Position Title : Senior Software Engineer

Experience : 5 - 10 yrs

Location : Chennai

Job Responsibilities :

- In this role the individual will be working in the Product Development department of Danfoss Drives Business, in the New Product development activity.

- Work with the Product Owners/Technical Product Owners to create and elaborate the requirements for the implementation of the Communication Protocol drivers for the Danfoss Variable Frequency Drive product.

- Build the Fieldbus Communication Protocol Driver software and other Connectivity Protocol software (Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Bluetooth, MQTT) for the Danfoss Variable Frequency Drive product, using C++ programming language.

- Prepare the high-level design (HLD), low-level design (LLD), detailed design (DD) for the Communication Protocol Driver software.

- Perform static code analysis (using tools) and fix the identified errors and warnings.

- Perform code reviews.

- Write the Unit Test cases, Engineering Test Cases and develop, execute the Unit Test scripts.

- Continuous improvement of the processes, work procedures and tools used in the execution of the work, through innovative/creative thoughts.

- Fix the identified defects to improve the quality of the deliverables.

- Follow the processes, work procedures, quality standards for achieving high quality of the deliverables.

- Ensure that the software delivered is compliant with the external certification standards.

- Collaborate with the Test Engineers in the same project activity, engineers from the other teams/departments (local/abroad) for the successful completion of the project activities.

- Collaborate with the stakeholders (local/abroad) for the successful completion of the project activities.

- Contribute to the technology roadmap and innovation to improve the processes and products.

- Mentor and coach the other engineers and trainees in the team on the technical aspects.

Must have competencies :

Technical Skills :

- 5 - 10 years of experience in software development using C++ programming language.

- Experience in preparing software architecture, design for the development of software products.

- Ability to create and/or read and interpret, the architecture and design diagrams.

- Experience in Software Development using Agile Scrum methodology.

- Excellent debugging skills.

- Excellent analytical skills and ability to apply the knowledge to solve practical problems.

- Excellent problem-solving skills.

- Ability to mentor and coach the others on the technical aspects.

- Experience in the tools - Visual Studio, Google Test, Git

Behavioral Skills :

- Good communication skill : Ability to express technical concepts and procedures clearly, precisely, and in easy-to-understand information, verbally and in writing to achieve successful outcome for the assigned responsibility.

- Excellent interpersonal skills

- Good presentation skill

- Excellent team player - Receptive and supportive of team efforts

- Good negotiation skills

- Possesses personal traits of positive attitude, inquisitiveness, proactiveness, self-motivation, self-driven, drive for results, honor commitments, persistence, ownership, sense of urgency, sensitive to schedule demands, enthusiasm for new challenges.

Good to have competencies :

- Experience in communication protocol software development : PROFINET, EtherNET/IP, EtherCAT, BACnet/IP, MODBUS TCP, POWERLINK, PROFIBUS DP, DeviceNet, CANopen, BACnet MS/TP, Modbus RTU, Metasys N2, LonWorks, AK-LonWorks, ASi Bus, Interbus, PROFISAFE, OPC DA, OPC UA, IEC101, IEC103, IEC104, IEC61850, DNP3.

- Experience in using the Lauterbach debuggers.

- Experience in using the protocol testing/analyzer tools for testing protocols (Wireshark, Modscan, Modbus Conformance Tool, Profibus Analyzer).

- Experience in various Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS).

- Expertise in embedded kernels, bootloaders, system software libraries and device drivers.

- Experience in real-time software design, software - hardware interaction with real time operating systems, multithreading, and event driven architectures.

- Experience in using the debuggers to trouble shoot the embedded software on the target.

- Experience in Python programming language.

- Experience in using Rational Clear Quest, Rational Clear Case.

- Strong knowledge of Industrial Communication Protocol standards (ODVA, OPC, EPSG, ProfiDrive etc).