Product Engineer MCS at Rubicon Energy & Automation

• This role includes a diverse set of disciplines from controlling power electronics to IoT communications.

Design and Development

• Design, build, and maintain high-quality software applications for controlling, monitoring, reporting on and supporting microgrids, taking ownership of the full development lifecycle—planning, coding, testing, and deployment.

Day to day work

• Participate in and strongly contribute to sprints for the current workstream
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Debug and resolve software issues, optimize performance, and enhance scalability and security.
• Develop and maintain automated tests to ensure software reliability.
• Work closely with cloud developers to integrate devices into cloud ecosystems
• Help to specify and design new software or firmware features
• Write documentation for the products worked on
• Design and perform tests for new hardware / software
• Assist customers in 2nd level support tickets
• Aid customers commissioning systems sold

Teamwork and collaboration

• Work closely with the product owner and other engineers to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Assist in product specification and development
• Participate in regular standups
• Continuously build and develop technical competency and skills.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL & ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Required:

• Electronics, Electrical or Mechatronics engineering degree, advanced diploma or similar.
• Solid general understanding of electronic and computer hardware.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Go, Python, C++, JavaScript.
• Experience with modern frameworks and dev tools such as Git, Jira and Confluence
• Relational and Timeseries databases (SQL, Influx)

2-5 years’ experience in:

• Product Development;
• Embedded software / firmware development

The following would all be advantageous in your application:

• IoT environments including applications such as MQTT, Influx etc.
• Familiarity with ESP, SAMD, PIC, ATMEGA, STM or other related microcontrollers
• Another relevant diploma or degree (e.g., renewable energy)
• Experience with industrial communications protocols and networks such as Modbus, RS485, Ethernet etc.
• Renewable energy power systems / microgrids, battery energy storage etc.
• Availability & Ability to travel occasionally - locally and possibly internationally is important.

PERSONAL COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Computer literacy – highly Computer literate and comfortable with technical aspects of common operating systems
• Competent, professional business written and verbal communications skills, with the ability to express yourself clearly and effectively within the company.
• Team player who relishes working with others collaboratively to deliver a top-class result through joint effort
• Ability to build internal and external relationships
• Problem Solving – a self-starter who takes initiative
• Accountable - own up to mistakes and strive for continuous improvement
• Adaptable - be flexible and able to adjust quickly as priorities change
• Excellent time management, organizational, and follow-through skills.
• Attention to detail while maintaining the ability to see the implications for the bigger picture
• A creative outlook with a problem-solving attitude.
• Self-motivated and highly driven - meet and exceed all that is required of your department and staff