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We are looking for a talented engineer to be part of a software development team within the global Electronics organization at Whirlpool. You will be developing software and firmware for our Global Refrigeration product portfolio.

This role in summary

Work in a collaborative environment to develop the next generation of appliances. Develop global embedded Software solutions and IoT solutions. Develop Software in C/C++ and C#, work with a variety of microcontrollers, SDKs, open source libraries and operating systems (RTOS).

Strong knowledge to read and understand the datasheets, software & hardware reference documents, create setups and debug hardware related issues without supervision;

Your responsibilities will include

• Full Lifecycle Ownership: Lead the software development lifecycle (SDLC) from hardware abstraction layer (HAL) design to system-level validation.

• Architectural Design: Translate complex product requirements into scalable, modular firmware architectures using C/C++ within RTOS frameworks (Zephyr, EBos).

• HIL & Automation Strategy: Design and maintain Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test suites using C# and Python to ensure rigorous validation of driver performance.

• Code Excellence: Drive technical quality through rigorous design reviews, peer code reviews, and the enforcement of MISRA C or similar coding standards.

• Documentation & Compliance: Author high-level design (HLD) and low-level design (LLD) documents, ensuring traceability from requirements to unit/integration tests.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Act as a technical bridge between hardware, systems, and software teams, providing updates and technical roadmaps to leadership.

Minimum requirements

Preferred skills and experiences

• Microcontroller Mastery: Expert-level knowledge of ARM Cortex-M and Renesas architectures (e.g., Rx series). Proven experience writing bare-metal and RTOS-based drivers.

• Protocol Expertise: Deep understanding of communication stacks including I2C, SPI, UART, CAN/CAN-FD, and USB.

• Modern RTOS: Hands-on experience with Zephyr RTOS (highly desired) and standard RTOS primitives (semaphores, mutexes, task scheduling).

• Testing Paradigm: Strong proficiency in Test-Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing frameworks (Unity, Ceedling), and White/Black-box testing methodologies.

• HIL Development: Experience using C# for developing test automation interfaces or PC-based tools to interact with embedded targets.

• Tooling: Proficient with Git (Gitflow), CI/CD pipelines, and logic analyzers/oscilloscopes for hardware debugging.

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