Embedded Real-Time DSP Firmware Engineer

Camlin Group; Lisburn; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company Pension & Life Assurance Sche"

On-site parking

Job summary

Camlin Group in Lisburn, United Kingdom, is seeking a Mid-Level Firmware Engineer for its Real-Time Applications unit. You will design, develop, and optimize DSP and microcontroller-based real-time solutions, ensuring performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include implementing real-time firmware, integrating hardware/software, and optimizing signal processing, while maintaining thorough documentation and using modern development practices in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in design, simulation, implementation, verification and validation of digital circuits on DSP devices and microcontrollers.
• Proven experience programming in C++ and C languages.
• Good knowledge of real-time operating systems (RTOS) such as FreeRTOS or Zephyr.
• Knowledge of DSP algorithms and digital signal processing (FFT, filters, resampling).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving attitude.
• Experience with laboratory equipment (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, signal generator).
• Experience with peripheral protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, RS485, RS232, RGMII, etc.).
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Bash, Python).
• Proficiency in source code revision control, especially GIT.
• Knowledge of agile methodologies.
• Fluent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement real-time systems with DSP and Microcontroller firmware tailored to project needs.
• Ensure firmware meets real-time constraints with focus on latency, throughput, and resource use.
• Lead hardware/software integration for seamless operation of real-time solutions.
• Optimize signal processing and embedded system performance and efficiency.
• Conduct code reviews, design evaluations, and testing to uphold quality standards.
• Investigate and resolve complex issues in real-time systems for reliability.
• Debug hardware and software issues to identify root causes.
• Propose innovative solutions to technical challenges.
• Design high-quality systems complying with regulatory standards.
• Stay updated on DSP and Microcontroller advances to inform designs.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, workflows, and tooling; maintain technical documentation.

Skills

DSP/MCU design

C/C++ programming

RTOS theory

DSP algorithms

Analytical problem solving

Lab equipment usage

Embedded protocols I2C/SPI/UART

Scripting (Bash/Python)

Git version control

Agile methodologies

Fluent English

Tools

Git

CMake

Docker

CI/CD tooling

Artifactory

Job description

Camlin Group in Lisburn, United Kingdom, is seeking a Mid-Level Firmware Engineer for its Real-Time Applications unit. You will design, develop, and optimize DSP and microcontroller-based real-time solutions, ensuring performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include implementing real-time firmware, integrating hardware/software, and optimizing signal processing, while maintaining thorough documentation and using modern development practices in an agile environment.