Lead Firmware Engineer

Eaton Corporation; Vantaa; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation is seeking a Lead Firmware Engineer in Vantaa, Finland, to develop embedded firmware for Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems. The role involves collaboration with global teams to drive innovation and product quality.

Qualified candidates will have a degree in Electrical Engineering and over 8 years of experience in embedded firmware development, with strong skills in C/C++, control systems, and Real-Time Operating Systems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of embedded firmware development experience.
• Solid understanding of software development processes and tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead global embedded firmware development for UPS platforms.
• Drive global alignment and collaboration in firmware development.
• Own firmware roadmap including maintaining global sustaining backlog.
• Ensure release governance and quality for firmware development.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Embedded firmware development

Control systems for power electronics

Real-Time Operating Systems

System engineering principles

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Git

MATLAB/Simulink

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Job description

Eaton has opened a modern, state-of-the-art campus in Vantaa, Finland, dedicated to its critical power systems business. The campus brings together all business functions under one roof, including RDE, manufacturing, warehousing, sales and service, and product marketing. Over the past two years, Eaton’s Critical Power Solutions headquarters and Center of excellence for data centers in Vantaa facility have expanded significantly, welcoming +150 new employees — and we’re continuing to grow. At Eaton, we are committed to Lead, Invest and Execute for Growth.

What you’ll do:

As a Lead Firmware Engineer, you will play a key role in the design, development, and deployment of embedded firmware for Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems. You will collaborate with global engineering teams to drive innovation, ensure product quality, and deliver robust technical solutions for power electronics applications. This role also requires strong system engineering and requirement management capabilities to ensure alignment between product architecture and customer needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead global embedded firmware development for UPS platforms from design to implementation to verification to release, working closely with cross-functional teams.
• Own the firmware technical direction, architecture and subsystem requirements
• Drive global alignment and collaboration: define global development priorities/targets (short- and long-term) and communicate status, risks, and issues to stakeholders
• Own the firmware roadmap and backlog, including maintaining the global sustaining backlog and ensuring effective intake/triage and prioritization
• Plan and execute quarterly releases (scope, schedule, readiness) in partnership with PM/EM and relevant stakeholders.
• Provide execution leadership: day-to-day prioritization and cross-functional coordination, including field issue escalation and stakeholder management.
• Own release governance and enforce quality: defect triage, risk management, technical gatekeeping, and test plan approval / release readiness.
• Serve as a technical leader across the organization: lead design reviews, mentor engineers, and make timely technical trade-offs with clear decision authority.
• Own firmware development processes/methodologies, including sustaining firmware SOPs, and lead cybersecurity within firmware scope to support compliance and product integrity.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 8+ years of embedded firmware development experience

Required skills:

• Proven experience in control systems for power electronics.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming, especially for digital signal processors (fixed and floating point).
• Experience in Real-Time Operating Systems (e.g., FreeRTOS).
• Solid understanding of software development processes and tools, including version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Expertise in state machine design and closed-loop control systems.
• Familiarity with communication protocols such as CAN, SPI, Modbus, REST.
• Proficient with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and multimeters.
• Comfortable working in high-voltage lab environments with strong safety awareness.
• Ability to perform as a technical leader, mentoring others, making technical decisions and owning the technical direction
• Solid understanding of system engineering principles, including interface definition, system integration, and verification.

Preferred skills:

• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent simulation tools.
• Ability to read schematics and interpret electronic system behavior.
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot analog/digital circuitry; hands-on experience with PCB bring-up.
• Skilled in interpreting datasheets, including timing and interface specifications.
• Experience creating firmware architecture documentation using UML or similar techniques.
• Knowledge of unit testing, test-driven development, and Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) testing.
• Experience with embedded Linux
• Experience with PLD/FPGA programming using hardware description languages (e.g., VHDL, Verilog).
• Exposure to Agile development methodologies, such as Scrum.
• Experience with Assembly language programming.
• Understanding of electrical safety standards and best practices.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.