Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer - Real-Time Motion Control

Xeryon; Vlaams-Brabant; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Xeryon, a Leuven-based nano-motor innovator, seeks an experienced Embedded Software Developer to join its firmware team. You will develop embedded software for our controllers and programming user interfaces across platforms.

You will build and maintain a scalable, modular firmware platform supporting USB, CAN and CANopen, make architectural decisions for long-term durability, and assist customers integrating our controllers into their machines.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Embedded Systems, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of industrial embedded firmware experience.
• Proven experience designing scalable embedded architectures.
• Strong C/C++ expertise.
• Experience with real-time systems and motion control.
• Strong knowledge of CAN and CANopen (implementation-level).
• Experience with USB and other communication interfaces (USB, UART, SPI, I2C, EtherCAT).
• Git-based workflows.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded firmware for controllers in C/C++.
• Design scalable, modular firmware platform supporting multiple hardware variants.
• Implement USB and CAN/CANopen communication stacks.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers and perform hardware bring-up.
• Lead code reviews and enforce structured development practices.
• Provide documentation and customer integration support.

Skills

CAN/CANopen

C/C++

Real-time systems

Motion control

Git workflows

Education

Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering or Embedded Systems

Tools

USB

UART

SPI

I2C

EtherCAT

Job description

Xeryon, a Leuven-based nano-motor innovator, seeks an experienced Embedded Software Developer to join its firmware team. You will develop embedded software for our controllers and programming user interfaces across platforms.

You will build and maintain a scalable, modular firmware platform supporting USB, CAN and CANopen, make architectural decisions for long-term durability, and assist customers integrating our controllers into their machines.