Hybrid Software Engineer III

at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

• Job title: Software Engineer III
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $106,073 - $140,549 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: DAC, Flash
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chicago, United States

About the role

• Software Engineer III at S&C Electric focusing on developing embedded firmware for power reliability products. Collaborating with teams to ensure reliability and performance of electrical grid solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design embedded application firmware for microprocessor-based switch and fault interrupting controls.
• Contribute to the development of architecture design, software specifications, project schedules, task and project completion time estimates, and test plans.
• Develop, optimize, and build FPGA-based (Verilog) focusing on high-throughput data, timing, and efficient resource utilization.
• Perform FPGA simulation, verification, and timing analyses using vendor-specific tools (e.g., Lattice Diamond, Microchip Libero).
• Develop embedded C/C++ firmware for low power designs, including hardware device drivers.
• Develop and support PC-based engineering test tools as needed.
• Create, execute, and automate unit tests.
• Review and implement product requirements.
• Participate in Agile scrum and Kanban meetings and peer reviews of source code.
• Investigate new technologies and create design documents as necessary.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to meet system-level performance and reliability requirements and test engineers to support verification and validation of products at the module and system level.
• Work with product management and field services to resolve firmware-related customer issues.

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 5-7 years of experience developing C/C++ firmware applications and device drivers for low power designs.
• 3+ years of professional experience developing FPGA designs in VHDL or Verilog, with experience in simulation, verification, and timing analysis, using tools like Lattice Diamond or Microchip Libero.
• Strong understanding of FPGA architecture, timing constraints, and resource utilization.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of programming principles in C/C++.
• Familiarity with real-time operation and low power microprocessor modes.
• Embedded software development experience with and without an operating system.
• Experience with digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers to validate and debug design behavior.
• Experience working with and writing drivers for common peripherals and interconnects, such as GPIO, I2C, SPI, ADC, DAC, UART, DMA, or flash memory.
• Experience with configuration management/process tools: Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket/Git.
• Experience using generative AI tools, such as Github Copilot, to assist productivity.
• Being a team player is essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Technical leadership abilities with good interpersonal skills.
• Continuous learner and self-starter.

Benefits

• Annual incentive plan (AIP) subject to eligibility criteria