Embedded Software Team Lead

Zircon Software; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in the UK seeks to hire an experienced Embedded Engineer to lead teams in developing innovative software across various industries. The role includes guiding projects, ensuring high reliability, and working closely with customers. Required skills include Embedded development, Linux platform experience, and knowledge of protocols. Benefits include a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Pension Scheme

Private Medical

Private Dental

Life Insurance

Company bonus

Flexible working hours

25 Days Holiday + extra days during holidays

Qualifications

• Aptitude for problem-solving and the ability to quickly pick up new concepts/technologies.
• Experience in requirements analysis, software design, implementation and testing.
• The ability to lead by example and implement standards without guidance.
• Experience in team leading or project management.
• Responsibility for architecture and major design decisions.
• Strong technical skills in evolving languages and technologies.
• Good interpersonal skills for direct customer interaction.
• Experience in BS EN ISO9001 / Safety related industries.
• The ability to write clear technical reports and user documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team of Embedded Engineers on various projects.
• Provide on-going support and advice to team members.
• Help provide quotations and estimates to customers.
• Work with customers to solicit and architect solutions.
• Hands-on role involving project development work.

Skills

Embedded / Microcontroller development

Knowledge of Communications Protocols / Internet Technologies

Linux based platform development

Bare Metal development

Driver development

Languages: C, Python, C++

Object‐Oriented Design, UML, XML

Tools

AWS

Android

Cloud

iOS

PHP

SQLite

TCP / IP

UML

XML

Linux

Network

Job description

Salary: £65,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements

• Embedded / Microcontroller development
• Knowledge of Communications Protocols / Internet Technologies (TCP / IP, Network sockets, HTTP, HTML)
• Linux based platform development
• Bare Metal development
• Driver development
• Languages: C; also python and C++ are desirable
• Object‑Oriented Design, UML, XML

Responsibilities

• Lead the team of Embedded Engineers, who will be assigned to various projects within the organisation
• Provide on‑going support and advice to members of the team
• Help provide quotations and estimates to our customers
• Work with customers to solicit their requirements and architect solutions
• Hands‑on role, involving project development work

Experience

• Aptitude for problem‑solving and the ability to quickly pick up new concepts/technologies
• Experience in requirements analysis, software design, implementation and testing
• The ability to lead by example, correctly implementing standards and procedures without guidance, ensuring that other more junior engineers adhere to quality standards and approved working practices
• Experience of team leading / project management
• Responsibility for Architecture and major design decisions
• Strong technical skills in current and evolving languages and technologies and the ability to pass on knowledge to those working around them
• Good interpersonal skills and direct customer interaction
• Work experience in BS EN ISO9001 / Safety related in one of the following industries: Industrial automation, Medical, Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Defence, Automotive or Rail real‑time systems
• The ability to write clear and concise technical reports, specifications and user documentation

Technologies

• AWS
• Android
• Architect
• Cloud
• Embedded
• HTTP
• Linux
• Network
• PHP
• Python
• SQLite
• TCP / IP
• UML
• XML
• iOS
• C++

More: What we do

Zircon helps create software that drives the future in a wide range of industries and across embedded, application, cloud and enterprise systems. Our projects are focused on high reliability and high availability.

Our benefits

• A competitive Salary, based on experience and skills, which is regularly reviewed.
• Pension Scheme
• Private Medical
• Private Dental
• Life Insurance
• Company bonus

Working arrangements

Flexible working hours

25 Days Holiday + three to four days between Christmas and New Years + Bank Holidays

Remote working with one day in the office