Embedded Firmware Engineer

Vector Recruitment Ltd

Cambridge, United Kingdom

7 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Senior

Compensation

£ 60K

Job location

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Testing (Software)

LTE (Telecommunication)

JIRA

Bluetooth

Datasheets

Device Drivers

Embedded C

Linux on Embedded Systems

Embedded Software

Firmware

FreeRTOS

Real-Time Operating Systems

Wi-Fi Technology

GIT

Information Technology

Bitbucket

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Firmware / Embedded Software Engineer to join a rapidly growing technology company developing next generation IoT, Bluetooth enabled, low power wearable devices. You ll be part of a talented, supportive R&D team working on real products with real users, contributing to both current generation firmware and new product development from concept through to mass production. This is an environment known for innovation, employee development, and a genuinely collaborative culture, offering excellent training, career growth and the chance to work with cutting edge embedded technologies. Responsibilities of Firmware Engineer

Designing and developing embedded firmware for IoT wearable products
Working across the full product lifecycle prototyping, implementation, optimisation, validation and release
Creating efficient, reliable firmware for battery powered, resource constrained devices
Developing and maintaining low level drivers, communication interfaces and wireless protocol stacks
Collaboration with hardware, electronics and software teams to deliver high quality, production ready systems

Requirements

Degree/Masters/PhD in Computer Science, Electronics, Embedded Systems or similar
Strong commercial experience in embedded C development (ideally 5+ years)
Experience with RTOS environments such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ThreadX or similar
Confident working in Unix/Linux development environments
Strong grounding in software testing (unit, regression, system)

Embedded & Firmware Expertise

Experience writing device drivers directly from datasheets
Knowledge of low power design techniques and firmware optimisation for constrained MCUs
Experience working with BLE/Bluetooth, WiFi, Cellular or other wireless protocols
Experience with battery-powered, low-energy devices is highly beneficial
Familiarity with Git, Jira, Bitbucket, or similar tooling

Nice to Have