Firmware Engineer

Schneider Electric; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to join their UK team in Plymouth. The role offers a hybrid working model with frequent collaboration on the development of innovative smart heating products. Candidates should have strong experience in embedded firmware development, particularly with C++ and low-power wireless communications. The position comes with competitive benefits including a bonus scheme, generous leave, and various wellness initiatives.

Benefits

Competitive salary & Bonus Scheme

28 Days Annual Leave + Public Holidays

Pension Scheme

Employee Share Ownership Programme

Health & Wellbeing Support Options

Gym Flex

Learning Portal

Qualifications

• Proven skills in object-oriented development and modern C++.
• Experience in embedded firmware development, preferably on microcontrollers.
• Familiar with low-power wireless communication technologies.

Responsibilities

• Involvement in design, code development, and validation for product lines.
• Collaborate with global teams for timely product delivery.
• Mentor junior team members.

Skills

Object-oriented development

Modern C++

Embedded microcontroller firmware

Low-power wireless communications

Continuous Integration

Agile environment

Electronics and microcontroller systems

Education

Degree in Software Engineering

Computer Science

Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

Git

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Mission: We are seeking a highly talented and self‑motivated Senior Firmware Engineer to work in our UK team. Based in the Plymouth office in a hybrid role with a minimum of 2 days on site with occasional travel to other sites as required. As an embedded firmware engineer you will have a structured approach to design and verification with demonstrable skills in selecting appropriate software architectures. You will be able to produce efficient embedded software implementations and have a good appreciation of electronic hardware.

You will play a key role in the realisation of leading‑edge smart heating products. It is key that you can demonstrate you are a natural collaborator with a successful track record of embedded software delivery in your career to date. You will have a passion for design excellence and demonstrate outstanding technical competence.

Key Responsibilities

• Full lifecycle involvement in detailed design, code development, maintenance, and validation for new and existing product lines in line with the business needs.
• Collaborate with other global teams to ensure the timely delivery of new products according to agreed timescales.
• Adopt in‑house best practice for code integrity and design validation.
• Collaborate with systems design engineers, test engineers, and product owners to form acceptance criteria and develop code against them.
• Mentor junior team members to support the team development as a whole.

Skills and Attributes

• Proven skills in object‑oriented development and modern C++; ideally embedded microcontroller firmware development on families such as Si‑Labs, Microchip, and TI.
• Experience of low‑power wireless communications such as Zigbee, Wi‑Fi, and Bluetooth.
• Experience with Continuous Integration, distributed revision control tools, and bug tracking platforms such as Git, Jira, and Confluence.
• Ideally experience of development in an Agile environment and understanding of the concepts of the methodology.
• Experience of firmware development environments including compilers, debuggers, emulators, and toolchains.
• Good understanding of electronics and microcontroller‑based embedded systems for consumer products.
• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent.

What We Offer You

Competitive salary & Bonus Scheme, 28 Days Annual Leave + Public Holidays, Holiday Buy & Sell programme, Pension Scheme, Employee Share Ownership Programme, Various Health & Wellbeing Support Options, Gym Flex, Open Talent Market (internal mobility opportunities + access to mentors & projects globally), Shopping & Dining Discounts, Learning Portal and much more.

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