Embedded Firmware Engineer - C, Bare-Metal & Hardware

Roc Search Europe Limited; Bristol; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Roc Search Europe Limited is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer in Bristol to join a high‑reliability engineering team. The role focuses on designing, developing and maintaining embedded firmware for hardware‑close systems, with hands‑on C development across bare‑metal platforms.

You will work with hardware and software teams to deliver high‑performance products, including testing, debugging and documentation of APIs and communication protocols.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in embedded systems.
• Strong C programming experience.
• Bare-metal firmware development knowledge.
• Knowledge of embedded communication protocols such as SPI, RS485 and CAN.
• Experience debugging embedded hardware and firmware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and multimeters.
• Good understanding of electronics and ability to read schematics.
• Experience using task tracking and development tools.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

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.

Skills

C programming

Bare-metal firmware

Embedded systems

SPI

RS485

CAN

Debugging

Test scripts

Schematic reading

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Multimeters

Job description

Roc Search Europe Limited is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer in Bristol to join a high‑reliability engineering team. The role focuses on designing, developing and maintaining embedded firmware for hardware‑close systems, with hands‑on C development across bare‑metal platforms.

You will work with hardware and software teams to deliver high‑performance products, including testing, debugging and documentation of APIs and communication protocols.