Firmware Engineer

What we offer:
Company Overview

Dematic is an intralogistics innovator who designs, builds, and supports intelligent, automated solutions for manufacturing, warehouse and distribution environments for customers powering the future of commerce. With engineering centers, manufacturing facilities and service centers located in more than 25 countries, Dematic’s global network of 8,000 employees have helped achieve more than 6,000 worldwide customer installations for some of the world’s leading brands. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Dematic is a member of KION Group, a global leader in industrial trucks, supply chain solutions and related services, and a leading provider of warehouse automation.

Job Title

Firmware Engineer

Job Summary

This is What You Will do in This Role:

- 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.

What We are Looking For:
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s in Computer science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical/Electronic Engineering (preferred) and/or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of design patterns for object-oriented programming. Knowledge in C, C++, Visual C, MS Windows (10), desirable C# and Phyton.
- Five or more years of experience in: All phases of Embedded firmware development in platform independent environments, User interface programming experience, General programming skills, Advanced engineering principles and concept design
- Proficiency in English, advanced writing and spoken.
- Availability to international travel 50% of the time.

Preferred qualifications
- Familiarity with storage, retrieval, and material handling systems a plus
- FPGA experience a plus
- Allen Bradley / Siemens PLC experience and communication protocols as 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

Tasks and Qualifications:
What We Offer:

- Career Development
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits
- Pay Transparency
- Global Opportunities
- Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws._
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training._

About Us
- KION ITS (Industrial Trucks & Services) Americas is an operating unit of the KION Group and includes KION North America (headquartered in Summerville, South Carolina) and KION South America (headquartered in Indaiatuba, Brazil). Their products are industry leading industrial trucks, intralogistics systems and solutions of well-known brands Linde, STILL and Baoli, specifically tailored to meet North American and South America market demands.
- The KION Group is among the world’s leading suppliers of industrial trucks and supply chain solutions and has a global network of more than 42,000 employees. Its portfolio encompasses forklift trucks and warehouse trucks, as well as integrated automation technology and software solutions for the optimization of supply chains. Across more than 100 countries worldwide, the KION Group’s solutions improve the flow of material and information within factories, warehouses, and distribution centers.
- Our Linde and STILL forklift brands serve the premium industrial truck segment. Dematic is a global leader in automated material handling. Together, we are shaping the future and are among the best in our industry.
- Our culture is driv