Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer

Eaton Corporation; Coraopolis (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation’s Advanced Technology team seeks a Senior Firmware Engineer in Moon Township, PA. You will develop embedded firmware for bare metal and RTOS based systems, focusing on hardware drivers, fault management, metering, and communication within a cross‑functional team.

The role uses Github and Jira for collaboration, with a hybrid work model and sponsorship for qualified candidates. This position advances next‑gen power protection technology and IP creation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience developing embedded firmware for electronic controls.
• No relocation benefit; candidates within 50 miles of Moon Township, PA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded firmware for bare metal and RTOS based systems.
• Create control and electrical fault management firmware.
• Plan work with requirements, tracking, and collaboration using a central repository.
• Collaborate via Github for firmware development and Jira for task tracking.

Skills

C

C++

Real-time systems

Defect tracking

Schematics reading

Lab equipment

Code sharing

Jira and Jama

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or CS

Tools

Github

Jira

JAMA

Job description

Eaton’s Advanced Technology team is hiring a Senior Firmware Engineer for its Protection, Control, and Solutions business. We are seeking an innovative, problem-solver to drive firmware development for embedded electronics used in next-generation, solid-state circuit protection devices. The focus of this role includes creating firmware functionality related to hardware drivers, protection, metering, communication, and user interface. This is a rare opportunity to shape a new category of power protection technology from the ground up – working shoulder-to-shoulder with a cross-functional engineering team to turn cutting‑edge semiconductor and protection technology into a product line that redefines how electrical systems are protected.

This role will be located in Moon Township, PA. A hybrid work model is available. We are able to offer sponsorship assistance for qualified candidates.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

• Develop embedded firmware for both bare metal and RTOS based embedded systems.
• Develop control and electrical fault management algorithm and firmware.
• Plan work in detail at individual level, creating a robust and trackable plan, coordinated with the larger development team, including requirement definition and issue tracking.
• Leverage central firmware repository (Github) for firmware development collaboration.
• Leverage Jira for task management, team coordination and bug tracking.
• Leverage AI related firmware development tools to increase throughput and efficiency.
• Document development efforts in both specifications and code comments.
• Review own work as well as others work in formal design and quality reviews.
• Test own work or work of others, meeting quality and reliability goals.
• Perform and contribute to technical research and investigations.
• Collaborate with teams from ERL, Electrical Sector Center of Excellence, and external technology resources (National Labs and Universities) for technology and product innovation.
• Generate value added intellectual property.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering field (Electrical, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science) from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience developing embedded firmware for electronic controls.
• No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Moon Township, PA will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years of experience working with Real-time Operating systems.
• 2 years of experience working with embedded firmware in 8 bit through 32 bit microcontrollers (e.g. ARM Cortex, PIC).
• 2 years of experience in implementing wired communication protocols.
• 2 years of experience in developing device drivers and hardware bring up.

Skills:

• Proficient in C.
• Experience with C++.
• Knowledge and experience related to real time embedded systems.
• Experience in using defect tracking systems and code repository.
• Ability to read schematics.
• Enjoys hands on work and has experience with lab equipment and safety.
• Experienced in code sharing tools and multi-person development.
• Knowledge of and experience with project tracking tools such as Jira and JAMA.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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