Principal, Multi-technology Product Technical Lead
Schneider Electric1 day ago
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary technical authority for embedded firmware development and approve firmware requirements, architecture, design specifications, coding guidelines, and development strategies.
- Lead development of RTOS-based embedded firmware, communication stacks, device drivers, bootloaders, diagnostics, motor control functions, and cybersecurity features.
- Coordinate global cross-functional teams spanning firmware, systems, hardware, verification and validation, cybersecurity, quality, manufacturing, and product management.
- Plan firmware activities, prioritize backlogs, manage technical debt, lead technical reviews, and mentor firmware engineers and technical leads.
- Assess and mitigate technical risks, lead defect and field-issue resolution, and maintain firmware risk registers and mitigation plans.
- Drive secure development, vulnerability remediation, reliability engineering, DFMEA, root cause analysis, static analysis, code coverage, and software quality improvements.
- Review firmware verification and validation strategies, test plans, qualification requirements, and product-level reliability, safety, performance, and cybersecurity validation.
- Coordinate firmware release management, manufacturing deployment, production readiness, firmware upgrades, field deployment, sustaining releases, and component obsolescence management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electronics engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, embedded systems, software engineering, or a related discipline.
- At least 10 years of embedded firmware development experience, including at least 5 years in technical leadership roles.
- At least 7 years of hands-on experience with Embedded C/C++, RTOS, embedded software architecture, ARM Cortex microcontrollers and microprocessors, device drivers, bootloaders, diagnostics, real-time systems, memory optimization, and performance tuning.
- Experience developing firmware for motor management products, protection devices, control systems, or connected industrial products across the full lifecycle from concept through industrialization.
- Expertise in motor control and protection functions, motor thermal models, TeSys island, digital load management, smart motor starters, industrial load control, motor feeders, and starter systems.
- Experience with industrial communication protocols including Modbus TCP, CAN/CANopen, Ethernet/IP, PROFINET/Profibus, UART, SPI, I²C, and TCP/IP networking.
- Knowledge of firmware requirements engineering, cybersecurity by design, SSDLC, product development lifecycle, verification and validation, DFMEA, reliability engineering, debugging, and manufacturing support.
- Experience with IEC 60947, MISRA C/C++, and related quality, cybersecurity, functional safety, and product compliance standards; IEC 61508, IEC 62443, UL, CSA, and CE experience is preferred.
- Experience with Reliasoft, Jira, Jama, BDH, Coverity or similar static analysis tools, GitHub or similar source code management tools, and DevOps tools and concepts is preferred.
- Experience with CI/CD, industrialization processes, manufacturing support, and Agile/Scrum product development is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to make firmware architecture and technical decisions, manage risks, lead global cross-functional teams, and guide engineers through complex product development.
Benefits
- Total Rewards package supports employees and their families through benefits, financial planning, professional growth, inclusive collaboration, and community contribution.
- Country-specific programs and initiatives may be available.
- Schneider Electric promotes an inclusive workplace, equal opportunity, ethics, safety, sustainability, quality, and cybersecurity.
About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is a global energy technology leader, driving efficiency and sustainability by electrifying, automating, and digitalizing industries, businesses, and homes. Its technologies enable buildings, data centers, factories, infrastructure, and grids to operate as open, interconnected ecosystems—enhancing performance, resilience, and sustainability. The portfolio includes intelligent devices, software-defined architectures, AI-powered systems, digital services, and expert advisory. With 160,000 employees and one million partners in over 100 countries, Schneider Electric is consistently ranked among the world’s most sustainable companies. www.se.com Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/SchneiderElectric https://www.x.com/SchneiderElec https://www.x.com/SE_Careers https://www.instagram.com/schneiderelectric https://www.youtube.com/schneiderelectric https://www.tiktok.com/@schneiderelectric_global