Embedded Firmware Engineer: Fault-Finding & Product Impact

Candidate Source; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Candidate Source is seeking a Software Design Engineer in Birmingham to take ownership of embedded development for specialist communications and surveillance equipment. You'll develop bare-metal C firmware for STM32/ARM MCUs, diagnose faults and contribute to product improvements across the full lifecycle.

You'll collaborate with technical, production and sales teams, use Jira for task management, and work 42.5 hours per week, 08:00-17:00 on site with parking.

Qualifications

• Experience writing and debugging bare-metal C firmware for STM32/ARM MCUs.
• Strong fault-finding skills interpreting schematics and diagnosing issues in firmware/hardware.
• Knowledge of test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes) and PCB repair is advantageous.
• Familiarity with STM32CubeIDE, VS Code, Git and Jira.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test and maintain bare-metal C firmware for STM32/ARM MCUs.
• Diagnose firmware and product faults using code, schematics and documentation.
• Write clear, modular code and keep technical documentation up to date (Git).
• Test existing and new product functionality for reliability and usability.
• Prototype and evaluate technical solutions for new development and improvements.
• Coordinate multiple tasks via Jira and support production and other teams.

Skills

Bare-metal C firmware

Firmware debugging

STM32/ARM firmware

Fault finding

Git

Jira

Soldering/PCB repair

Tools

STM32CubeIDE

VS Code

Code Composer Studio

Git

Jira

Job description

Candidate Source is seeking a Software Design Engineer in Birmingham to take ownership of embedded development for specialist communications and surveillance equipment. You'll develop bare-metal C firmware for STM32/ARM MCUs, diagnose faults and contribute to product improvements across the full lifecycle.

You'll collaborate with technical, production and sales teams, use Jira for task management, and work 42.5 hours per week, 08:00-17:00 on site with parking.