Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer – Sensor Systems

Carv group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Carv is seeking a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer to own firmware and embedded systems at the heart of our connected sensor product. You’ll work across the full hardware stack, debugging electronics in the lab and collaborating with production test systems.

Expect to build next-generation sensing hardware and production firmware for a global user base. You’ll bring 7+ years of embedded experience, strong C/C++, RTOS know-how (Zephyr preferred), and a knack for debugging across firmware and

Qualifications

• 7+ years in embedded systems or related hardware product development.
• Strong embedded C/C++ on resource-constrained devices.
• Experience with bare metal and RTOS (Zephyr preferred).
• Proven ability to take firmware from prototype to production (10k+ units).
• Able to read schematics and reason about electronics, sensors, and power.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain firmware for Carv’s connected sensor systems.
• Work on low-power embedded systems using embedded C/C++.
• Help develop sensing hardware from prototypes to productionisation.
• Debug firmware, electronics, Bluetooth, sensors, and test systems.
• Build production firmware, test jigs, and calibration workflows.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to improve reliability and tooling.
• Develop internal tools for diagnostics in the field.
• Collaborate with hardware, data science, app, and product teams.
• Mentor engineers and raise standards for embedded design, testing, and documentation.

Skills

Embedded systems

Firmware development

C/C++

RTOS (Zephyr)

Hardware debugging

Schematics reading

Prototype bring-up

Production tooling

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Debuggers

RF/Bluetooth diagnostic tools

Job description

Carv is seeking a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer to own firmware and embedded systems at the heart of our connected sensor product. You’ll work across the full hardware stack, debugging electronics in the lab and collaborating with production test systems.

Expect to build next-generation sensing hardware and production firmware for a global user base. You’ll bring 7+ years of embedded experience, strong C/C++, RTOS know-how (Zephyr preferred), and a knack for debugging across firmware and