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About the role

Job Summary
The Product Development Expert is responsible for improving or developing new products, components, equipment, systems, technologies, or processes. This role ensures that research and design methodologies meet scientific and engineering standards and supports the organization in achieving technical, functional, and cost targets.
This job profile is intended for recognized subject matter experts in a job area. Required to manage large projects or processes with limited oversight from manager. Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level professionals.

This role requires the capabilities to design, develop, code, test and debug software of our embedded devices and systems. A key responsibility will be to recommend new approaches, advising on industry standards, and will work closely with hardware specialists and programming teams.

Responsibilities will include:

Technical responsibility for the design of our embedded software (firmware) for control, monitoring and connectivity solutions.
Specify, design and document technical requirements, and define test plans as appropriate.
Analyse and enhance efficiency, stability and scalability of our designs.
Work closely with internal and external resources to ensure work is completed to specification.
Evaluate and select software components that will be used in larger solutions.
Manage technical updates to our existing product portfolio.
Advise on opportunities to streamline our control, monitoring and connected solutions.

Applications are invited from candidates who hold the following:

Honours Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or similar with 7+ years of experience in best practices software development, delivery, and deployment.
In-depth knowledge of C programming languages.
Experience in developing firmware for embedded applications.
Knowledge of software architecture for connected industrial applications/solutions.
Knowledge of embedded systems with IoT or M2M capability.
Knowledge of industrial communications protocols (Modbus, CAN, OPC, DNP3,).
Knowledge of Telecoms/Network communications protocols (TCP/IP, GPRS/3G/4G, Wireless, low energy protocols).
Experience with version control software.
Analytical skills for root cause determination.
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multinational team environment.

What we offer you

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Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.

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Embedded Electronic Software Development Engineer

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