Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer

About the role

Firmware Engineering role requiring 5-8 years' experience on a 12-month contract basis.

Key responsibilities

• Embedded C programming and bare-metal programming including startup code, linker script basics, and ISR design
• RTOS concept implementation: tasks/threads, scheduling, mutex/semaphore, queues, timers
• Microcontroller architecture work with ARM Cortex and RISC-V
• Peripheral usage and driver development: GPIO, Timer, PWM, ADC, I2C, SPI, and UART
• Microcontroller security implementation: secure boot, cryptography, keys, and Over-the-Air (OTA) updates
• Conducting unit and integration tests
• Proficiency with JTAG/SWD, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers
• CI/CD and Git development workflow familiarity

About you

• 5-8 years' experience in firmware engineering
• Embedded C programming expertise
• Knowledge of ARM Cortex and RISC-V microcontroller architecture
• Experience with unit and integration testing and unit test tools
• Proficiency with JTAG/SWD debugging tools, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers
• Familiarity with CI/CD and Git development workflows
• Desirable: Knowledge of DC-DC power converter topologies and digital controller design
• Desirable: Modeling and simulation of power converters using MATLAB/Simulink or PLECS
• Desirable: Real-time simulation and verification using Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)