Sr Embedded Software Engineer

This is a DIRECT HIRE role. Benefits available, subject to election and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Paid Time Off (including paid parental leave, vacation, and sick time), 401k with company match, Tuition Reimbursement, and Mileage Reimbursement Onsite position in Benton Harbor, MI Description We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize embedded software solutions for advanced appliances and brewer platforms. This role requires deep technical expertise and focuses on end-to-end ownership of subsystems and features, ensuring successful integration into products and reliable performance across development, manufacturing, and field environments - all while mentoring junior engineers. You will collaborate closely with hardware, SQA, manufacturing, and product teams to ensure robust product delivery aligned with platform standards. Key Responsibilities Own end-to-end complex software module design, development, and delivery independently, ensuring reliability, performance, and maintainability across the entire development lifecycle from requirements through validation and release

Architect subsystems with guidance from principal engineers

Implement RTOS-based designs or embedded Linux components

Integrate platform components into product applications, ensuring correct system behavior across modules

Participate in the full software development lifecycle at the system level while maintaining awareness of overall business goals: requirements gathering, design, implementation, test, deployment, platform/system integration, and maintenance.

Perform software verification, validation, troubleshooting, defect resolution, and documentation activities to ensure high-quality, reliable software solutions and to suggest enhancements to improve product quality.

Lead code reviews, provide critical feedback, and mentor junior developers to elevate team code quality.

Leverage Python, AI, and other tools for automation, increasing development efficiency, and improving code quality, while continuously learning new technologies, tools, and development methodologies.

Collaborate with hardware teams on schematic reviews and peripheral integration

Collaborate with cross-functional global teams to deliver robust integrated solutions that meet product requirements, to perform root cause analysis and corrective action implementation, and to resolve field issues thereby contributing to continuous

Contribute to technical documentation and ensure compliance with internal standards and best practices.

Demonstrate leadership by guiding teams toward well-defined technical deliveries and supporting program or platform milestones

Requirements: 6+ years of relevant industry experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 4+ years with a Master's, or equivalent experience.

Advanced proficiency in C/C++ for embedded software, Python for custom tools, development on FreeRTOS / embedded Linux, low level peripheral driver integration (I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, Client, PWM, LCD, LED), and/or embedded IoT (BLE, WiFi, MQTT, TLS, DHCP, TCP, UDP, GATT, X.509)

Experience with MCU platforms (e.g. STM32, NXP, ESP32, etc.)

Ability to use lab tools (e.g. oscilloscope, logic analyzer) for debugging across software and hardware boundaries

Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration

Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers and lead technical reviews.

Preferred Skills Familiarity with compliance standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., UL, FCC) is a plus

Experience supporting manufacturing or validation processes

Experience with low-power design and optimization

Experience with consumer electronics or appliance software development

Experience with Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum) and tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket

Who We Are: The Fountain Group is a nationwide staffing firm with over 80 Fortune 100-500 clients. Since 2001, TFG has maintained a consistent standard of excellence, and our work is broadly recognized every year through numerous industry performance awards. Our success is a team effort. Browse our website below for additional information on our company. The Fountain Group 3407 W Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Tampa, FL 33607 “We work in Life Sciences, Clinical, Engineering, IT, and more. Above all, we specialize in people.”

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