Lead Software Developer, Grid Automation Services - Utilities

Job Description

As an intelligent power management company, Eaton is fully engaged in our digital transformation to improve our internal business processes and to reach and serve our customers better and provide them with new value. We are reshaping the way we think and work – leveraging digital tools and technologies to accelerate our transformation and instilling a digital mindset from the ground up.

We are eager and open to new ways of thinking, and we need your creativity, innovative ideas and expertise. We believe that diversity of thought, cultures and backgrounds is what contributes to our success. If you want to help shape the digital future of Eaton, join our team and make a real impact.

Eaton’s Utility sector has an opening for a lead software developer to join our Grid Automation Services team. This position is located at our Montreal offices with the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule.

Eaton is accelerating and leading the industry with its digital offerings to utility customers. As a lead software developer, you will be responsible for developing C++ code and customer-specific solutions based on our Substation Automation family of products. In this role, you will play a leading role in our software development team and contribute to the execution of customer-paid development projects. We strive to deliver dependable, simplified, and best-in-class solutions to help utilities leverage their assets and manage a smarter grid.

Essential Responsibilities:

• As an individual contributor:
  • Designs, implements, and maintains efficient, reliable, and reusable code.
  • Analyzes technical specifications and proposes innovative solutions.
  • Develops and documents verification test plans.
  • Writes unit tests and automated integration tests, performs manual testing, reviews peer-written code and writes reports.
  • Participates in the investigation of problems by gathering enough information to find the root causes and fix them.
  • Participates in all stages of the development cycle.
• As a leader in software development:
  • Contribute to the development of project specifications, ensuring their alignment with test specifications and test plans.
  • Lead system architectures and designs.
  • Has the ability to lead small projects with the assistance of a few other developers.
  • Help transforming customer requirements in generic features that will be integrated in our family of product and that will be reusable by other customers.
  • Contribute to build a culture of code sharing, inner-sourcing, and reusable platform components.
  • Provide input to project planning by estimates of development activities.
  • Contribute to the growth of the team, with technical coaching of junior developers and supervision of contractors that help dealing with variations on the workload.
  • Influence the team to align them on consistent SDLC process, tools, and metrics.
  • Has the ability to collaborate with geographically dispersed teams.

Why work at Eaton?

• 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) Be a key member of a world-class service organization that recently celebrated 12 consecutive years of growth.
• 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 Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or any other relevant program from an accredited institution.
• 7+ years of experience in software development, including 2+ years of recent experience developing C++ applications.
• Understanding of object-oriented design and programming skills, including the use of design patterns.
• Over 1 year of experience leading and coaching new and experienced software developers.
• Fluency in English and French (working proficiency).
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada without corporate sponsorship.
• No relocation is being provided. Candidates must live within an 80-kilometer radius of the Montreal, QC facility.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing software for embedded devices, creating APIs and desktop applications.
• Experience ensuring cybersecurity practices in embedded software and desktop applications.
• Experience designing real-time control systems.
• Abreast of upcoming software development/engineering tools, trends, and methodologies.
• Full understanding of key computer science concepts (Data Structures, Algorithms, etc.).
• Comprehensive knowledge of IP networking protocols (TCP/UDP/IP).
• Experience with Industrial IP protocols: Modbus TCP, DNP3, OPC-UA, etc.
• Experience working in the electric utility market and/or power system knowledge.
• Experience with Agile Development Processes, and working in an agile team environment, using SCRUM or any other framework

Position Criteria:

• Teamwork, communication, strong interpersonal skills across cultural and organizational boundaries.
• Strong problem solving and reasoning ability, exhibiting technical innovation and creative solutions
• Sharp analytical abilities and proven design skills.
• Experience working with global teams.

Eaton est une entreprise de gestion intelligente de l’alimentation électrique engagée à améliorer la qualité de vie et à protéger l’environnement des gens partout dans le monde. Nous sommes guidés par notre engagement à maintenir la bonne conduite de nos affaires, à adopter un fonctionnement durable et à aider nos clients en matière de gestion de l’alimentation, aujourd’hui et demain. En nous appuyant sur les tendances de croissance mondiale en matière d’électrification et de numérisation, nous accélérons la transition de la planète vers les énergies renouvelables, aidons à résoudre les défis les plus urgents dans le domaine de la gestion de l’alimentation et faisons ce qu’il y a de mieux pour nos parties prenantes et toute la société. Créée en 1911, Eaton est inscrite à la Bourse de New York depuis près d’un siècle. Nous avons déclaré des recettes de 19,6 milliards de dollars en 2021 et desservi des clients dans plus de 170 pays.

Notre culture repose sur un solide engagement en mettant nos valeurs principales en pratique et en appuyant nos employés avec les outils dont ils ont besoin pour réussir. Nous avons démontré notre passion pour le développement durable grâce à l’annonce de la réduction des émissions de carbone provenant des activités de l’entreprise par au moins 50 % d’ici 2030.

Eaton s’engage à avoir une main-d’œuvre diversifiée sélectionnée sur une base non discriminatoire à tous les niveaux, de façon à refléter la diversité de nos clients et les environnements variés dans le monde où nous exerçons nos activités. Notre succès dépend de notre capacité à attirer et à retenir les meilleurs talents, quels que soient leur race, la couleur de leur peau, leur statut social ou économique, leur religion, leur origine nationale, leur état civil, leur âge, leur handicap, leur statut d’ancien combattant, leur orientation sexuelle, leur identité de genre ou tout statut protégé. Eaton respecte les lois et réglementations antidiscriminatoires en vigueur dans les pays où nous exerçons nos activités. La politique de l’entreprise en matière d’inclusion et de diversité consiste à prendre toutes les décisions relatives à l’emploi, y compris l’embauche, la rémunération, la formation, les promotions, les mutations et les licenciements, selon le principe de l’égalité des chances face à l’emploi, comme défini plus haut.

Job: Engineering

Region: North America – Canada
Organization: EPG EAS Electrical Automation Solutions

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