Embedded Software Engineer
ROC
Gloucester, United Kingdom
2 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
£ 70KJob location
Gloucester, United Kingdom
Tech stack
C
API
Communications Protocols
Datasheets
Software Debugging
Programming Tools
Embedded Software
Firmware
Failure Mode Effects Analysis
Hardware Design
RS-485 Standard
Test Scripts
Reliability of Systems
Integration Tests
Bare Metal
Job description
You'll be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining embedded firmware, working closely with hardware and wider engineering teams to deliver reliable, high-performance products.
This is a hands-on role covering bare-metal C development, hardware integration, debugging and testing, with involvement across both new and existing products.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop embedded firmware using C.
- Develop and maintain bare-metal applications.
- Support new product development and sustaining engineering projects.
- Develop firmware for embedded hardware and communication interfaces.
- Write unit and integration tests and supporting test scripts.
- Diagnose and resolve firmware and hardware issues.
- Read and interpret hardware schematics and datasheets.
- Evaluate new hardware devices and designs.
- Debug embedded systems using appropriate test equipment.
- Produce technical documentation, including APIs and communication protocols.
- Use task tracking tools to manage development activities.
- Contribute to reliability analysis, risk assessments and FMEA.
Requirements
Are you an experienced Embedded Software Engineer with strong C programming skills and a passion for developing firmware close to hardware?, You'll ideally have:
- 5+ years' experience working with embedded systems.
- Strong commercial experience developing bare-metal firmware in C.
- Knowledge of embedded communication protocols such as SPI, RS485 and CAN.
- Experience debugging embedded hardware and firmware using oscilloscopes, logic analysers and multimeters.
- Good understanding of electronics and the ability to read schematics.
- Experience using task tracking and development tools.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.