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Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment? Collaborating across team functions to meet customer needs? Working with a great team of people and bridging embedded software applications to the physical world? Then, come join our development team.

As a Sr. Embedded Firmware Engineer, the qualifying candidate will be part of the Embedded Software App team in developing, sustaining, and supporting firmware and platforms for across Fluke's product line. Work on this team will be involved in the development of challenging, cutting-edge firmware used in test and measurement, calibration, networking, infrared/acoustic imaging, and power quality. Our firmware enables our customers to visualize, diagnose, track, calibrate, and report issues using a wide range of Fluke products. The ideal candidate will bring an aptitude for bridging platforms to provide our customers with the best products in the world.

This candidate will have overall responsibility for designing and implementing solutions for technology platforms. They will develop effective, efficient, and reliable firmware during project phases. They will continuously design, develop, and improve the existing firmware platform to meet the needs of our customers and maintain a robust, modern development environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as technical leader for a major development project or multiple simultaneous projects

• Design, develop, test & debug code, create and build installation packages, and perform analysis on firmware libraries and applications for existing and new Fluke products

• Assignments include development of new applications, features, enhancements, modifications, and corrections to existing firmware

• Develop documentation that demonstrate solutions (Firmware & Software Design Documents), diagrams, code comments and readable code

• Follow department standards for firmware/software development, including project planning, documentation, design reviews, firmware testing, project status reporting, and software configuration management

• Work collaboratively with others to achieve goals

• Work with Hardware Teams to perform board bring up

• Provide guidance and work direction to junior engineers

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree/Master of Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar technical field of study with a strong embedded firmware/software development and physics background

• At least 8 years in C/C++ Design/Development including C++ 17 or higher, and multi-threading experience

• Expertise in the LinuxOS system and developing application level embedded software on a Linux platform

• Experience with the Agile-based development process, preferably with some flavor of Scrum, on multiple projects.

• Minimum of 8 - 10 years proven experience developing software for technical products, experience with full software lifecycle

• Ability to travel to the Everett, Washington headquarters for occasional work with other teams and subject matter experts.

• Experience with source control tools (Bitbucket, Git, etc.)

• Experience in leading small firmware teams and mentoring junior engineers

• Experience with Python

• Experience working with Hardware engineers to perform board bring up

• Ability to work independently and multitask

• Ability to learn new programming concepts, languages, and practices

Desired Skills:

• Experience with calibration/measurement and control systems

• Experience with Yocto Project, Docker Containers, and Build systems

• Experience with all levels of firmware from UI development (Qt/QML experience is a plus) to ARM core processors, Real-Time OS (RTOS), bare metal, microcontrollers, and/or microprocessors

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.