ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

POSITION SUMMARY:

A Firmware Engineer will design, modify, and evaluate embedded software, and/or programmable logic and/or electronic apparatus, components, or circuitry for use in electronic equipment and devices. You will perform engineering work in basic and applied research, development, and/or design of new products and/or sustaining of existing products. Future possibilities may include electrical design and FPGA work if there is talent and interest.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrates a sense of urgency and unmatched responsiveness to all work requests and customer deadlines.
• Demonstrates a consistent, dependable work effort and accepts accountability for one’s actions
• Completes assigned tasks within specified time limits.
• Helps promote a cohesive and cooperative work group.
• Understands safety regulations, takes proper care of equipment, and acts in a safe manner.
• Strong communication skills, ability to present ideas in a clear and persuasive manner, both orally and in writing
• Capability to respond quickly, decisively, and professionally to changing requirements
• Excellent judgment and initiative, including the ability to effectively balance multiple priorities
• Good analytical and problem-solving tools
• Good interpersonal skills. Capable of team building (external & internal) to drive cross-functional collaboration
• Strong priority setting skills, desire to meet project, tasks, and/or assignment deadlines
• Can work with minimal supervision, with ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment

EXPERIENCE:

Essential

• Proven working minimum 6 years of valid experience in embedded firmware/software engineering
• Background in Power Electronics and/or Power Conversion disciplines
• Experience in hands-on development and troubleshooting on embedded targets
• Solid programming experience in C or C++
• Proven experience in digital control of feedback systems
• Proven experience in embedded systems design with preemptive, multitasking real-time algorithms and operating systems
• Familiarity with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, unit code testing and peer review
• Excellent knowledge of OS coding techniques, IP protocols, interfaces and hardware subsystems
• Adequate knowledge of reading schematics and data sheets for components

Desirable

• Advanced Degree in Engineering or Physics
• Knowledge of a scripting language (Python, Matlab)
• Knowledge of RF Power Design
• Knowledge of digital signal processing (DSP) and algorithm development experience. (Digital PLLs, Digital Filters, Array Processing, etc)
• Programming experience in Visual Basic environment
• Excellent mathematical and analytical skills
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Experience in medical device firmware and/or designing in compliance with IEC 62304 an advantage
• Experience in various forms of industrial communication protocols an advantage
• VHDL and / or Verilog programming

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

• Participates in all phases of the Firmware development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, integration, and test of all products.
• Responsible for research, design, and development of computer software systems, in conjunction with hardware product development.
• Applies computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis concepts and principles in the development of software for the target application.
• Demonstrates and applies comprehensive knowledge of power electronics and controls design to the successful completion of complex projects
• Works closely with cross functional members of the engineering organization to develop and evaluate interfaces between hardware and software, and operational performance requirements and design of the overall system.
• Develop software test procedures, software programs, and related documentation.
• Contributes to determining, estimating, and validating the cost and scope of software efforts to ensure software performed meets program cost, schedule, and technical constraints.
• Develop C++ Applications on embedded Systems including FPGAs and SOCs.
• Implement assigned projects and project tasks to provide software engineering solutions including software design, documentation, verification and validation, used in evaluating, testing and processing high fidelity data acquisition systems.
• Implement advanced software development techniques in compliance with technical reference architecture
• Participate in on-going code reviews to improve software stability and maintainability of an aging code base
• Perform technical review, design analysis, development and selection of hardware and mission critical computer software.