Job Description

We are looking for an energetic, highly motivated firmware engineer to join our high performance and high standard new product development team. This role is suited to someone who is hands-on and positive, with strong embedded C skills and a passion for turning concepts into robust products. You will be involved in the full product lifecycle of industrial leading electric actuators, from early design through lab validation and production support.

If delivering a robust product sounds interesting, please join us in delivering value to our customers and make a meaningful impact on the world. This is a fantastic opportunity for engineers who want to deliver a product that they will be proud of for their career.

Key Responsibilities

• Fulfil requirements of the development life cycle from research and concept through to final manufacture.
• Contribute to project plans to influence project timescales.
• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software in C for high quality industrial actuators to the company’s development processes
• Take ownership of full product life cycle concept, design, implementation, testing, release, and support
• Carry out handson laboratory testing, debugging, and validation on real hardware
• Collaborate closely with electronics, mechanical and test engineers to deliver robust solutions
• Contribute to continuous improvement, code quality, and development processes

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in C programming for embedded controllers like STM32
• Good working knowledge of version control systems (Git, hg, or similar)
• Solid experience with CAN, SPI, I2C and other hardware interfaces
• Excellent communication and documentation skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven involvement in the industrial product development lifecycle
• A positive, proactive, and energetic team player, with a strong sense of ownership

Nice to Have

• Experience with user interface or menu system design
• Experience with control systems, such as: Motor control and PID controllers
• Experience with physical or mathematical modelling of systems (e.g. control, power, or mechanical behaviour)
• Experience of High Integrity Software, MISRA C, Python, Unit Testing
• Experience or knowledge with cyber security regulations
• Hardware awareness, including reading schematics, basic hardware debugging and simple hardware modifications