Senior/Firmware System Engineer
Rockwell Automation1 day ago
Singapore, SingaporeSenior
Responsibilities
- Design embedded firmware solutions and subsystems for industrial automation products.
- Develop firmware using modern engineering practices and coding standards, including architecture, design reviews, and technical discussions.
- Develop unit tests, integration tests, and system verification activities.
- Investigate and resolve firmware defects, customer-reported issues, and field anomalies.
- Create quality through requirements traceability, design validation, and continuous improvement programs.
- Collaborate with hardware, systems, quality, cybersecurity, and product-management teams throughout the product lifecycle.
- Support cybersecurity-by-design and secure firmware development activities.
- Participate in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and CI/CD activities.
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership on projects in a globally distributed team.
- Help establish firmware best practices, development processes, coding guidelines, and firmware quality programs.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, quality standards, regulatory requirements, and engineering processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering with a firmware concentration, or equivalent experience.
- At least two years of experience in embedded-system firmware development, including analysis, design, programming, testing of real-time firmware systems, and device-driver development.
- Experience with C/C++ or another middle- to high-level language, Python, and scripting languages.
- Experience with Green Hills Integrity OS and Multi IDE, TCP/IP networking, Git or similar version-control tools, CI/CD pipelines, and collaboration tools such as Jira and Jama.
- Familiarity with Python, Agile processes such as Scrum and SAFe, and CIP and CIP Security protocols.
- Experience with real-time operating systems; familiarity with FreeRTOS or Zephyr is preferred.
- Experience specifying and developing high-quality, maintainable firmware subsystems or systems at a high rate of productivity.
- Ability to organize and direct activities of other employees and communicate with globally distributed teams.
- A master’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent in-depth knowledge and experience, is preferred.
- Candidates with more than five years of embedded-system firmware and device-driver experience may be offered a Senior Engineer position.
- Ability to collaborate in a matrixed organization and demonstrate a customer-centric culture.
Benefits
- Hybrid work from the Singapore office, with employees generally expected to work at a Rockwell location on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have an off-site business obligation.
- Comprehensive mindfulness programs with premium Calm membership.
- Volunteer paid time off available after six months of employment for eligible employees.
- Company volunteer and donation matching program.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Personalized wellbeing programs through the OnTrack program.
- On-demand digital course library for professional development.
- Additional local benefits may apply.
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation builds industrial control hardware and factory software for manufacturers, and sells services and systems to design, operate, and maintain automated plants. Its Allen-Bradley controllers, drives, and safety products pair with FactoryTalk software and MES to support discrete and process industries. Founded in 1903 and headquartered in Milwaukee, it is a public company on the NYSE (ROK) with global sales, partners, and OEM customers.