Sr. Embedded Engineer, Digital

We’re Watts. Together, we’re reimagining the future of water. We feel proud every day about what we do. We're all part of the same crucial mission, no matter what function we support -- it's to provide safe, clean water for the world, and to protect our planet's most valuable resource. What we do: For 150 years, Watts has built best-in-class products that are trusted by customers in residential and commercial settings across the world. We are at the forefront of innovation, working with cutting-edge technology to provide smart and connected, sustainable water solutions for the future. Watts is a leading brand with a quality reputation — and we have a dynamic future ahead.​ This highly skilled and hands-on engineering professional, as part of the Intelligent Water Solutions by Watts embedded engineering team, is responsible for designing, developing, validating, and supporting embedded firmware and electronic hardware for connected water sensing and control solutions. The role contributes across the full product lifecycle, from concept development and architecture through manufacturing release and field support, while partnering closely with Product Management, Hardware Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Compliance teams. The Senior Embedded Engineer develops production firmware for connected devices including automatic valve controllers, flow sensors, wireless gateways, and related IoT products. The position combines embedded software development, electrical design, hardware validation, RF testing, and product architecture responsibilities. This role provides significant technical leadership through design reviews, architecture contributions, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-quality connected products Scope of Position :  This position has no direct supervisory responsibility. This position reports to the Engineering Manager, Hardware & Infrastructure, Watts Digital. This role is based hybrid onsite in our Escondido, CA facility. The Job: ·       Design, develop, test, release, and maintain production firmware for embedded systems, microcontrollers, and system-on-chip (SoC) platforms supporting connected products and IoT solutions. ·       Develop and debug low-level drivers and hardware interfaces, including UART, SPI, I2C, RS-485, GPIO, ADC, PWM, timers, DMA, and related peripheral technologies. ·       Implement, optimize, and validate wireless communication features and connectivity solutions for commercial and residential IoT products. ·       Perform board bring-up activities, hardware validation, and circuit-level troubleshooting utilizing oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and other laboratory instrumentation. ·       Conduct RF testing and characterization activities, including transmit power validation, antenna evaluation, spectral measurements, range testing, and link-quality analysis. ·       Design electronic schematics, printed circuit boards, and supporting test hardware in collaboration with hardware engineering teams. ·       Support product development activities through the complete lifecycle, including requirements definition, architecture development, implementation, verification, release, and field support. ·       Partner with Product Management to evaluate product concepts, technical feasibility, cost considerations, roadmap priorities, and customer requirements. ·       Support regulatory and certification activities, including FCC, UL, NSF, and other applicable compliance programs. ·       Collaborate with Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams to support production testing, provisioning, manufacturing ramp-up, and design-for-manufacturability initiatives. ·       Participate in customer visits, field evaluations, troubleshooting activities, and product performance assessments to gather requirements and improve customer outcomes. ·       Participate