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Embedded Software Engineer

MSA Safety Inc. • Cranberry Township, PA • 2h ago

MSA, The Safety Company

US-PA-Cranberry Township

Requisition ID: 2025-9448 Type: Full-Time

of Openings: 3

Category: Engineering

Overview

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.

Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.

Responsibilities

What you get to do:

Work for a tech company that makes solutions and products that directly protect and save lives of industrial/construction workers and firefighters around the world everyday, as well as the environment

Grow in your craft, your career and the discipline of embedded software engineering while simultaneously delivering tangible and recognized value to internal and external customers

Gain experience on a variety of technology stacks and product @types as part of a highly engaged, highly skilled team that spans different skillsets, backgrounds, roles and global locations

Gas/flame/refrigerant leak detectors, industrial/construction worker gear and firefighter equipment, with various sensor technologies (e.g. environmental sensing, location, thermal imaging, infrared/lasers)

IoT style ecosystem of physical/digital products with wireless and wired connectivity (e.g. AWS, cellular, GNSS, BLE)

Safety critical software (SIL, security)

Understand the "why" behind customer needs and connect that to deeply technical, hardware/software-based problem solving approaches on a day-to-day basis

About you:

Your mindset is one of personal, team and company growth

You want your work to be meaningful and you want to launch awesome products

You're motivated to help others and to be helped by others as part of reaching larger goals together

You don't like doing the same thing over and over, you want to be challenged and to make a difference

You value understanding the @context and big picture while focusing on and working through the details of technical solutions

You like active, growing cities with lots of history/culture/tech (Pittsburgh, PA USA) and being part of a global team

You want the excitement of tech, but with stability, work/life balance and in-person interaction

Qualifications

Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

Understanding of the software lifecycle and the challenges and complexities that arise during a typical development cycle

Strong technical skills in designing and implementing software that fits the need, including within the constraints of hardware

Ability to communicate well, including empathy for other viewpoints and helping move towards resolution that is best for the company and team

Industry experience with:

Microcontroller-based devices (FreeRTOS, ARM) w/ sensors

Modern software development/quality (git, C/C++/Python, unit testing, static analysis, automated integration testing, interface simulators, build/release)

Preferred:

Experience with:

Wired and wireless communications protocols (BLE, etc.)

Working close to the hardware

Embedded security approaches

Education and Experience Required:

BSCE, BSEE or relevant technical discipline, preferably from an ABET or similarly accredited program

This position is available at two different career levels based upon experience and education:

Staff I: no relevant industry experience required

Staff II: 2 years of relevant industry experience minimum

Staff III: 4 years of relevant industry experience minimum

MS degree may be substituted for up to 1 year of relevant experience

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MSA is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and to providing a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. As such, it is MSA's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of the person's age, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, veteran's status, genetic information, political affiliation, disabling condition, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. MSA also makes reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who are otherwise qualified to perform a job unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship.

If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to assist you in navigating this career site, let us know.Contact Us MSA is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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