Embedded Software Engineer

The demand for fresh food is driving the need for smarter shipping and storage solutions across the cold supply chain. Food spoilage remains a critical issue, with roughly one-third wasted each year, while food safety challenges persist—1 in 6 Americans contract foodborne illness annually.

We envision a future where every product shipped from farm to fork arrives safely and sustainably. While we don’t produce, move, or sell food ourselves, we empower the businesses that do.

Our role is to serve those businesses and optimize their performance across the Cold Chain.

Our team’s mission each day is simple:

• Keep food fresh and safe.
• Track every step of the process.
• Make it seamless for our customers.

By doing these three things well, we help bring that future to life.

Role Overview

The Embedded Software Engineer will contribute to the full product lifecycle of embedded software written in C/C++, while supporting the tracking of complex projects within an Agile development framework. This role includes designing and implementing sub-systems and features, coordinating project deliverables, and collaborating with cross-functional partners such as product management and field services.

You’ll be responsible for developing and supporting system and application firmware across various embedded real-time control platforms. In some cases, you may also supervise project deliverables to ensure milestones are met.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver results on new product development, sustaining engineering, and cost reduction projects.

• Create design, coding, and specification documentation aligned to requirements.

• Write quality, production-ready code that meets defined standards.

• Participate in design discussions, reviews, and code reviews.

• Update and track project schedules to ensure on-time delivery.

• Communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal.

Required Experience & Skills

• 3+ years of embedded firmware design (object-oriented design preferred).

• 3+ years of experience with Inter-Process Communications (IPC): semaphores, queues, multi-threading, sockets, etc.

• Hands-on experience with microprocessors and compilers (x86, ARM, etc.).

• Strong C/C++ programming (3+ years required; 5+ years preferred).

• RTOS experience (vxWorks, Linux required).

• Knowledge of communication protocols (RS-485, Ethernet, TCP/IP, MODBUS, BACNet, etc.).

• Full project life-cycle experience.

• HVAC/R industry experience strongly desired.

Why Work in the Greater Metro Atlanta Area
Our facility is in Kennesaw, Georgia, which is conveniently located within driving distance to Atlanta and Historic Downtown Kennesaw. The area offers excellent school systems, an abundance of outdoor walking trails, and low crime rates create a family-friendly environment. The area is surrounded by several growing communities with restaurants, festivals, shopping, and outdoor activities that make them exciting places to live and work.
 

About our Location
The newly renovated Kennesaw campus hosts a Manufacturing Facility, Customer Support Call Center, and the offices of our Division President & Staff. Retail Solutions is a global business unit inside the Commercial & Residential Solutions Cold Chain segment and is the leading provider of electronic controls and optimization services for supermarket, convenience store, restaurant and refrigerated transportation customers and the OEMs that serve them. Electronics & Solutions is comprised of six acquisitions organized to add value to Emerson’s world leading products through control, connectivity and remote monitoring. The business generates half of its revenue outside of North America and employs over 1,200 people globally. Headquartered in the Greater-Atlanta area, the business has major operations in Minnesota, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, China and the Philippines. The Cold Chain business helps ensure that food safely and efficiently travels from farm to fork. With the blend of businesses and functions represented under this one roof, there