Embedded Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Minnesota.

📋 Description

• The Embedded Software Engineer will focus on the design, development, testing, and support of embedded software solutions for both new and existing products. This includes hardware bring-up, low-level hardware/software integration, and assistance with microcontroller-based embedded systems.

• This position combines practical engineering with collaboration across various functions, problem-solving, product lifecycle support, and software technical leadership when necessary. The engineer will play a role in software architecture, product improvements, and reliability validation while supporting internal teams, customers, and manufacturing operations.

• Develop, code, test, and debug new embedded software or enhancements to existing software for third-party clients and internal product lines.

• Work from specifications with minimal guidance to design and modify moderately complex software applications, tools, and utilities.

• Utilize software design theories, engineering principles, and scientific methods to create robust and maintainable embedded solutions.

• Modify current software packages to accommodate unique customer configurations and requirements.

• Validate successive software versions to ensure successful integration with system hardware.

• Bring up embedded software on new hardware platforms, including the initialization and verification of microcontrollers, memory, clocks, interrupts, communication interfaces, and peripheral devices.

• Develop, integrate, and debug low-level drivers and board support software for interfaces such as UART, SPI, I2C, ADC, USB, Ethernet, GPIO, and others.

• Provide technical input for project schedules, development estimates, software-related planning activities, and team training requirements.

• Coordinate technical activities with cross-functional project teams and communicate software scope, status, risks, and technical issues effectively.

• Document designs, modifications, and engineering analyses in a thorough and professional manner.

• Determine test and analysis requirements to validate product reliability, performance, and parameter control.

• Conduct or coordinate tests to assess failure limits, environmental susceptibility, component reliability, and overall product safety.

• Participate in the design of product test equipment or production test systems when necessary.

• Interpret test results and translate findings into actionable engineering decisions.

• Develop and execute bring-up, integration, and regression test plans for new hardware and firmware.

• Diagnose issues related to startup behavior, communication failures, timing discrepancies, memory, and interactions between firmware and hardware.

• Address software-related user complaints and respond to suggestions for enhancements or improvements.

• Assist in the creation of software user manuals and technical documentation.

• Collaborate with technical staff to diagnose and resolve software issues.

• Lead the electrical/software design process from concept through to manufacturing release, including:

• Creative concept development

• Detailed design

• Mathematical and scientific verification

• Prototype build and evaluation

• Engineering documentation

• Production transition

• Work closely with electrical engineering during schematic review, component selection, and prototype bring-up to ensure software readiness and effective debugging.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Software, Electrical, Computer Engineering, or a related field is required).

• A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in embedded software development or related engineering roles.

• Proficient in embedded programming languages (e.g., C/C++), version control (Git/Github), and real-time operating systems (FreeRTOS, MQX).

• Strong understanding of hardware/software integration and system-level design.

• Capability to work independently throughout the design, coding, testing, debugging, implementation, and documentation phases.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication abilities.

• Experience supporting manufacturing, field teams, or customer applications is a plus.

• Proven experience with new board bring-up, including debugging low-level hardware/software issues on prototype hardware.

• Ability to read and work from schematics, datasheets, reference manuals, and interface documentation.

• Familiarity with embedded debugging tools such as JTAG debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and serial/protocol analysis tools.

• Experience integrating communication and connectivity technologies such as Bluetooth/BLE, UART, SPI, I2C, USB, or Ethernet.

🏝️ Benefits

• ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique perspectives, experiences, and ideas of our colleagues and strive to create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and realize their full potential.