Life Fitness / Hammer Strength is a global leader in commercial fitness equipment and solutions, dedicated to empowering healthier lives. The Embedded Software Engineer will design, build, and optimize embedded systems for next-generation fitness equipment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience.
Responsibilities
- Works closely with Product Management to collaborate on requirements and recommended implementations
- Participates as a key functional team member as part of the integrated project team
- Designs and codes software to meet requirements
- Follows industry standard practices of conducting design reviews, code walk throughs, unit level testing, and integration testing
- Works closely with the Software Quality Assurance team to test, troubleshoot, resolve, and release production software
- Ensures prompt response to production and customer issues
- Applies intensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles in broad areas of assignments and related fields
- Assists in interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments
- Supports the development of engineering projects concerned with unique or challenging designs which have an important effect on major company initiatives
Skills
- Minimum B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
- Strong understanding of software design, methods, and architecture approaches
- Knowledge of software engineering principles
- Experience with C/C++ software development
- Experience developing using embedded Linux; Ability to effectively navigate and work in a Yocto Linux target environment preferred
- Capable of using git for software version control
- Able to write and maintain unit tests using Google Test/Mock preferred
- Knowledge of kernel interfaces at a userspace level and interacting with Linux kernel drivers preferred
- Confident team player motivated by a fast-paced environment
- Operate efficiently within Agile/Scrum based SW development
- Experience with volts-hertz induction motor experience
- Familiarity with Jira and Jenkins
- Understanding of what a BSP is, how it applies to a development process, and what goes into managing one
- Strong understanding of software design patterns and how, why, and when to apply them
- Ability to learn existing architecture quickly
- Experience developing within RTOS using C and C++
- Experience in Python and shell
Benefits
- 401(k) savings plan with 4% employer match
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Parental, medical and military leaves of absence
- Paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
- Paid vacation days beginning at 13 days annually
- Paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
- Company paid short-term disability and optional long-term disability
- Health savings account
- Health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts
- Employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
- Hospital indemnity
- Identity protection
- Legal services
- Adoption assistance
- Tuition assistance
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts
- Employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions
Company Overview
- For over five decades, Life Fitness / Hammer Strength has crafted state-of-the art cardio and strength equipment that moves in sync with the human body, helping athletes and exercisers globally, become faster, stronger, and healthier. It was founded in 1977, and is headquartered in Rosamond, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.lifefitness.com.
Company H1B Sponsorship
- Life Fitness / Hammer Strength has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 8 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 4 in 2023, 9 in 2022, 5 in 2021, 14 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.