Embedded Platform IoT Architect

Eaton’s ES AMER DIG division is currently seeking a Embedded Platform IoT Architect.
This position can be located at any of the following Eaton locations: Raleigh NC, Pittsburgh PA (Moon Twp.
) or Menomonee Falls WI.
This position offers a HYBRID work schedule.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $112500.
0 - $165000.
0 a year.
Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only.
Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
What you’ll do: As an Embedded Platform IoT Architect, you will design and develop an IoT connectivity codebase that will be reused in a diverse portfolio of projects at Eaton.
This portfolio of projects will include devices running on RTOS and Linux platforms.
The ideal candidate has experience working with connecting embedded products to a cloud platform such as Azure or AWS, experience with device lifecycle management, and experience with revenue-generating features.
Collaboration across teams and gaining alignment on solutions will be crucial to success.
In this role you will: • Lead architecture, design and implementation of Internet of Things components within embedded RTOS and Linux products and platforms.
• IoT Fundamentals with cloud connectivity (for example Azure IoT), DLM, gateways, connectivity scalability and reliability • Plan software architecture, network interfaces, and protocols to enable requirements, provide visual diagrams, author Epics and create the Definition of Done as teams progress toward new architectures • Clearly and effectively communicate the rationale for the decisions to leadership who may not possess deep technical understanding of software and/or cloud architectures and processes as well as technical audiences through flowcharts, diagrams, code comments, and code snippets.
• Author high-quality, highly-performance, unit-tested code in C/C++ or other appropriate high level languages • Demonstrate a fluency of and bias toward open source software and have a firm understanding of best practices around integrating open source software into commercial products.
• Contribute to technology road-mapping and capacity planning activities as well as evaluate business requirements to create high quality products in collaboration with product teams, stakeholders, engineering, and test • Domestic and international leadership on projects is required and will necessitate meetings with global teams across time zones • Maintain skills through the investigation of new technologies, software development techniques, and programming trends.
• Leverage best-in-class software development tools to enable scalable global development • Provide accurate work estimates, develop and execute agile work plans for iterative and incremental project delivery, supporting annual budgeting & forecasting efforts • Mentor fellow team members on new technologies, architecture principles, and good coding practices.
• Develop reports and metrics around the successful execution of your role & responsibilities Qualifications: Required (Basic) Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical, Computer or Software Engineering or related from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience working in embedded systems or embedded software development • 7+ years’ experience developing in an RTOS and/or embedded Linux environment • 7 years experience with cloud connectivity or IoT enabled features • Experience with Agile development methodologies and concepts • Experience adopting or contributing to Open Source Software projects • Experience leading technical resources • All candidates being considered must currently reside within a 50-mile radius of the following Eaton locations: Raleigh NC, Pittsburgh PA (Moon Twp) or Menomonee Falls WI.
Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future Preferred Qualifications: • Master’s degree in Computer Science • 5+ years experience using C++ • Solid understanding of cybersecurity and/or cryptography • Development of platform software utilizing open source frameworks (e.
g.
EdgeX, Fledge, Legato) • Development of platform software utilizing open-source RTOS (e.
g.
FreeRTOS, Zephyr RTOS) • Expert knowledge of RTOS and Linux operating systems and associated development platforms • Demonstrated competency using or designing systems communicating with industrial networking protocols (e.
g.
HTTP, TCP/IP, MQTT, Modbus, BACnet, CAN) • Strong understanding of Object Oriented Design (OOD) principles using C++ • Working knowledge of one other programming language (Go, Java, C#, C++, Python, etc.
) • Model designs using UML or similar methodologies as appropriate; develop use cases to model real-time systems behavior • Ability to work effectively in an Agile Scrum (or other iterative development) environment • Experience with test-driven development (TDD) and a good familiarity with unit test frameworks (e.
g.
GoogleTest, GoogleMock, xUnit++, etc.
) • Experience with multi-core embedded systems • Experience using SDLC management tools in a team environment (e.
g.
Jira, Git, etc.
) • Solid understanding of software design principles, algorithms, data structures, and multithreading concepts Skills: • Effectively lead, work and communicate within a global team environment.
• Engage with other embedded software teams to promote reuse, share knowledge and advance further the software development community within Eaton.
• Strong problem solving and software debugging skills • Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to effectively explain technical concepts • Abreast of upcoming software development/engineering tools, trends, and methodologies • Good judgment, time management, and decision-making skills • Ability to apply automation to tasks that require them • Self-starter with the ability to operate effectively with minimal supervision We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees.
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