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Principal Embedded Firmware Engineer

Schneider Electric
Foxboro, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/20/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/16/2026

About the position

 

Schneider Electric has an opportunity for a Principal Embedded Firmware Engineer in Foxboro, MA.

 

We are seeking an experienced firmware engineer for our run-time team in the incubator organization of industrial automation. The run-time team is an integral part of EcoStruxure Automation Expert. This position is focused on architect, design, implementation, and maintenance of codebase for EcoRT.

           

What will you do?

 

  • Interact with product owner, product technical lead, development teams and stakeholders to gain a strong understanding of the product requirements.
  • Work with team members to architect and design solution that satisfies requirements.
  • Initiate work breakdowns, create acceptance criteria, and estimate efforts according to agile software development.
  • Act as technical liaison between product technical lead and the team, provide technical guidance to team members.
  • Hands on code development/debugging/testing, and do code reviews of other developer’s code performance, and quality.
  • Write and execute test cases based on templates and best practices for cyber security and performance.
  • Work effectively with different functional teams spread across multiple locations.
  • Work closely with verification and validation (test) team to ensure full test coverage, and quick closure of reported defects.

Who will you report to?

 

You will report to the Senior Firmware Engineering Manager. This role is a hybrid position. You are required to report to the Foxboro, MA office at least 2 days a week and up to 25% travel a year.

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

 

  • Engineering degree (BS in Electrical, Computer Science, Robotics, or related discipline)
  • Strong desire to learn new things and adaptable with the mindset and work ethic normally found in startup configuration.
  • 8 years’ experience of code development for multitask embedded system running in Linux, VxWorks/RTOS, and windows.
  • Seasoned programming skills with object-oriented design (C/C ) and scripting languages (Python, Bash, Shell, PowerShell)
  • Architectural design and development experience for a networked, distributed computing ecosystem.
  • Technical leadership responsibilities
  • Demonstrate ability to work with cross functional and global teams, and the ability to align and bring best in class processes, coding standards.
  • Be able to work regular hours in U.S. EST time zone.

What will expedite your integration to the team?

 

  • IEC 61499
  • Modbus, OPC UA
  • SAFe
  • Continuous process improvement

Why us?

 

Schneider Electric is leading the digital transformation of energy management and automation. Our technologies enable the world to use energy in a safe, efficient, and sustainable manner. We strive to promote a global economy that is both ecologically viable and highly productive.

 

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

 

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

 

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our  IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

€36 billion global revenue
13% organic growth
150 000 employees in 100 countries
#1 on the Global 100 World’s most sustainable corporations

 

 

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

 

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

 

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here
 
Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.

 

 

 

 

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