Embedded Software Engineer

Recruit Mint Ltd; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Mint Ltd. seeks an Embedded Software Engineer to write embedded C for metering devices. You will work on high-volume firmware for devices shipping over a million units, with a clear path to leading the firmware function as part of a succession plan.

Based in the UK, you will design, develop and test firmware primarily in embedded C using Microchip tools. Expect involvement in new product development, redesigns and cyber security considerations for metering products.

Qualifications

• Experience developing firmware in embedded C.
• Solid maths background.
• Experience taking products through new development and redesign.
• Ability to write test code and build testing into the development process.
• Experience with the Microchip toolchain and emulation environments.
• Awareness of metering specifications or device language standards.
• Understanding embedded cyber security requirements.
• Some scripting experience.
• Degree in electronics, software or related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing and testing embedded firmware in embedded C for metering products
• Carrying out new product development, redesign work and modular improvements across the range
• Developing firmware to relevant metering specifications and device language standards
• Building cyber security into firmware in line with new directives and requirements
• Writing your own test code and building testing into the development process
• Working within the Microchip toolchain and emulation environment
• Debugging and validating firmware against hardware
• Producing clear technical documentation
• Contributing to design reviews and continuous improvement

Skills

Embedded C

Test code

Microchip toolchain

Scripting

Firmware development

Education

Electronics/Software degree or related

Tools

Microchip toolchain

Emulation environments

Job description

Embedded Software Engineer

Write the embedded C behind smart metering devices shipping over a million units, with a genuine path towards leading the firmware team.

This is an Embedded Software Engineer role with an established manufacturer, developing firmware for high-volume metering products.

As an Embedded Software Engineer you will design, develop and test the embedded firmware at the heart of an established manufacturer's smart metering products. Working entirely in embedded C on Microchip tools, you will take on new product development, significant redesign work and modular improvements across a product range that ships well over a million units and sees new products every 12 to 18 months. With metering specifications, device language and increasingly cyber security directives all in scope, it is technically meaty work with real ownership. There is also a genuine opportunity here: this role offers a real path towards leading the firmware function in the future as part of a succession plan.

Job Responsibilities

• Designing, developing and testing embedded firmware in embedded C for metering products
• Carrying out new product development, redesign work and modular improvements across the range
• Developing firmware to relevant metering specifications and device language standards
• Building cyber security into firmware in line with new directives and requirements
• Writing your own test code and building testing into the development process
• Working within the Microchip toolchain and emulation environment
• Debugging and validating firmware against hardware
• Producing clear technical documentation
• Contributing to design reviews and continuous improvement

Skills and Experience

• Strong, proven experience developing firmware in embedded C
• A solid maths background
• Experience taking products through new development and redesign
• The ability to write test code and build testing into the development process
• Experience with the Microchip toolchain and emulation environments, which is an advantage
• An awareness of metering specifications or device language standards, which is desirable
• An understanding of embedded cyber security requirements, which is desirable
• Some scripting experience, which is useful
• A degree in electronics, software or a related discipline, or equivalent experience

Pay and Benefits

• Salary up to £60,000, dependent on experience
• Monday to Friday working hours
• International travel opportunities
• A clear path towards leading the firmware function
• Varied, hands-on work on high-volume products with regular new development