Firmware Engineer (Communication Protocol)

About the role

Rockwell Automation is hiring a few Senior Firmware Engineers (Communication Protocol) in Singapore as part of its development engineering expansion. The engineer maximizes reuse of existing internal or external firmware components, frameworks and communication protocol libraries to shorten the product development cycle, and reviews subsystem and system designs of others for design implications. The position reports to the Power Motion Business (PMB) Singapore Engineering Manager and receives functional support from the global development engineering team.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze, design, program, debug and modify firmware, troubleshooting code and involving analog and digital hardware and firmware operating systems.
• Work on embedded firmware for drive products: developing firmware features, improving and managing firmware, testing, and process and standards compliance.
• Design, develop and test firmware for protocols such as Ethernet/IP, BacNet, Profibus, Profinet, SNMP, serial communication and Modbus TCP.
• Participate in improving engineering processes and best practices, and keep the link between requirements and testing strong.
• Investigate firmware anomalies with the functional test, customer support or other teams and resolve them.
• Stay current on embedded firmware and cybersecurity methodologies through research, training and seminars.
• Work in diverse frameworks including Agile and Scrum, and function in a globally distributed team.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering (with a focus on firmware), or equivalent.
• Experience in communication protocol development, analyzing, designing, programming and testing real-time firmware systems in C/C++ (or another middle-to-high-level language).
• Proven ability to build high-quality, maintainable firmware subsystems at a high rate of productivity.
• Ability to organize and direct the activities of others and to communicate clearly with a globally distributed team.
• Strong collaborator in a matrixed organization, with clear verbal and written communication.
• Customer-centric approach.

Required skills

• C/C++ (required); Python, Green Hills Integrity OS and Multi IDE, TCP/IP networking, Git or similar version control, and tools such as Achilles and Burp Suite are desired.
• Jira and Jama are desired.
• Preferred: minimum 3 years of communication protocol development experience, cybersecurity training or certification, familiarity with Scrum and SAFe, and knowledge of CIP and CIP Security protocols.

What we offer

• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm.
• Paid volunteer time off after 6 months of employment, with company matching of volunteer hours and donations.
• Employee Assistance Program and personalized wellbeing programs through OnTrack.
• On-demand digital course library for professional development and other local benefits.
• Hybrid work: employees work at a Rockwell location at least Monday, Tuesday and Thursday unless there is a business reason to be out of the office.