Applications Firmware Engineer
Description
Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the development and implementation of software for motor and other applications.
- Responsible for planning, improvement and management of software applications from inception to use which includes complete programming projects and designing detailed plans to ensure firmware is functioning properly.
- Preparation and creation of instructional technical manuscripts for firmware operation.
- Perform design and code reviews and recommend improvements.
- Perform testing to validate product architecture and design.
- Develop firmware algorithms to handle exceptional conditions and errors.
- Troubleshoot system, performance and functional issues with firmware.
- Execute projects within defined scope, budget and timelines.
- Evaluate technical specification for correctness and completeness.
- Prepare reports on project status, issues and risks for management.
- Assist in optimizing firmware to achieve performance standards.
- Provide product support to customers promptly and accurately.
- Responsible in version control and maintenance with respect to code, libraries, and documentation.
- Review codes of other engineers and provide feedbacks.
- Research and define applications based on the specialties of the company's products
- Help develop algorithms to automatically optimize applications using PI’s products.
- Assist in new product development and research new application for both new and older generation of PI IC products.
- Design and develop applications using the company’s products for design documentation/training material or customer requirements.
- Evaluate applications built within the company’s products.
- Provide design and technical advice to the company’s customer worldwide.
- Research and write technical application materials for publication and presentation at technical conferences, industry seminars, trade magazines, and data books.
- Train other engineers as needed.
- Lead role in the development of different applications pertaining to code/firmware and hardware design.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineer, Electronics Engineering or Computer Engineering
- 2 years of experience as an Design Engineer or with design experience in any of the following areas: power converters/ conversion/management, switching / switch mode power supply units (psu), inverters, power electronics design equipment, analog electronics design, control loop design and power magnetics design (transformer, chokes or inductors)
- With experience in development and use of different microcontroller (MCU) platforms
- With experience or background in code/firmware development
- Excellent written and oral communications with experience in specification creation, technical report writing and test plans/instructions
- Team player
- Experience in designing power electronic circuitry for industrial electronic equipment or consumer devices is desirable
- Experience in motor application and/or motor control is desirable
- With background in Field Oriented Control (FOC), 6-step, single-phase, and three-phase motor application is desirable