Firmware Principal Technical Expert

Job Description:

Deep decarbonization of electricity generation together with the electrification of several end-use applications is necessary to address the climate crisis.

Energy Storage Systems (ESS), such as batteries, are a key enabler for deep decarbonization to balance supply and demand.

Schneider Electric's Energy Storage Center of Excellence enables deep decarbonization through the development of innovative energy storage products that are battery technology-agnostic, scalable, cost-effective, and manufacturable

Schneider Electric is looking for a Principal Technical Expert - Embedded Firmware for Battery Management Systems (BMS) & Battery Packs for its Energy Storage Center of Excellence (CoE).

SE's Energy Storage CoE enables company's growth through the development of innovative energy storage products that are battery technology-agnostic, scalable, cost-effective, and manufacturable.

Incumbentwill be responsible for:


* Embedded Firmware design and development for Battery Management Systems for UPS and Storage applications.


* Design, development, testing, debugging, documenting and launch to mass production BMS & Battery Packs that meet regulatory and safety standards, and reliability requirements.


* Play the role of technical lead for given project scope and thus coordinate with different stakeholders (both technical and project management)


* Technically lead the project in terms of requirement clarifications, prioritization of technical activities, design reviews, code reviews, test plan reviews and guidance for testing


* Handle the release activities (configuration management, issue tracking and closure)


* Act as technical SPOC for project specific reviews (safety, cybersecurity, stage gate, regulatory,...)


* Work with respective hardware lead(s) and other sub-system technical leads to ensure proper integration and functionality

Competencies

Responsibilities:


* Execute firmware related activities for the product which covers (but not limited to) following aspects:



* Requirement elicitation and documentation


* Document firmware designs using Flowcharts, State Machine diagrams, Sequence Diagrams and others


* Implementation of code related to identified design


* Unit testing of the developed code


* Integration testing of FW with HW on bench/ battery pack


* Analysis and issue resolution of defects detected as part of unit testing, DVT, production and/ or field


* Documentation of FW test specification and reports


* Reviews

Work closely with peer FW engineers, FW architect and HW engineers to bring up boards or support in HW validation

Derive and review test plans/ test cases for DVP, integration tests

Follow AGILE principles for fast and efficient firmware development

Ensure firmware configuration management and issue tracking/ closure

Technical reviews: architecture/ design, code, test plan, test reports, release notes

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