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Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Salary
£65,000 - £75,000
Posted
6 days ago

Principal Embedded Software Engineer - Cambridge

Platform Recruitment has partnered with a leading UK-based manufacturer of advanced sensors, offering a comprehensive range of products utilized across various sectors. Following recent investment in a new state-of-the-art R&D centre, they are seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to join the growing team.

You will work closely with ARM-based microcontrollers, focusing on embedded C programming. You will be responsible for understanding the entire system's complexity, from board-level schematics and hardware functionality to product testing. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the full design process, from cradle to grave, and to have a significant impact on the product offerings.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for industrial machines.
  • Work with ARM-based microcontrollers in Embedded C
  • Experience developing for highly regulated industries, such as Automotive or Medical.
  • Collaborate with the hardware team to understand and integrate board-level schematics and hardware functions.

Qualifications:

  • Proven experience in writing embedded software in C, for bare-metal and real-time targets.
  • Strong knowledge of ARM-based microcontrollers, preferably the STM32 family.
  • Experience with a range of serial comms such as SPI, I2C, UART, RS232.
  • Proven experience developing safety-critical code.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of signal conditioning, especially as it relates to sensors.
  • Experience in working within an R&D environment, particularly in a small team setting.
  • Background in electronics design is desirable, but not essential.