Primary duties:- Design, implement, and maintain embedded firmware for products used for material flow and material management automation systems for projects.- Responsible for solving specific firmware design problems with little outside direction- Responsible for the completion of total embedded firmware design, coding, and testing for products for intended to be released and used in industrial material handling systems.- Completes firmware documentation in accordance with Company requirements in association with the Technical Publications department.- Participates in the preparation of technical proposals.- Assists with the preparation and presentation of technical and user training for customers.- Travels to the customer site to support firmware issues or upgrades.- Complies with customer or Company procedures for software quality assurance, software configuration control and ISO 9000.- Define, develop and implement firmware validation test plans and test content with deep comprehension of firmware algorithms and customer specifications- Participate in and role model an Agile/Kanban development culture which emphasizes product quality, team accountability, and continuous improvement.Knowledge, skill, and abilities:- Knowledge of software design methodologies such as object-oriented design and knowledge of commercial operating systems such as Window 10 and/or Unix.- Embedded firmware design experience, user interface programming skills, and other programming skills.- Experience with all phases of embedded firmware development in platform independent environments- C, C++, Visual C, MS Windows (10), Visual Basic.- Excellent written and verbal skills with customers, contractors, and team members.- Excellent facilitation skills to lead discussions and solve problems.- Knowledge of firmware quality assurance procedures.- Knowledge of the capabilities of automated software configuration control systems.- Bachelor's in computer science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering (preferred) and/or equivalent experience.- Five or more years of experience in:Embedded firmware experience, User interface programming experience, General programming skills, Advanced engineering principles and concept design- Familiarity with storage and retrieval systems a plus- Familiarity with material handling systems a plus- FPGA experience a plus- AB / Siemens PLC experience a plus- CAN / Profibus / Ethernet IP / Profinet / ASi fieldbus experience a plus.- Motor Control experience a plus- Scripting languages for test automation (Perl, Python or similar) a plus