Firmware Engineer

Leeds
2 months ago
Applications closed

Salary: £40,000 per annum
Location: Leeds LS11 8JT
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Benefits: 25 days holiday + statutory Bank Holidays, DC pension scheme, Life Assurance, Employee Assistance Programme

Instrumentel is a world-leading provider of asset monitoring solutions for precision measurement in extreme environments.  Our solutions include Condition-Based Predictive Maintenance, Condition Monitoring of remote assets and predictive analytics to improve asset performance.

We are now recruiting for an Embedded Software (Firmware) Engineer to join our busy team in Leeds.  The main purpose of the role is to design and develop firmware for testing and for end products, as well as the design and development of software and hardware for both internal and external use.

Key Responsibilities include:

Preparation of technical documents for reviews by the project tech lead.
Preparation of project documents, providing accurate time estimates on projects and product costings for the product manager.
Create design documentation for firmware design (flow diagrams).
Writing of well commented code for use on IC’s implemented on products.
Writing of well commented code for use as unit, white box and black box tests.
Code review other members of the team.
Version Control and release code.
Management of incoming data to our server
Participation in weekly/daily team technical meetings
Support customers with technical requests as guided by the project or engineering manager

The essential skills required for the role include:

Knowledge of C Programming language
Knowledge of Linux
RTOS experience
Knowledge/experience of Agile Development process and version control.

In addition to the above you may also be asked to support in the  following areas;

JavaScript developer.
Infrastructure development.
Data Analytics.
SW Testing.

In return, you will benefit from monthly 1-1s with your line manager, a PDP designed specifically for you, twice yearly appraisals, Employee Engagement surveys, wellbeing events and employee benefits through Unipart Group.

You may also have experience in the following: Embedded Software Engineer, Embedded Systems Developer, C Programmer, Firmware Developer, RTOS Engineer, Linux Software Engineer, IoT Firmware Engineer, Embedded C Engineer, Microcontroller Engineer, Software Development Engineer, Hardware Integration Engineer, Embedded Systems Architect, Real-Time Systems Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Control Systems Engineer, Agile Software Developer, Version Control Specialist, Technical Support Engineer, Software Testing Engineer, etc.

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