Lead Engineer

Advanced Energy; Arundel; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Energy in the United Kingdom seeks a senior firmware architect to lead the design of next-gen high voltage power supply platforms. You will drive digital architecture, C++ software, and VHDL elements for MCU/FPGA based systems.

You will work with hardware, software, and test teams to ensure robust interfaces, rigorous testing and quality across the product lifecycle, from concept through production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in digital architecture and embedded systems.
• Ability to decompose systems into hardware, software and firmware subsystems (MCU/FPGA choices).
• C/C++ on embedded applications, with some VHDL design experience.
• Debugging with JTAG debuggers, oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
• Familiarity with STM32, FreeRTOS, agile, CI/CD, Git and GoogleTest.

Responsibilities

• Participates in all phases of the development life cycle—from requirements to test of all products.
• Applies engineering principles to develop digital architecture/design for the target application.
• Ownership of advanced digital architecture and design.
• Decomposes system requirements with other Engineers and Program Management.
• Conducts code and design reviews of team members work products.
• Collaborates with cross functional members to develop interfaces between hardware and software and performance requirements.
• Provides engineering support to safety, QA, production and customers.

Skills

C/C++ on embedded applications

VHDL design experience

JTAG debugging

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Arm-based MCUs

FPGA

Unit and Integration Tests

CI/CD

Git

FreeRTOS

GoogleTest

Bash scripting

PKI/PGP desired

STM32

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

STM32

FPGA

VHDL

JTAG debuggers

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

GoogleTest

Git

CI/CD

Bash scripting

Job description

This is a key position which will require you to lead the firmware architecture and design for the next generation of high voltage power supply platforms. The individual in this role needs to have strong digital design experience in C++, some VHDL experience required. Performs engineering work in applied research, design, development, testing, manufacturing, and documentation of products or systems. Works with the team to understand equipment/system requirements and to ensure that the product(s) work in the application(s). Uses research techniques to analyze and validate design or theory concepts.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participates in all phases of the development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, integration, and test of all products.
• Applies sound engineering principles in the development of digital architecture/design for the target application.
• Ownership of advanced digital architecture and design.
• Works with other Engineers and Program Management to decompose system level requirements.
• Conducts code and design reviews of team members work products.
• Works closely with cross functional members of the engineering organization to develop and evaluate interfaces between hardware and software, and operational performance requirements and design of the overall system.
• Provide engineering support to safety, QA, production and customers

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent
• 8+ years relevant work experience in the following:
• Ability to work with the team to decompose a system into the required hardware, sofware and firmware sub-systems, including MCU or FPGA choices.
• C/C++ on embedded applications, with some VHDL design experience.
• Debuging using JTAG debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analysers.
• Research & Development of electronic systems with quality built in.
• C++ knowledge with an emphasis on using language features towards reusable libraries, maintainable, and testable designs based on Arm based MCUs or using FPGAs.
• Development of Unit and Integration Tests.
• Very good communication skills
• Team player
• Familiarity with STM32, FreeRTOS, agile, CI/CD, Git, GoogleTest, Bash scripting, PKI/PGP desired.