Senior Firmware Engineer

Senior Firmware Engineer

remote type Hybrid

locations Morrisville, North Carolina (Office)

time type Full time

posted on Posted Yesterday

job requisition id R49628

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Firmware Engineer to join our high-performing engineering team developing electric metering products. You will contribute to the architecture, development, optimization, and maintenance of high-volume embedded products while working in a fast-paced environment that values technical excellence and innovation. In this role, you will develop embedded C firmware for ARM-based platforms, create Java software for custom runtime environments, and drive improvements in product quality, testing, and development processes.

Core Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware for ARM-based microcontroller platforms used in high-volume electric metering products.

• Develop and optimize embedded C code, device drivers, hardware abstraction layers (HALs), and Java software for custom runtime environments.

• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to integrate and troubleshoot complex hardware-software systems.

• Design, implement, and support real-time embedded solutions utilizing RTOS environments.

• Develop automated build processes, unit testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines to improve development efficiency and code quality.

• Incorporate diagnostics, security features, manufacturing test capabilities, and design-for-test principles throughout the product lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.

• 5+ years of professional experience in embedded firmware development supporting mass-produced or high-volume products.

• Expert-level proficiency in embedded C programming, device drivers, and hardware abstraction layers (HALs).

• Strong Java programming experience within embedded or customized runtime environments.

• Deep understanding of ARM processor architectures, hardware-software integration, startup/shutdown sequences, sleep modes, external memory, and peripheral interfaces.

• Experience designing, optimizing, and troublesho