Senior Embedded Software Engineer (onsite)

Our global Fire Detection product group located in Westford, MA, USA offers you the possibility to interact with other development centers and teams around the world! The opportunities for professional development and career opportunities are endless, given our broad portfolio of products and services within Fire Detection. Work/life balance is important to us, and we offer a flexible hybrid work model. You will also get exposure to leading edge technology, exciting projects, and life-saving products that promote global safety of not only facilities, but people. We need your talent and ideas, as we continue to grow and expand our strategic focus and build state-of-the-art fire detection systems.

What you will do

Johnson Controls is searching for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to be located at the R&D facility in Westford, MA. In this role you will work with a global team of software engineers supporting our embedded software applications for the Fire Detection business at Johnson Controls. Our fire detection products are installed in buildings you visit every day! This is an opportunity to analyze, design, program, debug, modify, test, and implement software used in Fire Alarm Systems. Our products protect life and property.

We’re looking for an individual who is organized and thoughtful in the face technological uncertainty and expectations from customers and internal organizations. This person will be collaborative and drive issues to conclusion by balancing the needs of customers with the thoroughness required of engineering. If you like to be challenged, find creative solutions, and work within a team of people across the organization who share a common goal this role is ideal for you.

How you will do it

• Interface with customers, tech support, NPI teams and organizations around the world

• Continuously strive to hone your skill set in the latest tools and software solutions

• Enhance, Design, prototype, and develop high quality embedded software for fire alarm systems

• Knowledge in multithread, multi-process, and real-time application development

What we look for
Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software, or Electrical Engineering

• 7+ years of embedded software development experience

• Experience with Linux and Windows Operations Systems

• Proficient in "C/ C++" programming language

• Experience with versioning tools such as Git

• Some travel (<10%)

Preferred

• Hands on experience with ARM, Coldfire or Microchip 16- and 32-bit processors

• Knowledge in multithread, multi-process, and real-time application development

• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Make, Python)

• Experience with Atlassian tools

• Knowledge of Network Programming

• Fire Detection product industry experience