Senior Firmware Engineer - Barcelona

Novanta; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 75.000 - 105.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Novanta in Barcelona seeks an experienced Senior Firmware Engineer to lead embedded firmware design, development, and testing for our product lines. You will collaborate with hardware, software, and testing teams to deliver high-performance solutions and contribute to motion control algorithms from concept to production.

The role emphasizes hands-on hardware bring-up, real-time constraints, and strong debugging skills, with English fluency and a track record of maintaining clean, scalable

Formación

• MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
• 8+ years of embedded firmware experience
• Proficiency in C, including bare-metal
• Experience with MCU peripherals: I2C, SPI, CAN, USB, UART, GPIO
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Strong software design and maintainability
• Hands-on hardware bring-up and debugging
• Experience with version control (Git)
• Ability to read schematics and datasheets

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain firmware running on Novanta products
• Implement new features for existing products, including feedback interfaces, communication protocols, and motion control algorithms
• Participate in design and development of new products
• Implement proofs of concept for novel products or features
• Develop and maintain CI/CD libraries
• Collaborate with hardware to review schematics and assist with component selection
• Work with software team to create libraries and applications for customers
• Collaborate with testing team to define test plans
• Review and improve external documentation and internal architecture documentation

Conocimientos

C

C++

Python

Embedded

I2C SPI CAN USB UART GPIO

Schematics reading

Version control

Testing procedures

English proficiency

Teamwork

Problem-solving

RTOS

Educación

MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Herramientas

Git

CI/CD

Bare-metal programming

RTOS

Descripción del empleo

In this role you will lead the design, development, and testing of embedded firmware for Novanta products. You will work closely with hardware, software, and testing teams to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions. You’ll implement new features, support motion control algorithms, and contribute to product propulsion from concept to production. The position offers impact across cross-functional teams and meaningful applications in healthcare and manufacturing.

• Develop and maintain firmware running on Novanta products
• Implement new features for existing products, including feedback interfaces, communication protocols, and motion control algorithms
• Participate in design and development of new products
• Implement proofs of concept for novel products or features
• Develop and maintain CI/CD libraries
• Collaborate with hardware to review schematics and assist with component selection
• Work with software team to create libraries and applications for customers
• Collaborate with testing team to define test plans
• Review and improve external documentation (manuals, datasheets) and internal architecture documentation
• MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering (or related technical discipline)
• Around 8 years of experience
• Proficiency in C, including C in resource-constrained embedded environments
• Strong fundamentals in software design and maintainability
• Proficiency in microprocessor bare-metal development with real-time constraints
• Hands-on hardware bring-up, system debugging, and code optimization
• Experience with MCU peripherals: I2C, SPI, CAN, USB, UART, GPIO
• Ability to read schematics, datasheets, and application notes
• Experience with version control software
• Experience in software testing procedures
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Clear communication
• Problem-solving mindset
• C proficiency in embedded environments
• C++ and/or Python (nice-to-have)
• Experience with RTOS (nice-to-have)

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