Principal Engineer Software Design (Analytical Instruments)

Emerson is the world’s leading automation supplier. Emerson’s Analytical Instruments organization, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of process analytical equipment for liquid analysis, combustion analysis, and Flame and Gas Detection has an exciting career opportunity as a Principal Software Design Engineer based at our Shakopee, MN location. This Principal Design Engineer position will be responsible for new product development and sustaining engineering support in the Liquid and Combustion engineering and development group.In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Defining project-specific software development processes
• Managing software requirements activities, including elicitation, analysis, and documentation
• Performing Object-Oriented Design and coding of real-time embedded software
• Creating and executing unit and integration tests
• Debugging Software and Hardware/Software integration issues
• Being a member of an interdisciplinary team
• Participating in peer reviews

Who You Are:

You experiment with a wide range of existing technologies while applying new and emerging options that can enhance organizational outcomes. You readily action new challenges, without unnecessary planning. You represent own interests while being attentive to others’ interests as well. You encourage the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions. You carefully consider all relevant factors and use appropriate decision-making criteria and principles.
For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science from an engineering school. An ABET-accredited engineering degree is preferred.
• Eight (8) years of applicable experience. Masters degree preferred

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Experience with:Real-time multi-threaded embedded systems, microcontrollersObject-Oriented design and UMLC, C++, and Assembly language programmingSerial protocol interfaces: CAN, SPI, SCI, IIC

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

Our compensation philosophy is simple: we pay a competitive base salary, within the local market in which we operate, and reward performance during our annual merit review process. The salary range for this role is $125,000 – $150,000 annually, commensurate with the skills, talent, capabilities, and experience each candidate brings to a role.