Staff System Firmware Engineer

About the role

Rockwell Automation is hiring a Staff System Firmware Engineer for its global Power Motion Business (PMB) development organisation at the Singapore campus. The role reports to the Firmware Security Manager and works in a hybrid setup, based in the Singapore office. It involves designing embedded firmware subsystems that balance performance, memory, simplicity, correctness, reusability, reliability, security and safety, while maximising reuse of existing firmware components, frameworks, RTOS services, middleware and device drivers.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design and evolution of system-level firmware platforms for industrial automation products, independently and with the global architecture team.
• Establish firmware technology roadmaps, architecture strategies and reusable framework programs across product families.
• Design and implement firmware subsystems optimising performance, memory use, reliability, maintainability, security and scalability.
• Integrate embedded firmware, communication protocols, operating systems, networking stacks and cybersecurity technologies, and define system interfaces across firmware, hardware, systems, safety and cybersecurity domains.
• Lead architecture reviews, design reviews and technical risk assessments, and investigate complex system-level issues.
• Mentor firmware engineers and technical leads, collaborate with global partners, influence engineering processes, CI/CD practices and software quality, and represent the company with customers, partners, certification bodies and industry groups.

Required profile

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering (with a focus on firmware), or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in embedded system firmware development, including analysis, design, programming and testing of real-time firmware systems and device drivers.
• Preferred: Master's degree, cybersecurity training or certification, and proven ability to deliver high-quality, maintainable firmware at a high rate of productivity.
• Ability to organise and direct other employees and communicate clearly with a globally distributed team.

Required skills

• C/C++ (or other middle-to-high-level language) for real-time firmware and device drivers.
• Green Hills Integrity OS and Multi IDE, TCP/IP networking, Git or similar version control, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Jira and Jama; familiarity with Scrum and SAFe is desired.
• Preferred: Python, CIP and CIP Security protocols, and a real-time operating system (FreeRTOS or Zephyr preferred).

What we offer

• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm.
• Paid volunteer time off after 6 months of employment, plus company volunteer and donation matching.
• Employee Assistance Program and personalised wellbeing programs through the OnTrack program.
• On-demand digital course library for professional development and other local benefits.