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# Lead Firmware Engineer

- **Company:** Ilfracombe
- **Location:** Ilfracombe, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** ARM Architecture, Automation of Tests, C++ (Programming Language), Communications Protocols, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Embedded Software, Firmware, MATLAB, State Machines, Git, Process Control Systems
- **Published:** September 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/lead-firmware-engineer/46628598

## About the Role

Lead Firmware Engineer - Embedded Power Electronics - Ilfracombe, Devon A Lead Firmware Engineer job is available in Ilfracombe, Devon, with a leading technology business supplying advanced power solutions to global customers across the industrial, medical and test & measurement sectors. We are seeking an experienced Lead Firmware Engineer with a strong background in embedded firmware development, digital power electronics and industrial control systems, alongside expert knowledge of C/C++ and ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers or DSPs. Based in Ilfracombe, Devon, you will lead the design and development of high-performance firmware for AC/DC and DC/DC power supplies, taking technical responsibility for digital control architecture, firmware verification and development from initial concept through to production. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior embedded software engineer looking to take technical ownership of complex power conversion products while providing technical, Science or a related discipline, with typically 10+ years' firmware development experience within power electronics or industrial control systems. * Expert knowledge of C/C++ embedded programming, with experience using DSPs or ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers and a strong understanding of PWM peripherals, ADC synchronisation and interrupt management. * Proven experience taking embedded firmware from a blank sheet through to production, with strong diagnostic and fault-finding skills using oscilloscopes and logic analysers, alongside experience with Git, CI/CD and automated testing. * Strong knowledge of digital power conversion, firmware verification and safety standards, with experience using MATLAB/Simulink for control-loop design and the ability to provide technical leadership and mentorship. This is an excellent opportunity for a Lead Firmware Engineer to take technical ownership of advanced embedded firmware and digital control systems for power electronics, working across firmware
architecture, control algorithms, hardware verification and production within a technically advanced engineering environment in Ilfracombe, Devon

## Description

leadership and mentoring to other engineers. Responsibilities of the Lead Firmware Engineer job in Ilfracombe, Devon * Leading the design and development of embedded firmware for AC/DC and DC/DC power supplies, including digital control loops such as PID and 3p3z, state machines and power conversion control algorithms. * Defining firmware architecture, requirements and verification strategies, using HIL testing, MATLAB/Simulink simulation and hands-on debugging with power electronics hardware. * Developing and maintaining embedded communication protocols, including PMBus, CAN, I2C and SPI, while ensuring firmware meets applicable safety, regulatory and functional safety requirements. * Providing technical leadership across firmware projects, supporting production launches and field issues, evaluating new MCU/DSP technologies and mentoring junior firmware engineers. Requirements of the Lead Firmware Engineer job in Ilfracombe, Devon *, Degree-qualified in Electronic Engineering, Computer


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