Title: Sr Firmware Engineer
Position Title: Sr Firmware Engineer
About Advanced Energy
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEIS), enables design breakthroughs and drives growth for leading semiconductor and industrial customers. Our precision power and control technologies, along with our applications know-how, inspire close partnerships and innovation in thin-film and industrial manufacturing. We are proud of our rich heritage, award-winning technologies, and we value the talents and contributions of all Advanced Energy's employees worldwide.
Position Summary
Join a dynamic and highly skilled team of embedded software professionals working on cutting‑edge digital power solutions. As a Senior Firmware Engineer, you will design and develop high‑performance embedded firmware for advanced power conversion products used in data center/server, medical, and industrial applications. This role offers strong technical ownership, cross‑disciplinary collaboration, and opportunities to deepen expertise in modern firmware and control systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, debugging, and optimization of embedded firmware for MCUs and digital controllers used in digital power products
- Provide technical leadership in firmware architecture, coding standards, and best practices
- Own firmware modules end‑to‑end, from requirements analysis and design to validation and deployment
- Collaborate closely with hardware, power electronics, and systems engineers to drive system‑level solutions
- Analyze, implement, and optimize control algorithms for AC‑DC and DC‑DC converters
- Drive root‑cause analysis of complex firmware and system issues and recommend robust solutions
- Perform and lead code reviews, ensuring quality, maintainability, and performance
- Develop and execute firmware validation and verification plans, including functional, regression, and stress testing
- Support bring‑up and debugging of new hardware platforms
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior‑level firmware engineers
- Ensure compliance with relevant coding, safety, and quality standards
- Author and maintain high‑quality technical documentation, including architecture, design specifications, and theory of operation
- Support cross‑site and cross‑functional collaboration and ensure smooth technology transfer
- Communicate technical concepts, risks, and design decisions clearly to stakeholders and customers
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent
- 5+ years of firmware or embedded software development experience (preferred)
- Strong proficiency in C programming
- Hands‑on experience with MCU and DSP‑based systems
- Knowledge of object‑oriented design principles and/or digital control systems is a plus
- Proven ability to deliver high‑quality engineering solutions in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong team player with a high sense of ownership and accountability
- Comfortable working in a multi‑cultural, multi‑disciplinary global organization
As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees in order to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce. Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay, an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan, we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we operate.
Advanced Energy is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Employment Opportunity for Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.
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