded software and firmware for hardware products. The role ensures the identification and resolution of software and firmware issues, ensuring timely and effective solutions. The role creates and updates technical documentation, including design specifications, code comments, and user guides. The role stays up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends in embedded systems and firmware development.

Leads multiple project teams of other software engineers and firmware engineers, inclusive of internal and outsourced development partners responsible for all stages of design and development for complex products and platforms from NPI through Sustaining.

Manage and expand relationships with internal and outsourced development partners on Software applications, firmware design and development.

Provides domain-specific expertise and overall software and firmware leadership and perspective to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities.

Specifies and documents workflows, engagement models and objectives in partnership with other WW Software and Firmware teams.

Collaborates with hardware engineers to ensure proper integration and communication between hardware and firmware components.

Mentor less-experienced software and firmware engineers and help guide them to successful deliverables.

Communicate program progress, escalations, and issue analysis to key stakeholders and executives.

Identify areas of improvement in executing defined solutions and define path-forward actions.

Communicate program progress, escalations, and issue analysis to key stakeholders and executives

Qualifications and Skills:

Bachelor's, Master's or higher degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.

Experience with multiple software/firmware design tools and languages, such as C, C++, Java/Javascript/Python etc.

Level of work experience will be commensurate with job level assigned.

Evaluating forms and processes for software/firmware testing and methodology, including writing and execution of test plans, debugging, and testing scripts and tools.

Experience in CI/CD and Agile or other equivalent modern development methods.

Experience in overall architecture of software/firmware and interaction with hardware/software/OS designs for products and solutions.

Excellent analytical, problem solving, and communication skills.

Ability to effectively communicate program plans, proposals, and results, and negotiate options at senior management levels