About Pierce, an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

Ready to shape the future of IoT applications for mission critical equipment that help our everyday heroes build a better world? If you are driven by the idea of building a better world through innovative technology, thrive on technical challenges and relish the opportunity to start things from scratch, we invite you to join us as a Senior Principal Embedded Software Engineer. In this role, you will have the opportunity to design and develop embedded software for on vehicle applications, for Fire and Concrete mixer markets.

YOUR IMPACT:  

• Design and develop – Design, develop and test real time embedded software using C/C++/Rust for Vocational Connection Products, which includes building embedded video recording/streaming service and developing vehicle network-connected solutions.

• Quality Assurance – Ensure high software quality through rigorous testing and development of automated unit tests.

• Application Management - Use Atlassian tool chain to maintain and improve existing software platform.

• Collaboration - Participate in code reviews, story refinement, and other engineering activities.

• Value Delivery – Incorporate SAFe/Agile principles for value delivery in short increments.  

• Process compliance - Follow a CMMI Level 3 process for developing and maintaining software.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with eight (8) or more years of related experience.

• 8 or more years of experience in developing embedded C and C++ software.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Experience with multimedia frameworks (e.g. ffmeg, gstreamer) and codecs.

• Experience implementing video streaming protocols.

• Experience with network architectures and protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, UDP, RTP)

• Deep knowledge of LAN and IP network related concepts.

• Experience in IoT, automotive or heavy-duty vehicle CAN bus, J1939 protocol and architecture.

• Familiarity with ISO 26262, MIL-STD-882, or other software safety standards.

• Secure software development experience, following cyber-security best practices such as ISO 21434.

• Strong problem-solving skills and communication skills.

• Experience working in SAFe, Scrum or Agile environment.

• Ability to thrive in a startup like culture, excels in ambiguous situations, and embraces technical challenges.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Internal Contacts: Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.

• External Contacts:  Limited external contact to gather information, answer queries, or ask assistance.

• Communication Skills:  Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos; Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals; Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups; Read, analyze and interpret business manuals, technical procedures and/or government regulations: Read, analyze and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.

• Decision-Making:  Regularly makes significant decisions and final results, typically affecting the entire department. Available guides or precedents are limited. Has authority over the allocation of resources.

• Complexity, Judgment and Problem Solving:  Work requires the ability to plan and perform work in light of new or constantly changing problems, work from broad instruction, and deal with complex factors not easily evaluated.  Decisions require considerable judgment, initiative and ingenuity in areas there is little precedent.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Physical Demands: Frequent: Standing, Walking/Running, Sitting, Reaching, Hearing, Talking, Visual, Typing; Occasional: Driving, Fine Dexterity, Manual Dexterity; Upper Extremity Repetitive Motion; Seldom: Lifting/Carrying 25lbs., Pushing/Pulling 25llbs.

• Non-Physical Demands: Frequent: Analysis/Reasoning, Communication/Interpretation, Math/Mental Computation, Reading, Sustained Mental Activity (i.e. auditing, problem solving, grant writing, composing reports), Writing.

• Environmental Demands: Frequent: Work Alone, Frequent Task Changes, Tedious/Exacting Work; Occasional: High Volume Public Contact.

• Work Schedule:  Routine shift hours. Infrequent overtime, weekend, or shift rotation.

• Demands/Deadlines: High volume and variable work demands and deadlines impose strain on routine basis or considerable stress intermittently; OR regular direct contacts with distressed individuals within the immediate work environment; and/or exposure to demands and pressures from persons other than immediate supervisor.

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