Firmware Engineer

We’re a team of professional embedded/firmware engineers dedicated to making electric power safer, more reliable and more economical. We’re looking for colleagues who are passionate about developing hard real-time systems in critical applications. Joining our team means you get:

• Healthy work/life balance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) – Employees own 100% of the company.
• A team focused on delivering high quality, reliable products with free technical support as long as the product remains in service.
• To the root of problems and inventing solutions to meet customer needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in the design, implementation, documentation and testing of safety critical firmware systems.
• Understand hardware and software interactions.
• Collaborate across disciplines with Hardware and Software engineers.
• Develop knowledge of SEL engineering processes.
• Develop knowledge of SEL products and technology.
• Follow and apply SEL Values and Principles of Operations.
• Understand. Create. Simplify.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• Knowledge in the following areas:
• Programming languages: C, C++
• Software development including:
• Object oriented design
• Unit testing
• Debugging
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
• Background check results satisfactory to SEL
• Negative drug test result(s)

Preferred Qualifications

• Software Skills:
• RTOS
• Test automation
• Python
• Software development process (Agile)
• Software development tools (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, etc)
• Source control tools (Git, Clearcase, etc)
• Industrial controls
• 3-phase electric power systems
• Modern communications protocols