About this role
Job Purpose
Associate Software and OS Principal Engineer will be part of Automation Engineering team. This role will act as a key expert for OS Software engineering team and guide / assist for developing software for next generation products like Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) and other Lucy Automation products for Distribution Automation utilizing the skills, tools, and processes within the global team. This role will guide in interpreting customer requirements, filed applications and testing and certification requirements.
Job Context:
• The duties and responsibilities of the Associate Software and OS Principal Engineer
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits. Identify and encourage areas for software growth and improvement within the team.
• Review source code, procedures, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation, and maintenance of software. Assist with the development of software product documentation.
• Collaborate with other software, hardware and ATE developers in the team and at other sites to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain Automation product software releases. Maintain high degree of integrity and traceability for software updates and changes.
• Provide technical leadership to team members through coaching and mentorship.
• Assist in the collection, documentation and interpretation of user's requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.
• Review and guide design, development, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards. Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code.
• Package and support deployment of releases through proper channels and checks.
• Identify standard legal and regulatory compliance requirements for products and guide the team in achieving those.
• Identify additional verification and validation tests to enhance reliability of automation products.
• Be part of technical discussions with internal and external customers as and when needed.
• Assist in RCA of field issues, 8D improvements and identifying and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
Qualifications, Experience, & Skills:
Minimum Graduate degree in a relevant subject (Electronic Engineering or equivalent).
Minimum 12 to 18 years of hands-on engineering experience in similar industry / domain.
Associate Software and OS Principal Engineer at Lucy Electric is innovative, flexible, methodical, patient, logical, enthusiastic, and open to new ideas. He/she will work in teams and enjoy learning and sharing knowledge.
Job-Specific Skills:
Essential strengths:
• C++ programming languages
• GNU tool chain (GCC, GDB, Cross Compiler, JTAG)
• Linux, Yacto
• ARM architecture.
• Development of Embedded real time applications
• Source code management tools like GIT, Subversion (SVN), SourceSafe
• Unit testing methodology
• Familiarity with bug tracking and traceability tools like OpenProject, JIRA, Bugzilla
• UML (Unified Modelling Language)
• XML or HTML
• Eclipse IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
• Continuous Integration tools such as Jenkins, Hudson
• Protocols such as IEC 104/101/103, Modbus Serial/TCP IP, DNP3 Serial/TCP IP, IEC 61850, HTTP, and protocol test tools
Desirable strengths:
• Real time operating systems
• Multiprocessor software architecture
• Device drivers like CAN bus, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, Serial
• XML Schema design
• XSLT (XML Transformations)
• Unit testing frameworks such as C++ Unit
Behavioral Competencies:
• Good interpersonal skills with a pleasant and can-do attitude
• Willingness to work and thrive in professional team.
• Ability to cope with work pressures and go the extra mile.
Lucy Electric is an international leader in intelligent secondary power distribution products and solutions, with features such as remote operation and monitoring. Linking energy generation to consumption, the business specialises in high-performance medium and low-voltage switchgear for utility, industrial and commercial applications.
Other facts
About Lucy Zodion
Switched on street lighting
Over 50 years’ experience in the design and manufacture of street lighting solutions...
Lucy Zodion is a leader in the design and manufacture of street lighting equipment in the UK, supplying to countries throughout Europe, Australasia, Africa, the Far and Middle East. With a product range spanning on-street lighting installation, electrical distribution and control, our industry prominence has been afforded through years of experience and a dedication to innovation in the products and services we offer.
We’re committed to developing tomorrow’s solutions, today…
Committed to developing futureproof street lighting and power distribution solutions, our key focus is providing a clear package that can meet and exceed the growing needs of connected and environmentally conscious communities across the world.
As the impetus of energy efficiency and data management grows, street lighting as we know it is transforming from illumination hardware into a valuable digital urban asset. Used to facilitate a number of smart solutions that help enrich communities, the connected lamppost has been realised as an integral factor for smarter, more responsive cities. This, alongside the integration of IoT, means streetlights are ever evolving as pivotal features throughout urban areas, providing citizens and councils alike with enhanced more intuitive services.
Lucy Zodion’s next generation solutions harness IoT technology to make unique urban data more accessible and secure. Our vision is to unlock the potential of tomorrow’s cities with a smart, open and sustainable ecosystem that truly benefits the community. This can be achieved through interoperable smart city networks that enable forward thinking city leaders to take control of their urban infrastructure, both today and tomorrow.
What you'll do
- The Associate Software and OS Principal Engineer will guide the OS Software engineering team in developing software for next-generation products. Responsibilities include maintaining software quality, collaborating with team members, and providing technical leadership.
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