Embedded Software Engineer – Mid level

Plus benefits i.e., pension and healthcare package

The ideal candidate for this position will have the following skills and experience:

RTOS experience and a thorough understanding of the constraints and requirements of complex real time systems is essential..

• An understanding of force and pressure measurement would be advantageous as you would experience with precision A/D conversion. Any exposure to DSP implementation would also be beneficial.
• Ideally we are looking for degree level qualification with a minimum of 3 years post qualification, industry experience in a relevant discipline. Alternatively HNC/HND equivalent or higher with an appropriate level of industry experience will be considered.
• RTOS (preferably Freescale MQX)
• VCS (SVN/CVS)
• Serial Communications, preferably CAN Bus
• A variety of debug and development environments
• A/D conversion and Signal Processing
• Working knowledge of mathematical modelling software (such as Matlab or Simulink)

 About the company

Our client who are well know for their creative and innovate brands, delivers deep engineering expertise and insightful knowledge by designing and manufacturing high-value sensors and precision measurement systems. They have built a sloid reputation over the last six decades for products that provide the highest levels of accuracy, stability, and reliability focusing on solving  precision measurement challenges that optimize and enhance solutions across a broadening array of markets.

The role:

We have a vacancy for an all-round Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer to play a key role to help develop an exciting new product.

This great Embedded Software Engineer opportunity means you will be predominantly working within a small on-site team situated in a large office space between Bradford and Shipley. You will have exposure to the full development process of the products, plus have the opportunity to share ideas and learn from the established and long serving R & D team.

What’s on offer:

Upon joining the company, you become part of an amazing global community. Training is provided in many different topics including professional and personal development. They strongly believe in motivating the team so everyone can meet their goals and progress in their career and are big on internal promotions.

There are so many opportunities for progression; with so many success stories this year alone.

Employee benefits include:

• Competitive salary package
• Welcome Pack complete with VPG merchandise
• Pension Scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Annual leave 25 days plus public holidays (rising to 30 days with service)
• Recruitment referral scheme
• Free on-site Parking
• Free refreshments and subsidised tuck shop
• Company funded Social Events
• Charity committee events (the opportunity to complete voluntary work for the charities we support)
• Personal development opportunities

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• As the successful candidate you will be responsible for the design, development and implementation of software/firmware solutions for a new product range as well as the maintenance of existing products as necessary.

• You will generate clear, well documented, structured and reliable code on a variety of processors and microcontrollers.  Therefore being fluent C is a pre-requisite.
• You will be expected to implement solutions within a clearly defined structure and produce portable modular code.
• Equally, you will be happy to assist in all stages of code design and adopt a common sense approach to implementation.
• Develop new embedded architectures to support our growing product development plans.
• Involvement begins at system requirement definition and continues through system verification and test.
• Be a key contributor in defining the software architecture and designing for efficiency and reuse.

You will need to have a Right to Work in the UK and be settled in the UK.

Please apply today