Senior Firmware & Embedded Software Engineer

Safegrid – A G&W Electric Company; Turku; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Safegrid – A G&W Electric Company is seeking a Senior Firmware & Embedded Software Engineer to strengthen RTOS-based systems, embedded Linux, and future product development. You will own critical embedded platforms and drive product roadmap execution, collaborating with electronics, systems, cloud, and test engineering teams.

The role combines hands-on development with architecture ownership and cross-functional leadership in a high-reliability grid infrastructure context.

Qualifications

• Substantial hands-on firmware and embedded software experience for RTOS and Embedded Linux.
• Strong skills in low-level hardware interfaces and HW/SW interaction.
• Experience owning complex embedded systems or products.
• Bachelor's or Master's in EE/CE/CS or equivalent with senior-level background.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop firmware for RTOS-based microcontrollers and embedded Linux.
• Debug and resolve hardware/software interactions during development, manufacturing, and field ops.
• Execute the product roadmap and lead technical development of new products.
• Drive embedded software architecture, technical specifications, and engineering practices.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to manage risks and ensure delivery of high-reliability products.

Skills

Firmware development

RTOS

Embedded Linux

Hardware interfaces

Technical ownership

English communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

CI/CD for embedded software

Job description

RTOS & Embedded Linux | Future Product Development Build robust embedded software

Drive the product roadmap. Power the intelligence of high-reliability grid infrastructure.

Safegrid's Intelligent Grid System consists of two main components: field-deployed IoT sensor devices and a cloud platform. This role focuses on the embedded technology stack within our field-deployed devices, spanning cloud-connected RTOS-based microcontrollers, embedded Linux microprocessors, and building new products for the future.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Firmware & Embedded Software Engineer to strengthen our capability in RTOS-based systems, embedded Linux, and future product development. This is a senior-level individual contributor role with substantial technical ownership.

Working with our electronics, systems, cloud, and test engineering topics, you will design, develop, and verify embedded software while driving product roadmap execution, and progressively take ownership of critical embedded platforms and future product development across the Safegrid portfolio.

What you will do

• Design and develop reliable firmware and embedded software for RTOS-based microcontrollers and embedded Linux platforms.
• Debug and resolve complex hardware/software interactions during development, manufacturing, and field operations.
• Execute the product roadmap and lead the technical development of new products for the future.
• Drive embedded software architecture, technical specifications, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to manage technical risks and ensure the successful delivery of high-reliability products.

What we are looking for

• Substantial hands-on experience in firmware and embedded software development for RTOS and embedded Linux environments.
• Strong practical skills in low-level hardware interfaces and hardware/software interaction.
• Experience taking ownership of complex embedded systems or products.
• A systematic, evidence-based approach to multidisciplinary technical problem-solving.
• Clear communication skills, professional proficiency in English, and the ability to challenge assumptions constructively.
• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, with senior-level experience, or equivalent practical background.

Useful experience

Familiarity with cellular or IoT wireless communications, digital signal processing, low-power and battery-operated embedded systems, automated testing and CI/CD for embedded software, board-level debugging using laboratory instrumentation, high-reliability industrial systems, energy grid technologies, or FPGA integration.

We do not expect candidates to already know all of these areas. Strong fundamentals, technical curiosity, and the enthusiasm to learn unfamiliar domains are more important than experience with particular tools or technologies.

Location and working model

The role is based in Turku or Espoo, Finland and combines flexible remote work with necessary hands‑on laboratory and collaboration time at the office.

For more information about the job, please contact Talent Acquisition Consultant Pauliina Snellman via email [e-mail]

About Safegrid

Safegrid Oy, a G&W Electric Company, provides intelligent grid solutions that help utilities and grid operators locate, predict and prevent grid faults. Safegrid's Intelligent Grid System combines field-deployed wireless sensor devices with cloud-based analytics to improve the performance and reliability of electrical distribution networks. Safegrid is headquartered in Finland and operates as part of the G&W Electric global family of companies.

About G&W Electric

G&W Electric provides power-grid solutions for utilities and grid operators worldwide. Its portfolio includes switching and protection equipment, sensors, grid automation, cable accessories, and intelligent fault-location, prediction and prevention technologies.