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Principal Firmware Engineer
Job summary
A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Principal Firmware Engineer in Scotland. This role involves leading the design and development of firmware for Continuous Gas Analyzer Products, collaborating closely with teams and working on both legacy and new products. Candidates should have a minimum of 7 years' experience in embedded software development, preferably on Linux, along with a solid engineering background in software, electronics, or computer science. The position is hybrid, requiring four days in the office, emphasizing technical leadership and strong interpersonal skills.
Qualifications
- Minimum 7 years of experience with embedded software development, preferably on Linux.
- Strong technical knowledge of C and C++.
Responsibilities
- Perform requirements capture and analysis.
- Develop software/firmware architecture and concept proposals.
- Conduct cyber-security risk analysis and mitigation strategies.
- Co-ordinate estimation of development tasks.
- Design, coding and unit test of software/firmware components.
Skills
Education
The Principal Firmware Engineer will provide technical leadership in the design, development and maintenance of software and firmware components utilized in Continuous Gas Analyzer Products with a strong emphasis on embedded systems and hardware-level integration. This includes firmware engineers who work on code for the board using C and C++ and collaborate closely with electronics engineers. This role requires both technical leadership and strong interpersonal skills to support front-facing responsibilities. Work may involve sustaining legacy codebases as well as new product development, depending on roadmap priorities.
theclientwillonlyacceptcandidateswhoareauthorisedtoworkinthe UK, without the requirementforsponsorshiporANYtypeofvisa(e.g.dependant/spousal,post-studyetc.)Inaddition,thisrolehybridbasedwith4daysintheScottishoffice,thereforeyoushould currentlybe locatedinScotland.
- Perform requirements capture and analysis
- Develop software/firmware architecture and concept proposals
- Cyber-security risk analysis and mitigation strategies including assessments of cybersecurity notifications for 3rd party components
- Co-ordinate estimation of development tasks to support project and software release planning
- Design, coding and unit test of software/firmware components
- Technical review of other team members' output including design, code and test plan reviews
- Provide coaching and mentoring of other software team members
- Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Software Developers and Testers within a Scrum framework and other functions within a global team
- Work closely with electronics engineers for integration between firmware & hardware components
- Bug capture, analysis and resolution
- Co-ordinate technical support for field or manufacturing issues
- Ensure compliance with software quality & process controls as specified by Global Software Manager
- Provide recommendations to Global Software Manager of appropriate new tools, technologies, 3rd party components, industry best practices, etc.
- Support leadership in Software team recruitment
- Support Cyber Security legislation and SIL-related activities
- Familiarity with safety standards and design authority transitions is beneficial
- Minimum 7 years of experience with embedded software development, preferably on Linux
- Engineering degree within software, electronics, or computer science, or knowledge at the same level
- Strong technical knowledge of C and C++
- Development experience with low level hardware interconnect protocols, i.e. CAN, SPI, UART, etc.
- Strong skills in Real-time multi-threaded embedded systems and microcontrollers
- Strong skills in Industrial protocols: Modbus, Profinet, HART, and Fieldbus
- Development experience working with ADC or DAC devices
- Experience in bare metal firmware development, and developing firmware within an RTOS environment
- Familiarity with application development for embedded Linux distributions
- Practical experience in board bring up and debug using appropriate tools and techniques
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