Embedded Firmware Engineering

Job title: Embedded Firmware Engineering

Job description: Alpha an EnerSys company is a stored energy systems and technology provider for industrial applications. EnerSys manufactures and distributes reserve power and motive power batteries, battery chargers, power equipment, battery accessories and outdoor equipment enclosure systems to customers worldwide. To leverage natural synergies, the company created a new group – Energy Systems, merging the sales, service and product development forces of EnerSys Reserve Power and Alpha into a unified, acutely focused team.

This position will be focusing primarily on our Alpha and Reserve Power applications, which include telecommunications, IT, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), utilities and switchgear, security, emergency lighting and general electronics. Some of the reserve power brands include PowerSafe, DataSafe, and Genesis. Our extensive product range serves a variety of reserve power applications and consistently delivers the most effective, powerful and reliable batteries available.

Job Purpose

We are currently seeking a Embedded Firmware Engineering based in our Burnaby, BC site to develop processing and controls software for our power conversion management systems. This position will be responsible for requirements analysis, specification, design, coding, debugging and documentation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, model, and simulate Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms for modulated communication protocols.
• Develop detailed requirements and specifications based on product and system requirements, working in concert with project managers, technical leaders, and staff.
• Design, write, and test firmware for embedded digital signal processors (DSPs), general purpose processors (GPPs), embedded systems-on-a-chip (SOIC) and microprocessors/microcontrollers to implement specified functionality.
• Write technical documents and diagrams required by the product/software development processes and standards.
• Prepares, and supervises preparation of, technical documents and diagrams required by the product/software development processes and standards

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering and minimum of 3 years experience
• Demonstrated experience in developing embedded software using structured software design techniques
• Demonstrated experience with one or more communications protocols such as CAN, Modbus, USB, Ethernet
• Experience with embedded systems with and without RTOS
• Digital real-time control design experience (firmware)
• Demonstrated experience with testing and debugging embedded real-time software using specialized test and debug tools
• Demonstrated experience in developing C language firmware for DSPs, GPPs and microprocessors/microcontrollers

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with sampled-data real-time control systems, particularly for power conversion or motor drive type applications
• Demonstrated experience with digital control interfaces such as SPI, I2C or RS485
• Familiar with the Agile development process, SCRUM and experience in an R&D environment
• Power electronics development or sustaining experience
• Power electronics simulation software experience
• Experience with baseband modulation/demodulation techniques, including carrier detection, AGC and equalization, bit and frame synchronization, soft and hard decoding, filtering and decimation, etc.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills – ability to communicate clearly and concisely to all levels within the organization including formal meetings and presentations.

General Job Requirements

• Generic

EnerSys provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. EEO/M/F/Vets/Disabled

Company: EnerSys Delaware Inc.

Expected salary:

Location: Burnaby, BC

Job date: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 23:02:44 GMT

Job Source: Careerjet.ca

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