Oshkoshcorporation
Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer
United States · Work style not stated · Full time
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- EmployerOshkoshcorporation
- LocationUnited States
- Work styleWork style not stated
- Employment typeFull time
- Employer posted
About Pierce, an Oshkosh company
At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuseson the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.
Ready to shape the future of Connected Vehicle IoT solutions for mission critical equipment that help our everyday heroes? If you are passionate about building a better world through innovative technology, thrive on technical challenges, and are excited to build next generation connected vehicle embedded solution, we invite you to join us as an Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer. As a technical leader and hands-on engineer, you will design and develop embedded software for connected Fire, Refuse Collection, and Concrete Mixer vehicles.
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This is a fully onsite role in Greenville, WI. As the Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer you must be able and willing to perform hands-on testing, troubleshooting, and validation on large vocational vehicles. Remote and hybrid arrangements are not available for this position.
YOUR IMPACT
Design and Develop - Design & develop embedded software for connected vehicle solutions including telematics, edge computing, remote diagnostics, over-the-air capabilities, vehicle network integration, and video recording/streaming capabilities.
Technical Leadership - Serve as technical leader, balancing hands-on development with providing technical direction to ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, maintainable, and cost-effective.
Engineering Excellence - Establish architecture standards and best practices for high-quality, production-grade software while driving technical rigor through mentorship and technical leadership.
Execution Excellence & Delivery - Drive team accountability, Agile execution, and delivery predictability by improving backlog readiness, removing technical roadblocks, and helping the team consistently meet sprint and release commitments.
Vehicle Validation – Hands on validation on trucks. This role requires working inside trucks to ensure software performs reliably in real world operating conditions.
Cross functional Collaboration - Collaborate with embedded, cloud, and front-end engineers and product owner, resolve cross functional challenges and ensure successful end to end solution delivery.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION
Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience.
8+ years of experience developing embedded software using C and C++. Standout: Rust.
Experience developing and testing embedded software on Embedded Linux platforms
Experience with networking concepts and protocols including TCP/IP and UDP
Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and embedded software development best practices.
Strong technical leadership and collaboration skills, with experience leading technical projects while remaining hands-on in software development.
Experience developing connected mobile asset (e.g., vehicle or mobile equipment) or telematics platforms, including cloud-connected architectures, over-the-air (OTA) updates, cellular-connected devices, and remote fleet management solutions.
Ability and willingness to perform hands on testing on vehicles, including working inside vehicle cabs and conducting testing in manufacturing and field environments. Occasional travel to customer sites may be required.
STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with automotive or heavy-duty vehicle networks, including CAN, J1939, and related protocols.
Experience developing portable software solutions across multiple embedded hardware platforms, including cross-compilation, platform abstraction, and migration of applications to new processor architectures or operating system environments.
Experience porting embedded applications to new hardware platforms, including board bring-up, BSP integration, hardware/software debugging, and platform validation.
Experience with multimedia frameworks (e.g., FFmpeg, GStreamer) and video recording, streaming, and media processing technologies, including RTP, RTSP, WebRTC, or similar protocols.
Strong sense of initiative, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, influence without authority, and solve complex technical problems.
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Pay Range:
$104,100.00 - $173,900.00
The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.
Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com.
Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.
Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.
Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
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