Embedded Design Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in special purpose machinery is seeking an experienced Embedded Design Engineer in Buckinghamshire. The role involves full product life cycle responsibilities, including PCB design and firmware development, requiring strong analytical skills and experience in embedded systems. Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK and possess relevant qualifications.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified engineer with 5+ years experience in electronics engineering.
• Competence in Altium for PCB design and layout.
• Experience in firmware development using C and Keil IDE.

Responsibilities

• Lead the embedded design function and ensure project delivery.
• Develop and support PCB hardware and firmware.
• Control PCB and firmware design standards.

Skills

Embedded

Firmware

Hardware

Software

RTOS

PCB

Education

Degree in Electronics Engineering

HNC/HND in Electronics Engineering

Tools

Altium

LabVIEW

Microsoft Office

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Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

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Posted:

19.05.2025

Expiry Date:

03.07.2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Embedded Design Engineer to work for an innovative Special purpose machinery manufacturer. Proven Embedded Systems, Software (RTOS) and PCB Design experience.

Key skills required for this role

Embedded, Firmware, Hardware, Software, RTOS, PCB

Important

Embedded, Firmware, PCB, Analogue & Digital, RTOS, Special Purpose Machinery

Buckinghamshire - Hybrid working

Applicants must hold right to work and live in UK (No Sponsorship)

Embedded Design Engineer

Job purpose:
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Embedded Design Engineer is responsible for the full product life cycle of electronic hardware design and embedded software development.

Working in close collaboration with the Applications Engineering team and Software development team, the Embedded Design Engineer has sole responsibility for the development and support of the PCB hardware and firmware, through specification, concept, design, production, service, support and obsolescence.

Requiring a self-starter who is both proficient working in a laboratory environment concepting and designing PCB hardware and firmware, as well as a development workshop working on client equipment. Strong data analysis skills would be advantageous.
Key accountabilities:

• Lead the embedded design function. Design authority for all PCB and firmware solutions for the business
• Work with the Engineering team, to ensure projects are delivered on time, on specification and are suited to the customer base
• Provide technical decision making when qualifying new/updated products or solutions
• Responsible for the Embedded lab and the equipment within
• Developing the embedded design specifications and the concepts which will deliver new products and accessories
• Designing and executing and/or delegating experiments to validate/verify new machine / control concepts
• Controlling the PCB and firmware design standards
• Maintaining and developing technical knowledge and expertise in the field of embedded design and controls

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
Qualifications/education

• Degree qualified engineer, with 5 years + experience within an electronics engineering environment
• Alternatively, having attained an HNC/HND in electronics engineering
• Full UK driving licence
• Eligible to work in the UK

Experience/skills

• High level of competence in Altium and similar design systems (PCB schematic design, layout and library management)
• Strong hardware design capabilities, with a particular aptitude to power electronics and integration with other machine systems Embedded processors (preferably ARM Cortex M4)Digital / analogue (low to medium speed)Power supplies / dc-dc converters (3.3V to 200V)Solenoid actuator driversSerial communications (Ethernet, USB, RS232, SPI, I2C)A2D, D2AEMC
• Proven free RTOS development experience
• Strong firmware development capability, and associated debug techniques (C, Keil IDE)
• Strong competence in other beneficial languages/tools for data processing, visualisation and analysis (e.g Python, SQL)
• Revision control system (e.g. Subversion svn)
• PCB test rig and process design
• Knowledge of a wide range of processor architectures and associated tools/compilers
• Soldering of PTH & SMD devices
• Ability to create and develop technical specifications
• PCB BOM management and revision control

Proficient in other

• Sound working knowledge of EMC
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically competent with MS Excel and/or other data processing tools
• Ability to communicate effectively with other business functions and external customers
• Experience in LabVIEW
• Knowledge of project management tools and techniques
• DFM/DFA (design for manufacture/design for assembly), VA/VE, FMEA
• Knowledge of CI tools
• Ability to read technical drawings and an understanding of mechanical design principles
• Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision to deliver projects
• Strong analytical skills with particular attention to detail
• Self-starting and resilient with the ability to make progress and achieve deadlines
• Good team player - winning as part of a cross functional team is a priority
• Good troubleshooting skills with a strong desire to get involved
• Completer/Finisher
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
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