Firmware Developer

Fort Recruitment

Crosby, UK

4 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Compensation

£55,000.0 - £60,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.adzuna.co.uk

Tech stack

Board Bringup ARM Architecture Boolean Algebra C++ (Programming Language) Code Review Concurrent Computing Software Debugging Memory Management Embedded Software Ethernet Firmware FreeRTOS

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Real-Time Operating Systems Release Management Software Engineering Systems Integration TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter Data Logging Multithreading Digital Access Carrier System Serial Peripheral Interface Git Hardware Debugging

Job description

Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded firmware in C
Develop software for ARM Cortex-M0 and Cortex-M4 microcontrollers
Build and maintain applications running on FreeRTOS, including reliable multithreaded and event-driven firmware
Implement and debug communication interfaces, including UART, SPI, I2C, and Ethernet
Work with MCU peripherals such as ADCs, DACs, timers, interrupts, watchdogs, and DMA
Integrate and maintain TCP/IP networking using the lwIP stack
Perform hardware bring-up and debug interactions between firmware and electronics
Analyze and resolve timing, memory, performance, and stability issues
Optimize firmware for execution speed, memory consumption, and power consumption
Develop diagnostics, logging, firmware update, and fault-handling mechanisms
Read electrical schematics and collaborate with hardware engineers
Use laboratory equipment, including oscilloscopes, multimeters, and signal generators, during development and troubleshooting
Participate in code reviews and maintain firmware development standards
Use Git for branching, merging, release management, and collaborative development
Support system integration, validation, manufacturing, and field troubleshooting
Create and maintain technical documentation

Technologies:

ARM
Embedded
Ethernet
Firmware
FreeRTOS
Git
Hardware
Support
TCP/IP
C++

Requirements

Strong proficiency in C
Commercial experience developing embedded firmware
Experience with ARM Cortex-M0 and/or Cortex-M4 microcontrollers
Experience with FreeRTOS or a comparable real-time operating system
Solid understanding of multithreaded and concurrent programming
Experience with UART, SPI, I2C, and Ethernet
Experience working with ADCs, DACs, timers, DMA, interrupts, and other MCU peripherals
Understanding of TCP/IP networking
Experience using the lwIP library or a comparable embedded TCP/IP stack
Ability to debug firmware using hardware debugging tools
Ability to optimize firmware for execution speed, memory usage, and power consumption
Practical understanding of electronic components, including resistors, capacitors, MOSFETs, operational amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, and digital logic ICs
Ability to read and understand electrical schematics
Experience using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and signal generators
Professional experience with Git

Benefits & conditions

We are a leading marine energy company based on Merseyside and operating globally. We provide battery and hybrid energy solutions for the maritime industry, supported by remote and on-site monitoring. This is a full-time, permanent Firmware Developer position, and we provide full training. You will build and maintain embedded software for industrial systems and connected hardware products, working across the firmware lifecycle and collaborating closely with electronics and systems engineers. We offer a starting salary of £55,000 per year, increasing by guaranteed £2,500 increments to £57,500 after six months and £60,000 after one year. Benefits include 22 days of annual leave plus eight bank holidays, a personal pension scheme, and an excellent benefits package.