DevOps Engineer III - Firmware CI/CD & AI Tools

Advanced Energy; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Paid vacation

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Advanced Energy in Fort Collins, CO is hiring a DevOps Engineer III to support firmware development operations and CI/CD pipelines for RF Generator Systems. You will build automation, manage toolchains, and enable data-driven decisions across Embedded Firmware, Systems, FPGA/Logic, and IT teams.

The role emphasizes automation, regression testing, AI-assisted tooling, and release traceability, with opportunities to travel within the US and internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software, electrical, or related discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience supporting embedded firmware teams and embedded C/C++ build systems.
• Strong knowledge of RTOS-based systems, drivers, and hardware interfaces.
• Experience with build tools (CMake, Ninja, GNU Make, GCC/G++) and automated test frameworks (pytest, Robot Framework, GoogleTest, CTest).
• Experience developing automated regression frameworks and lab automation, plus dashboards or reporting workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own tools, processes, and automation infrastructure for embedded firmware development lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for builds, tests, and releases; manage toolchains and artifacts.
• Design automation scripts (Python/shell) to reduce repetitive tasks and support regression tests.
• Develop and maintain database-backed tools for test results, build metadata, release history, and metrics.
• Apply data analysis/AI-assisted tooling to identify failures and improve workflows.
• Own dashboards and reports on build health, regression status, and release readiness.
• Collaborate with Git/Jira/Confluence and other engineering tools; participate in reviews and process improvements.
• Develop estimates, contribute to Agile planning, and lead firmware automation tasks through completion.
• Occasional travel within the US and to international sites.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

CI/CD pipelines

Python scripting

Automation testing

Git

Linux

Data analysis / ML basics

Docker

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software/Electrical/Related

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

CMake

Ninja

GNU Make

GCC/G++

pytest

Robot Framework

GoogleTest

CTest

Docker

Jira

Confluence

CI/CD

Job description

Advanced Energy in Fort Collins, CO is hiring a DevOps Engineer III to support firmware development operations and CI/CD pipelines for RF Generator Systems. You will build automation, manage toolchains, and enable data-driven decisions across Embedded Firmware, Systems, FPGA/Logic, and IT teams.

The role emphasizes automation, regression testing, AI-assisted tooling, and release traceability, with opportunities to travel within the US and internationally.