Embedded Software Engineer II/III, Detection at MSA, The Safety Company – Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania

MSA, The Safety Company
Embedded Software Engineer II/III, Detection

US-PA-Cranberry Township

Requisition ID: 2026-9653
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
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
• Industrial/construction worker gear, gas detectors 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

Qualifications

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 like Pittsburgh, PA and being part of a global team
• You want the excitement of tech, but with stability, work/life balance and in-person interaction

Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Understanding of the software lifecycle and the challenges and complexities that arise during a typical development cycle
• Strong problem-solving orientation – able to work in an agile, shifting-priority environment
• High commitment to quality and end-to-end value delivery
• Industry experience with C/C++ and real-time operating systems/scheduling algorithms

Preferred:

• Experience with:
  • Design and architecture
  • Working close to the hardware
  • Python, CMake, GTest

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 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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