Research & Development Engineer

HeatingSave; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £40k-£46k per year

20 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Pension scheme

Mobile phone and laptop included

Car purchase scheme

Job summary

HeatingSave, based in the United Kingdom, is seeking an experienced R&D Engineer specializing in Embedded and Linux systems. You will design and develop software/firmware for security and energy management systems, including Linux kernel work on ARM platforms and custom drivers in C/C++.

Role involves maintaining firmware on ARM Cortex-A8, Cortex-M3, and ARM9, with future work on Cortex-M peripherals and TCP/IP stack support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering or equivalent.
• At least four years of professional embedded experience.
• Real-time embedded design, development, debugging and support.
• Fluent in C/C++ software design.
• Experience with ARM Cortex/A8, Cortex-M3 and related drivers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and port embedded firmware and drivers.
• Develop embedded features for TCP/IP, UDP, RS485/RS232, encryption and data handling.
• Develop RFID and ZigBee components for Smart Meter/Smart Energy products.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers and peers.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded systems

Linux kernel

ARM

Git SVN

RTOS

Driver development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Keil

Linux

Android

Job description

The R&D Engineer on Embedded and Linux systems position is a worker role designing and developing the software and firmware of our security systems and building energy management systems Development is in C/C++ and includes maintaining and porting Linux kernels to ARM-based processors, plus also creating custom drivers and applications in C/C++.

The Role Involves

• Maintenance of existing embedded firmware & drivers on the ARM Cortex A8, Cortex M3 and ARM9 platforms with future development on peripheral rich MCU using Cortex-M family
• Work on the embedded firmware supporting TCP/IP Stack, UDP, RS485 and RS232 communications systems with encryption options, data processing of configuration and transaction data
• Development of RFID based product
• ZigBee development of our Smart Meter and Smart Energy products
• Serving as a mentor for junior engineers

You will be joining our existing team.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent
• At least four years of experience as a professional embedded engineer
• Real-time embedded system design, development, debugging and support
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills
• Fluent in C/C++ software design
• Bare board bring-up, low-level drivers, start-up code C and Assembler experience
• Fluent in debugging real-time embedded systems
• Experience with Git and SVN version control systems
• Experience in interfaces, IP protocols, and hardware subsystems
• Fluent in Keil, Linux, and Android development systems
• Linux kernel and system programming experience
• Awareness of deploying software on real-time Operating Systems and ARM-based processing platforms and have an appreciation of firmware and electronics design

Benefits

• Salary of £40,000 - £46,000 per annum (salary depending on experience)
• 20 days annual leave
• Bank holidays
• Company pension scheme available
• Additional annual leave achievable
• Mobile phone and laptop included
• Car purchase scheme also available

Location: Hail Weston,St Neots,Cambridgeshire,PE19 5JY,United Kingdom, St. Neots PE19 5JY.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £40,000.00-£46,000.00 per year