R&D Senior Engineer - Firmware Architect (Industry 4.0 PLC Solutions) (m/f/d)

ABB; Heidelberg; On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB is seeking an R&D Senior Engineer - Firmware Architect to advance Industry 4.0 PLC solutions. The successful candidate will design firmware architectures and lead development projects, leveraging substantial experience in embedded systems and collaborating closely with diverse stakeholders to drive project success.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Accident Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Share Acquisition Plan

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in embedded system development.
• Experience with MCUs and ARM-based multicore Linux systems.
• Fluent in English with sufficient German language skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement firmware architectures for Industry 4.0 PLC solutions.
• Maintain expertise in embedded system development and integrate latest tools.
• Document work results to ensure maintainability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Firmware development for embedded systems

Programming in C

Knowledge of Python

Knowledge of Bash scripting

Knowledge of industrial bus architectures

Education

Degree in applied computer science or electrical engineering

Job description

R&D Senior Engineer - Firmware Architect (Industry 4.0 PLC Solutions) (m/f/d)

R&D Senior Engineer - Firmware Architect (Industry 4.0 PLC Solutions) (m/f/d)

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At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world

This Position Reports To

Chef d'équipe R&D

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute significantly to successful project results in technology and firmware development for Industry 4.0 solutions, extending our product line of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). You will design and develop firmware architectures, ranging from bare-metal development on MCU level to RTOS-context, while maintaining close alignment with product management, hardware development, engineering tool developers, and the factory. Each day, you will act as the first point of contact in Research and Development for specific product-related issues and maintenance, showcasing your expertise by identifying, proposing, and implementing innovative solutions.

The Work Model For The Role Is

This role is contributing to the ABB Motion business area in Germany. Main stakeholders are product management, hardware development team, engineering tool developers, and factory teams.

You Will Be Mainly Accountable For

• Designing & implementing firmware architectures for Industry 4.0 PLC solutions, full stack.
• Programming systems in the automation and real-time domain, ranging from bare-metal development on MCU level to RTOS-context (Linux with PREEMPT_RT in multicore context, kernel, and userspace).
• Maintaining recognized expertise in embedded system development and integrating the latest developments in technologies, tools, and methodologies into your work.
• Tight alignment with product management, hardware development teams, and other stakeholders.
• Documenting work results to ensure maintainability and continuous improvement.
• Responsibility for (and future lead of) firmware development projects.
• Understanding and initiating IP (intellectual Property) generation and participating in the project IP strategy development.
  
  

You will join a dynamic team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications For The Role

• You are highly skilled in firmware development for embedded systems and experienced in working with MCUs and ARM-based multicore Linux systems.
• You have 5+ years of experience in embedded system development, preferably within the context of industrial automation or related technologies.
• Proficiency in C is mandatory, with additional knowledge of Python and Bash scripting being advantageous
• Experience with industrial bus architectures like Profibus, CAN, PROFINET, EtherCAT is advantageous
• You are passionate about structured development processes, ranging from requirement analysis, design, and implementation to testing and documentation.
• Degree in applied computer science, electrical engineering, or a comparable program with profound on-the-job experience in embedded system development.
• You are fluent in English and have sufficient German language skills to actively participate in discussions and collaborate with team members.
  
  

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program
• Accident Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave (gender neutral)
• Employee Share Acquisition Plan
  
  

Interested in joining our team? We are looking forward to receiving your complete application through our online tool. In the case of equal suitability, people with severe disabilities and their equals are given preference.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Automation Machinery Manufacturing

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