Location:
CABRA: Bradenton Florida 8985 Town Center Parkway, Bradenton, FL, 34202 USA
As North Americaβs #1 home fire safety brand, Kidde's mission is to provide solutions that protect people and property from the effects of fire and its related hazards. For more than 100 years, people have relied on Kidde to deliver superior fire detection and suppression.
About this role
Kidde Global Systems is looking for a Firmware engineer to design, develop and test embedded firmware for life safety products of a fire alarm system. Create products with a global cross-functional engineering team that helps to save lives around the world every day. This position is in Bradenton FL.
Key Responsibilities
- Design real-time firmware using rigorous design techniques for life safety devices such as fire notification devices.
- Participate in design reviews for system specifications, electronics design, firmware design documents, and source code.
- Define firmware design requirements and specifications to meet product and customer needs.
- Develop and analyze design concepts.
- Develop overall firmware system architectures along with those of firmware subsystems and modules.
- Ensure designs meet product requirements (functional, cost, quality, safety, and reliability).
- Provide clear communications to team members and to the management team.
Basic Qualifications
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electronics.
- 1+ years of hands on experience in the design and development of embedded firmware
- 1+years of working experience with C/C++ programming skills
- 1+ years of experience using any type of debugging tools
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with full-stack MCU firmware development
- Experience with device drivers and other low-level HW interfaces such as SPI, I2C, DMA, ADC, DAC, UART etc.
- Strong hardware/electrical know-how. You should know how to test firmware is working as expected by probing the hardware (e.g., oscilloscope, logic analyzer, etc.)
- Demonstrated knowledge of firmware development best practices (code reviews, test, SCM, Git, etc.)β
- Demonstrated experience with typical lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMβs, Frequency generators, and Spectrum/network analyzers.
- Working knowledge of Jira or similar tools.
- Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, or equivalent.
- Experience working on life safety devices.
- Experience working in a regulated environment, e.g., UL, FCC, EN.
- Firmware development on AVR, RL78, TI MSP430 and ARM Cortex MCUs.
- IAR workbench and other similar tool /compiler for firmware development.
- Full lifecycle product development experience (from concept through production and support).
- Experience with other areas of software development a plus (e.g., scripting, web, iOS/Android app development, etc.).
- Familiarity with RTOS.
Kidde Global Solutions is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.