Title:  Firmware Engineer II

OVERALL MISSION / PURPOSE

Code design, implementation, validation and maintenance on PSUs

KEY RESULTS AREAS / DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES & TIME SPENT ON THE DUTY

• Firmware development

1. Knowledgeable about embedded system design and implementation
2. Familiar with MCU/DSP
3. HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) code development and debugging
4. Code maintenance with design documentation and awareness of importance of source code control
5. Good practice of coding style and best coding practice
6. Knowledgeable about control theory is a plus
7. Knowledgeable about housekeeping function including PMBus is plus
8. Experience in using RTOS is a plus
9. Experience in Python and C# is a plus
10. Experience in git source code management is a plus

• Firmware Architecture

1. Be able to introduce modularity and re-use of designs to improve time to market and the overall customer experience
2. Designs, develops and maintains applications for automating processes
3. Monitor and track process efficiency and problems in engineering processes
4. Constantly seeking improvement on design and processes

• Soft Skills

1. Be able to present to customers for technical details
2. Written & spoken English communication skills
3. Good communication skills and ability to work well in a team environment is a must
4. Keeps team engaged and on track

• Proven ability to work with a global team to deliver high quality source code in a fast paced, dynamic, deadline-oriented environment

1. Cooperates with sites to leverage their architectures, modules and code

• Designs, develops and maintains applications for automating processes, debugging and testing

1. Be able to create a software tool for PSU firmware debugging            
2. Be able to use the git tool to maintain source code development
3. Be able to adapt concepts of a good software/firmware architecture to projects

JOB SPECIFICATION / COMPETENCY REQUIRED

• Knowledge

1. Power Electronic knowledge
2. Embedded system firmware design                                           
3. Control theory                                        
4. PMBus

• Skills

1. Effective communication skills                          
2. Able to mentor junior engineer in problem solving                
3. Able to communicate in English                        
4. Software Project management skills

• Abilities & Behavior

1. Being pro-active                                
2. Self-motivator                                    
3. Creative thinking                              
4. Detailed oriented