Embedded System Architect

Job Description

Eaton’s Commercial and Residential Distribution Solutions (CRDS) Division is currently seeking an Embedded System Architect to join our team. This position can be based at our Peachtree City, GA or Moon Township, PA location. Relocation assistance will be provided.

Position Overview:

Eaton CRDS Connected Solutions has an opening for an Embedded System Architect. The Embedded System Architect will lead the design and development of firmware and electronics, provide strategic guidance on technology decisions and implementation, and be a subject matter expert on all things embedded as it relates to IOT connectivity. The Embedded System Architect will work closely with application and cloud software teams to ensure secure and reliable connectivity of IOT devices to those software systems and will aid in the overall system architecture design.

We are looking for an Embedded System Architect who can develop next-generation technology solutions that change how users connect, explore, and interact with our devices. As a member of a creative, motivated, and talented team, we need versatile engineers who are passionate to tackle new problems as we continue to push technology forward. If you get excited about building new things and modernizing existing things, then our team might be your next career step.

Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours.

In this function you will:

• Work directly with stakeholders and engineering to deliver high quality solutions.
• Understand and evaluate business needs and requirements in order to provide innovative, competitive solutions which provide value to the stakeholders.
• Be able to demonstrate technical leadership and communicate technical features and requirements to non-technical functions to ensure buy-in across the organization.
• Design, develop, and support IOT system architecture.
• Define standard IOT hardware, chipsets, and protocols and develop standard firmware architecture to support the broader system architecture.
• Work closely with other engineers to ensure development and deployment is supported within the architecture and consistent across multiple product platforms and be able to adjust the architecture as new requirements emerge.
• Work closely with Eaton’s various Centers of Excellence around Software, UI/UX, Cloud, and Cybersecurity to ensure our solutions are aligned with corporate best practices.
• Support development of IOT device hardware and firmware.
• Support implementation of industry-leading cyber-security best practices to meet corporate standards and successfully pass cyber-security audits.
• Support development of backend cloud services as it relates to the connectivity of IOT devices.
• Support development of front-end client-side software and mobile apps as it relates to connectivity of IOT devices.
• Work with and provide leadership with various industry IOT standards organizations.
• Work with internal groups and third-party solution providers to provide seamless integration with internal and third-party systems.
• Provide technical leadership in proposing and adopting new technology solutions, tools, and processes.

When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working on embedded systems
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in developing IOT solutions
• Experience in firmware development with embedded programming languages such as C/C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with IOT hardware solutions and communication protocols such as Wi-Fi, BLE, Z-Wave, ZigBee, Thread, etc.
• Experience integrating device firmware with mobile apps, controllers/hubs, and cloud interfaces
• Experience working with various wireless network topologies including mesh networking
• Experience working with various cloud-based services such as Microsoft Azure, AWS or Google Cloud and app system architectures including data storage, real-time messaging, and REST API’s
• Experience working with various embedded and RTOS architectures
• Experience working with Linux operating systems in an embedded environment
• Experience in implementing industry cybersecurity best practices
• Experience in RF performance and reliability testing; Experience with RF certifications such as FCC, Wi-Fi, and other alliance certifications

What you’ll get from us:

We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being. Listed below are programs that are offered globally, but program availabilities may vary by site.

• Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites)
• Healthcare/retirement savings programs
• Competitive compensation packages to reward skills and performance
• Tuition assistance or financial help for ongoing learning and development
• Health, Dental, Vision & Wellness programs
• Donation matching (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico)

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

We make what matters work. Everywhere you look—from the technology and machinery that surrounds us, to the critical services and infrastructure that we depend on every day—you’ll find one thing in common. It all relies on power. That’s why Eaton is dedicated to improving people’s lives and the environment with power management technologies that are more reliable, efficient, safe and sustainable. Because this is what matters.

We are confident we can deliver on this promise because of the attributes that our employees embody. We’re ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and we’re committed to learning. These values enable us to tackle some of the toughest challenges on the planet, never losing sight of what matters.

Job: Engineering

Region: North America – US/Puerto Rico
Organization: ES CRDS WD Wiring Devices

Job Level: Individual Contributor
Schedule: Full-time
Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: No
Does this position offer relocation?: Relocation from within hiring country only
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time