Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Carrier; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrier is looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer in Indiana to provide technical leadership for embedded control products. You will lead the architectural design and development of complex embedded software solutions, collaborating with global teams to enhance product effectiveness and security.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and has over 7 years of embedded firmware experience. Join Carrier to drive innovation and impact on sustainable building solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in the design and development of embedded firmware.
• Demonstrated knowledge of firmware development best practices.
• Understanding of cyber security technologies and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software solutions to address business needs.
• Provide software designs and documentation to the development team.
• Drive code quality initiatives through best practices including code reviews.

Skills

C/C++ programming skills

Embedded firmware design

Hardware/electrical knowledge

Industrial IoT protocols

Embedded GUI frameworks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions with a world-class, diverse workforce with business segments covering HVAC, refrigeration, and fire and security. We make modern life possible by delivering safer, smarter and more sustainable services that make a difference to people and our planet while revolutionizing industry trends. This is why we come to work every day. Join us and we can make a difference together.

About this role

Carrier is the world’s leader in high-technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions. We are looking for a highly motivated Embedded Software leader to provide technical leadership to the global teams that develop Carrier’s embedded control products. These solutions require the product development coordination of embedded controls technologies with state-of-the‑art GUIs, cloud, and mobile app interactivity. This individual would be responsible for leading the embedded software architectural design and development activities of the embedded software group for various embedded products.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement software solutions to address business needs
• Provide software designs and documentation to the development team
• Help systems engineers determine and design system specifications & standards
• Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts
• Collaborate with SPO & Scrum Master to create and maintain a High-Level Feature Rollout Plan (FROP)
• Participate in product cyber security reviews
• Participate in Change Control Board (CCB) meetings to prioritize new features & defects
• Drive code quality initiatives through best practices including code reviews, unit test, functional/integration testing, and CI/CD Integration
• Provide technical support to the Software Product Owner and the entire project team
• Define and maintain project repositories
• Keeps up to date on the newest technological innovations in the field and be ready to apply relevant innovations
• Support weekly project reviews and governance milestone reviews
• Work with engineering leadership to develop short- and long-term product roadmaps
• Technical liaison to other groups such as Digital, Engineering Platform Teams, Quality, Field Service, etc

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in the design and development of embedded firmware

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering
• Demonstrable C/C++ programming skills with emphasis on its use in embedded systems
• Strong hardware/electrical knowledge. You should know how to evaluate if your firmware is working as expected by probing the hardware (e.g., oscilloscope, logic analyzer, etc.)
• Demonstrated knowledge of firmware development best practices (code reviews, test, SCM, Git, etc.)
• Experience with industrial IoT protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, REST, MQTT) with a focus on embedded products
• Experience with one or more wireless technologies (Bluetooth, BLE, Zigbee, Zwave, 802.11, 802.15.4, LoRa, Cellular)
• Experience with common wired messaging architectures (UART, RS232/485, I2C, SPI)
• Experience with IoT / Embedded systems’ standard modules - bootloaders, OTA, firmware applications and integration with cloud services
• Experience with one or more embedded GUI frameworks (QT, Crank, LVGL)
• Understanding of cyber security technologies and best practices (encryption, key management, certificates/exchanges, HMACs, PKI, HSMs, Secure Boot)
• Experience in the use of Jira/Confluence, ADO or other requirements management tool experience
• Experience with open-source code, communities, and licenses
• HVAC Controls Systems experience (beneficial, but not required)