Fieldbus Firmware Engineer

Core Responsibilities:

Your primary responsibility will be the design, development, and maintenance of the firmware for our fieldbus communication systems, ensuring seamless integration, and reliable data exchange between all of the modules in our robot environment. In order to realize our objectives, we expect you to:

• Collaborate within a cross-functional engineering team including hardware engineers and software developers, to integrate firmware for the communication between the modules
• Develop and execute test plans for firmware communication validation to ensure compliance with safety requirements under standard operating conditions and in all corner cases
• Create documentation encompassing design specifications, API documentation, and user manuals for our software developers
• Support integration and test, evaluate test results, investigate discrepancies, provide technical assessment of anomalies, and drive issues to resolution

Qualifications:

• Master’s or PhD degree in a related engineering field, including but not limited to electrical engineering, computer science, or systems engineering
• 3+ years of experience in systems design, architecture, integration, or related field
• Understanding of hardware and software development and validation processes
• Proficient using the C language for application development and communication protocols
• Experienced in integrating at least one type of fieldbus protocol
• Experienced in EtherCAT development on the Slave-side
• Have basic knowledge of industrial communication networks standards: IEC 61158/IEC 61784
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• Must be authorized to work in Belgium (EU citizens, BE permanent residents, etc)

Preferred:

• Experienced in EtherCAT development on the Master-side
• Experienced in FSoE development on Master- and Slave-side
• Specific knowledge of industrial communication networks standards: IEC 61784-3-3 (PROFIsafe) & 61784-3-12 (EtherCAT)

Desired:

• Experienced in TI C2000 series development
• Experienced in Linux platform development
• Hardware knowledge of common EtherCAT slave controller ICs, e.g. ET1100, LAN9252, etc.