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# Firmware Engineer

- **Company:** Fuse Limited
- **Location:** UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Adobe Flash, Booting (BIOS), C++ (Programming Language), Profiling, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Embedded Software, Firmware, GNU Linker, Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), Systems Integration, Toolchain, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Serial Peripheral Interface, PIC Microcontroller, Real Time Systems, Delivery Pipeline, Git, Bare Metal, Software Version Control, Docker, Hardware Debugging
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/firmware-engineer-fuse-energy-7730513

## About the Role

* 2+ years of experience in embedded systems or firmware engineering
 * Strong proficiency in C, with experience writing firmware for microcontrollers
 * Hands-on experience with common MCU peripherals: SPI, I2C, UART, DMA, timers, ADCs, Flash, CAN, etc.
 * Experience working with real-time systems and embedded development toolchains (e.g., GNU, IAR)
 * Familiarity with version control and tooling (e.g., Git, Docker, CI pipelines)
 * Ability to work with hardware debugging tools (oscilloscopes, logic analysers, JTAG/SWD)

Bonus

 * Experience with power electronics or grid-connected converter controls
 * Knowledge of control systems and digital signal processing (FIR, IIR, FFT)
 * Familiarity with embedded bootloaders, memory maps and linker scripts Experience with board bring-up and low-level hardware/software integration

## Description

* Develop low-level firmware and drivers for microcontrollers and embedded peripherals (SPI, I2C, UART, DMA, ADC, etc.)
 * Design and implement real-time control software and embedded algorithms for energy devices
 * Write, test, and debug embedded C/C++ firmware running on bare-metal or RTOSbased systems
 * Collaborate with hardware, systems and controls teams to define firmware requirements and test plans
 * Participate in code reviews, write documentation and contribute to the continuous improvement of firmware practices
 * Assist in board bring-up, profiling and debugging using tools like oscilloscopes, JTAG/SWD, and logic analysers
 * Implement and maintain bootloaders, linker scripts and firmware deployment pipelines