Embedded Software Engineer

Avery Weigh-Tronix is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer responsible for the design, development, testing, and support of embedded software solutions for various products. The role involves hands-on engineering, cross-functional collaboration, and technical problem solving to ensure the reliability and performance of embedded systems.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, code, test, and debug new embedded software or enhancements to existing software for third-party customers and internal product lines
• Work from specifications with limited guidance to design and modify moderately complex software applications, tools, and utilities
• Apply software design theories, engineering principles, and scientific methods to create robust, maintainable embedded solutions
• Modify existing software packages to meet unique customer configurations and requirements
• Validate successive software versions to ensure proper integration with system hardware
• Bring up embedded software on new hardware platforms, including initialization and verification of microcontrollers, memory, clocks, interrupts, communication interfaces and peripheral devices
• Develop, integrate and debug low-level drivers and board support software for interfaces such as UART, SPI, I2C, ADC, USB, Ethernet, GPIO, etc
• Provide technical input to project schedules, development estimates, software-related planning activities and team training needs
• Coordinate technical activities with cross-functional project teams and communicate software scope, status, risks, and technical issues clearly
• Document designs, changes, and engineering analyses thoroughly and professionally
• Determine test and analysis requirements to validate product reliability, performance, and parameter control
• Conduct or coordinate tests to evaluate failure limits, environmental susceptibility, component reliability, and overall product safety
• Participate in the design of product test equipment or production test systems when needed
• Interpret test results and translate findings into actionable engineering decisions
• Develop and execute bring-up, integration, and regression test plans for new hardware and firmware
• Diagnose issues related to startup behavior, communication failures, timing issues, memory, and interaction between firmware and hardware
• Resolve software-related user complaints and respond to suggestions for improvements or enhancements
• Assist in the development of software user manuals and technical documentation
• Collaborate with technical staff to diagnose and resolve software issues
• Drive the electrical/software design process from concept through manufacturing release, including:
• Creative concept development
• Detailed design
• Mathematical and scientific verification
• Prototype build and evaluation
• Engineering documentation
• Production transition
• Work closely with electrical engineering during schematic review, component selection and prototype bring-up to ensure software readiness and efficient debug

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Software, Electrical, Computer Engineering, or related discipline required)
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in embedded software development or related engineering roles
• Proficiency in embedded programming languages (e.g., C/C++), version control (Git/Github) and real-time operating environments (FreeRTOS, MQX)
• Strong understanding of hardware/software integration and system level design
• Ability to work independently across design, coding, testing, debugging, implementation, and documentation phases
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Demonstrated experience with new board bring-up, including debug of low-level hardware/software issues on prototype hardware
• Ability to read and work from schematics, datasheets, reference manuals and interface documentation
• Experience with embedded debug tools such as JTAG debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and serial/protocol analysis tools
• Experience integrating communication and connectivity technologies such as Bluetooth/BLE, UART, SPI, I2C, USB, or Ethernet
• This role requires quarterly travel to our Fairmont, MN facility, with the possibility of additional onsite visits depending on project-specific needs
• Experience supporting manufacturing, field teams, or customer applications is a plus