Team Lead Firmware Engineer

Camlin Group; Lisburn; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension & Life Assurance Sche

On-site parking

Hybrid Working

Subsidised Gym Membership

Wellness programmes

Job summary

Camlin Group in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, UK, seeks a Team Lead Firmware Engineer to manage a DSP/MCU firmware team. You will design, implement and optimize real-time DSP firmware, driving latency and throughput improvements across multiple projects.

You will lead hardware/software integration, mentor engineers, and conduct code reviews while ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and high-quality documentation. Hybrid working is supported.

Qualifications

• Proven professional experience in the design, simulation, implementation, verification and validation of real-time systems on DSPs and Microcontrollers.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and ability to work with RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr).
• Experience with lab equipment and peripheral protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, RS485/RS232).
• Familiarity with FPGA concepts and build systems (CMake).
• Experience with Git-based workflows (Git, GitLab).
• Hybrid working and on-site collaboration expectations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of DSP FW engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.
• Plan and coordinate project activities to ensure on-time delivery, within scope.
• Delegate tasks effectively, ensuring alignment with team members’ skills and project requirements.
• Design, implement and debug firmware for DSPs and Microcontrollers for real-time applications.
• Ensure firmware meets strict real-time performance constraints with optimized latency and throughput.
• Lead hardware/software integration for seamless real-time operation.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, providing technical guidance and best practices.
• Conduct code reviews, design evaluations, and testing to uphold high-quality standards.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues in real-time systems.

Skills

DSP

Microcontrollers

C++

C

FreeRTOS

Zephyr

RTOS

FFT

Digital filters

GIT

Python

Bash

Docker

CI/CD

HDL

CMake

GitLab

I2C

SPI

UART

RS485

RS232

Regulatory standards

Documentation

Tools

KPI Tools

Job description

Team Lead Firmware Engineer

Camlin Group Lisburn, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

About this position

• About Camlin

Camlin is a global technology leader that operates with the vision of bringing revolutionary products to life for a wide range of industries, including power and rail, and also has interests in a number of R&D projects in a variety of scientific sectors.

At Camlin we believe in high quality engineering and design, allowing us to develop market leading products and services. In short, we love creating value for our customers by solving difficult problems. As of today, the Camlin operation spans over 20 countries across the globe.

Role Description

The Firmware Team Lead Engineer in the Real-Time Applications unit is responsible for managing and coordinating a team of engineers in the design, development, and delivery of solutions leveraging DSP and Microcontroller technologies. The DSP Firmware Team Lead blends technical expertise and leadership, ensuring successful project execution and fostering team growth. .

Role Responsibilities

• Lead a team of DSP FW engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.
• Plan and coordinate project activities to ensure on-time delivery, within scope.
• Delegate tasks effectively, ensuring alignment with team members’ skills and project requirements.
• Design, implement and debug firmware for Digital Signal Processors and Microcontrollers for real-time applications, tailored to project requirements.
• Ensure FW meets strict real-time performance constraints, focusing on latency, throughput, and efficient use of system resources (e.g., DSP cores, communication interfaces, memory, processing power).
• Lead efforts in hardware/software integration to ensure seamless operation of real-time solutions.
• Optimize performance and efficiency of signal processing algorithms and embedded systems.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, providing technical guidance, best practices, and support for skill development.
• Conduct code reviews, design evaluations, and testing to uphold high-quality standards.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues in real-time systems, ensuring reliability and robustness.
• Debug hardware and software issues, getting to the root cause of the issue.
• Propose innovative solutions to technical challenges.
• Design high quality systems which comply with regulatory standards.
• Stay abreast of advancements in DSP and Microcontroller technologies to introduce innovative approaches to system design.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and contribute to the optimization of workflows, tools, and methodologies. Contribute to the creation and maintenance of comprehensive technical documentation.
• Proven professional experience in the design, simulation, implementation, verification and validation of real-time systems on DSPs and Microcontrollers.
• Proven experience in programming in C++ and C languages.
• Good knowledge of theory and usage of Real Time Operating Systems (FreeRTOS, Zephyr)
• Good knowledge of theory and design of complex digital electronic circuits and digital signal processing algorithms (FFT, digital filters, re-sampling, ecc.).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving attitude.
• Experience in the use of laboratory equipment (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, signal generators).
• Experience with peripheral standards and communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, RS485, RS232, RGMII, ecc.).
• Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python).
• Proficiency in source code revision control, especially GIT.
• Good knowledge of agile methodologies.
• Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good knowledge of SHARC or equivalent DSP architecture.
• Knowledge of FPGA architecture and design, as well as HDL languages.
• Good Knowledge of build systems (CMake).
• Proficiency with gitlab, docker, CI/CD, artifactory.
• Experience with application layer protocols, such as DNP, 1588, MQTT, and more.
• Knowledge of electronic components and PCB reworking.
• Experience with TCL scripting.
• Company Pension & Life Assurance Schemes
• On-site parking
• Hybrid Working
• Subsidised Gym Membership
• Wellness programmes

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Individuals seeking employment at Camlin are considered without regards to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.