Embedded Software Engineer

• Pension, Life insurance, Healthcare cashback scheme
• Office-based, Cheshire, with occasional remote working once established
• Reporting to the Engineering Manager, working alongside R&D, Electronics, and Production Test

If you’ve spent your career writing embedded control code, this could be for you. You’d be joining a small engineering team that builds control systems for bespoke scientific and lab equipment. No two days look the same: one week it’s new product development, the next it’s helping Production get a system out the door.

The Role

Every system is built to order, so no two control systems are quite the same. You’ll have a big say in how our next generation of controls is designed, from choosing the architecture through to firmware that’s ready for production. You’ll:

• Take the lead on microcontroller-based control for new products
• Write PC-based software and GUI/HMI applications that sit on top of the control systems
• Design the hardware and software interlocks that keep our systems safe to run
• Work with an electronics engineer on motor and pump control
• Test new products as they develop, and help Production/Test with fault finding and with factory and site acceptance testing (FAT/SAT), including visits to customer sites
• Use Git, and keep good records so any change to the software can be traced back
• Work in C/C++, Python and C#, and use PID loops. Knowing MISRA C and IEC 61508 will help

• Hands-on experience writing software for microcontrollers and embedded systems
• Solid working knowledge of electronics, both analogue and digital, and how they interface with control software
• Experience in a mix of C/C++, Python and C#
• Experience building user interfaces for control systems or machines
• A methodical approach to testing, documentation and fault finding, with the ability to explain technical issues clearly in writing
• Willingness to travel around 10% in the UK and overseas, with a full driving licence and a valid passport