{"id":3908843,"url":"https://alion.io/job/vertiv-sr-engineer-firmware-engineering-xii","title":"Sr. Engineer Firmware Engineering XII","company":{"id":58885,"name":"Vertiv","domain":"vertiv.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/vertiv","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Oracle","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":83,"open_postings":406,"ghost_share":0.002,"stale_share":0.862,"repost_share":0.005,"time_to_fill_p50_days":14,"computed_at":"2026-11-09T06:03:00Z"}},"role":"Hardware","role_family":"Hardware","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"C++","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Git","optional":false},{"name":"FreeRTOS","optional":true},{"name":"GitLab CI","optional":true},{"name":"MATLAB","optional":true},{"name":"Python","optional":true},{"name":"RTOS","optional":true},{"name":"SBOM","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T02:56:38Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-07","last_verified_at":"2026-11-09T16:01:56Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"description":"JOB SUMMARY:\nThe Sr. Firmware Engineer will develop, sustain, and provide technical ownership of embedded firmware solutions for Single Phase UPS products. The role focuses on real-time DSP/MCU firmware for power conversion systems, including digital control, signal acquisition and processing, protection algorithms, hardware/firmware integration, system synchronization, and multi-processor communication.\nThe engineer will work closely with global engineering teams supporting new product development and sustaining activities and will apply in-depth knowledge of Single Phase UPS architectures, firmware platforms, product-specific control strategies, interfaces, and engineering processes. The position also provides technical guidance to firmware engineers and supports product integration, laboratory validation, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis throughout the product lifecycle.\nPRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:\nDevelop and maintain embedded firmware for Single Phase UPS products using DSP and MCU-based platforms.\nDevelop high-quality C/C++ firmware for bare-metal and real-time operating system environments.\nDesign and implement timing-critical power electronics functionality including PWM generation, synchronized ADC acquisition, digital control loops, protection algorithms, and real-time signal processing.\nDevelop and maintain firmware associated with AC/DC and DC/AC power conversion, inverter control, PFC, battery operation, and UPS protection functions.\nDevelop and support algorithms for UPS synchronization, paralleling, active load sharing, and redundant power systems.\nDevelop and maintain firmware for multi-processor and multi-controller embedded architectures.\nDesign and maintain reusable firmware architectures, interfaces, drivers, and Hardware Abstraction Layers across embedded platforms.\nIntegrate firmware with power electronics hardware, communication interfaces, sensors, programmable logic, and other embedded subsystems.\nPerform hardware bring-up, firmware integration, laboratory testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis for new and existing products.\nSupport firmware development throughout the product lifecycle, including new product development, sustaining engineering, qualification, and production support.\nMaintain and improve firmware configuration management, build, verification, and release processes.\nSupport automated firmware build and verification activities using Git-based development workflows and CI/CD tools.\nSupport implementation of applicable embedded cybersecurity and secure development requirements.\nCreate and maintain technical documentation related to firmware architecture, interfaces, design decisions, and product-specific implementations.\nCollaborate with cross-functional global engineering teams and provide technical guidance, design reviews, troubleshooting support, and mentorship to firmware engineers.\nREQUIREMENTS:\nBS or above in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.\n10+ years of experience in embedded firmware, power electronics, digital control, or related product development.\nStrong experience developing or sustaining embedded firmware for UPS, inverter, power conversion, motor control, or similar real-time power electronics products.\nStrong C/C++ development skills for bare-metal and real-time embedded systems.\nHands-on experience with DSP and MCU-based embedded control platforms, preferably TI C2000 or similar real-time processors.\nStrong understanding of real-time embedded systems, including interrupts, task scheduling, synchronization, deterministic data acquisition, and inter-processor communication.\nStrong knowledge of digital control, digital signal processing, PWM generation, ADC acquisition, feedback control, and protection algorithms.\nStrong understanding of AC/DC and DC/AC power electronics, inverter systems, PFC, batteries, protection functions, and power conversion architectures.\nExperience with UPS paralleling, synchronization, load sharing, redundant systems, or comparable multi-converter control architectures.\nExperience working with multi-controller or multi-processor embedded architectures.\nExperience with hardware/firmware integration, embedded system bring-up, debugging, laboratory validation, and root-cause analysis.\nExperience with Git-based source control and structured firmware development workflows.\nAbility to communicate complex technical concepts and collaborate effectively with cross-functional and globally distributed engineering teams.\nDemonstrated ability to provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers.\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:\nExperience with Single Phase UPS products, architectures, control strategies, or related power conversion systems.\nExperience with FreeRTOS, CMSIS-RTOS, or similar real-time operating systems.\nExperience with FPGA/CPLD integration and programmable logic used in embedded power electronics systems; familiarity with Intel/Altera devices and Quartus Prime is a plus.\nExperience with embedded firmware CI/CD, automated builds, artifact generation, and release automation, preferably using GitLab CI/CD.\nFamiliarity with embedded cybersecurity practices, SBOM generation, secure software development, or SSDF-aligned processes.\nExperience with Python and/or MATLAB for engineering automation, data analysis, algorithm development, or validation.\nExperience with automated testing, HIL environments, or high-power hardware/firmware validation.\nThe successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.\nOUR CORE PRINCIPLES: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.\nOUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES\nHigh-Performance Culture\nCustomer Focus\nOperational Excellence\nInnovation\nFinancial Strength\nVERTIV BEHAVIORS\nOwn it\nAct with urgency\nFoster a customer-first mindset\nThink big and execute\nLead by example\nDrive continuous improvement\nLearn and seek out development\nPromote transparent & open communication\nAbout Vertiv\nVertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nVertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. 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