Senior Software Engineer

About the position

Otis is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, located in Bloomfield, Connecticut to develop embedded software for our commercial elevator products. This role offers the opportunity to work collaboratively in a team environment while benefiting from guidance from senior team members. You'll be instrumental in designing and developing embedded controls for our elevator products, contributing to the advancement of modern transportation solutions. The selected candidate must have a background in embedded (system) software development, devices/system interaction and troubleshooting, and will be involved in all aspects of the system software development process (concept, design, validation and production).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a wide range of activities on projects for various elevator control system components including control boards and field tools.
• Be responsible for implementing software features in embedded software for elevator systems and for implementing change requests in high-level C/C++ language.
• Develop and execute unit and integration tests in an engineering lab environment with hardware simulators.
• Document test procedures, test results, software requirements and design implementation details.
• Adapt quickly to an existing, complex environment and develop a complete understanding of elevator control hardware and its interfaces to other system components.
• Be responsible for regression testing for the support of software releases and supporting existing elevator control software by developing new features and enhancing existing features.
• Perform configuration control and change management of new software and troubleshooting field issues while providing appropriate software solutions.
• Adhere to established coding standards and promote code reviews to deliver high cohesion software.
• Work on both legacy elevator controls and new product development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field with a minimum of 7 years of experience or a Master's degree in Software Engineering and a minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Strong embedded C/C++ development experience.
• Possess strong technical expertise in the relevant area, with hands-on experience in embedded systems using Embedded Linux or other RTOS such as VxWorks, ThreadX, or Green Hills.
• Skilled in inter-process communication and developing multithreaded applications.
• Proficient experience in VB.NET or VC# for designing UI/UX simulator tools.
• Hands on development experience with either of the communication protocols like CAN, RS232, RS422, RS485, SPI, I2C, Timers, EEPROM and Flash Driver interfaces.
• Experience with source version control systems (Git, Subversion, Atlassian tools).
• Experience with multi-threaded application and real time debugging experience with advanced tools like emulators, logic serial analyzers, remote debugging, scopes, serial line analyzer, JTAG/BDM and CANalyzer.
• Talented, highly motivated, and forward-thinking individual who demonstrates great flexibility and a strong commitment to continuous learning.
• Possess excellent communication skills to ensure alignment across the organization.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Java or Python.
• Experience on ColdFire and ARM 32-bit microcontrollers.
• Experience with defect tracking software such as JIRA, Bugzilla.
• Understanding Cyber Security.
• Able to understand hardware design and schematics, including electrical 1-line and 3-line at high level.
• Able to work in elevator hoistways and machine rooms as needed.
• Working experience in product-based companies.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan that includes generous company match and a separate automatic retirement contribution.
• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage for colleagues and their eligible dependents, beginning on their first day of employment.
• Three weeks paid vacation and paid company holidays.
• Paid sick leave - Employee assistance and wellness incentive programs.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Voluntary benefits, such as legal, pet, home, and auto insurance.
• Birth/adoption and parental leave benefits.
• Adoption assistance.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Peer recognition and service anniversary awards, as well as spot performance bonus opportunities.