Embedded Software Consulting Engineer, Protection and Control Systems

globally to shape the embedded software stack across hardware, networking, security, and systems engineering.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical authority for embedded platform modernization, product innovation, and next-generation system architectures.

• Lead the design strategy of real-time embedded platforms for protection and communication systems using multi-core SoCs, RTOS (VxWorks, QNX, FreeRTOS), or embedded Linux.

• Guide strategic choices in virtualized firmware stacks, embedded containers, and real-time microservices for digital substations and edge computing.

• Drive architectural modernization through the adoption of embedded virtualization using lean hypervisors, enabling reliability and modularity through microservice-oriented architecture for critical and secure field-deployable service updates.

• Guide the design of CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps workflows, and automated test frameworks tailored to embedded environments.

• Promote modular design, RTOS abstraction, software reuse, and real-time determinism across services.

• Lead edge software strategies for AI/ML-based diagnostics, adaptive protection, and predictive maintenance, enabling microservices to run securely in real-time containers.

• Stay at the forefront of innovations in lean, reliable, and secure mission-critical/safety-critical embedded systems by participating in technical conferences and engaging with industry consortia and standards bodies (IEC, IEEE, UCAIug).

• Represent the organization in global forums, panels, or working groups and share best practices, lessons learned, and architecture evolution insights.

• Contribute to multi-year product and technology roadmaps for protection and automation portfolios.

• Evaluate and pilot emerging technologies to mentor and guide global teams on next-generation architectures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Embedded Systems.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in embedded software/firmware design, with at least 5 years in architecture or consulting leadership roles.

Desired Characteristics

• Extensive experience in real-time embedded systems used in power system protection, automation, or communication.

• Expert in C/C++, with experience in embedded Linux, RTOS (VxWorks, QNX), and container/virtualization concepts for embedded systems.

• Proven experience integrating protocols such as GOOSE, MMS, SV, DNP3, Modbus, IEEE C37.118, IEC 60870-5-104, IEEE 1588, and secure communication protocols.

• Familiar with compliance to electrical and cybersecurity standards including IEC 60255, NERC CIP, IEC 62443, IEC 62351.

• Working knowledge of embedded hypervisors, container runtimes, and service isolation in resource-constrained environments.

• Hands-on experience with toolchains, software analyzers, and debugging across embedded and virtualized targets.

• Strategic thinker and effective communicator across engineering, product management and customer leadership.

• Strong understanding of protection schemes, digital substation design, and utility communication architectures.

• Experience in secure embedded software development, formal verification, and regulatory certification.

• Active contributor to open standards or industry bodies (IEEE, IEC, UCAIug) or recognized innovator with patents or technical publications.

• Willingness to travel for technical deep-dives, customer co-innovation sessions, industry events, and global product strategy meetings.

**For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the pay range for this position is between $162,900.00 and $244,300.00 CAD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is for a new vacancy.

**For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $152,400.00 USD and $254,000.00 USD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set.

The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position