Embedded SW Engineer

Nordic Semi; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the semiconductor industry as an Embedded SW Developer in Bristol, where you'll work on innovative Wi-Fi products. This role combines embedded software development with collaboration across teams to create software that powers various IoT applications while promoting continuous learning and growth within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary with incentive plan

Flexible working hours

Medical insurance

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Excellent C/C++ programming skills required.
• Strong debugging skills and understanding of RTOS.
• Team player with good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design new software drivers and frameworks for new Nordic hardware.
• Contribute to Zephyr Real-Time OS by developing drivers.
• Identify and resolve technical issues during development.

Skills

C/C++ micro-controller programming

Embedded software development

Debugging Skills

Understanding of microcontrollers

Communication skills in English

Education

Bachelor or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or similar

Job description

About the job
It is an exciting time to join Nordic Semiconductor as we continue our journey while having high aspirations together with enthusiastic colleagues worldwide. As part of our growth in the Wi-Fi Business Unit we are looking for engineers with experience in embedded software, good collaboration skills, and a genuine interest in embracing new hardware solutions and developing low-level platform code.

With the introduction of the nRF70 Series, Nordic has expanded into the Wi-Fi wireless Internet of Things market with its first product and is now one of the few semiconductor companies in the world to offer all three of the world’s most popular wireless IoT technologies, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and cellular IoT.

The role of Embedded SW Developer offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the platform software framework that is required to support our current and future Wi-Fi products. Your code will run on our reference hardware platforms and applications and will be used by thousands of developers that design IoT products based on Nordic wireless SoCs!

Key responsibilities

• Support new Nordic hardware platforms by designing new software drivers and software frameworks

• Contribute to Zephyr Real-Time OS including developing drivers, proposing new hardware models and APIs

• Porting and integrating protocol stack and chip-support software on new Nordic ICs and reference hardware platforms

• Cooperate with multiple software and hardware teams within Nordic to deliver highly optimized low-level platform code and APIs, ensuring they meet functional and performance requirements

• Identify, analyse, and resolve technical issues and bugs that arise during the development process

• Analyze, debug and improve our extensive set of automated tests executed every day in Continuous Integration

Qualification and skills

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or similar

• Excellent C/C++ micro-controller programming skills

• Strong embedded software development and debugging skills

• Understanding of microcontrollers and real-time operating systems, such as Zephyr RTOS

• Good written and verbal communication skills in English

Personal Skills
We are looking for a team player with strong collaboration skills and the ability to work independently. We hope that you are curious to learn, eager try out new things and continuously improve, while acknowledging that failure is an important part of learning. You will be part of a multicultural environment and you will not have one quiet or repetitive day. With your genuine interest in performing to the highest of your ability, you will be given time to grow into your role.

Working for Nordic
Working at Nordic, you will be inspired and supported to develop yourself. Our teams enjoy a professional and informal working environment. We value and encourage the continuous development of skills and expertise to the highest levels. We are proud of our Norwegian heritage, our highly skilled international workforce, and our world-leading innovation.

We offer a variety of tasks and projects, and the possibility to work alongside some of the world’s most renowned experts within their field. We encourage our employees to question the established and innovate while expecting professionalism, commitment, and the will to learn.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with short- and long-term incentive plan
• Flexible working hours
• Medical insurance
• Family-friendly policies, insurances, and benefits

Practical details

• Location: Bristol, UK

For more information, please contact Mini Jain, Group Manager – Wi-Fi SoC at [e-mail]

Please note that this position might be subject to a background check.