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Principal Firmware Engineer

ECM Selection (Holdings) Limited
Posted 15 hours ago, valid for 18 hours
Location

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB21NT, England

Salary

£60,000 - £75,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • An excellent opportunity exists for a skilled firmware developer to join a growing company in Cambridge, focusing on developing embedded firmware for ARM-based microcontrollers.
  • The role requires experience in developing bare metal, real-time firmware in C, particularly for ARM-based microcontrollers like STM32 and EFM32, along with knowledge of ISO9001 and ideally medical or automotive standards.
  • Candidates should have a good engineering or scientific degree and be familiar with tools such as Keil, IAR, and Eclipse, as well as source code management systems like Git.
  • The position offers a competitive salary, though the specific amount is not mentioned, and applicants should have full rights to work in the UK without sponsorship.
  • The company promotes a friendly work environment that supports professional growth, with modern facilities and good transportation links to Cambridge city center and London.

Developing embedded firmware for ARM-based microcontrollers

An excellent opportunity for a skilled firmware developer to make an impact on a growing Cambridge company.

Working with ARM-based microcontrollers, your expertise in embedded software engineering will be crucial to expand the capability of the group and support the evolution of their sensor technology.

Together with colleagues in hardware design and data science, you would be working on firmware for applications, incorporating new features for low level test data, and the implementation, characterisation and analysis of new algorithms. You will be used to working to an ISO9001 framework and ideally you will also have experience with medical or automotive industry standards such as IEC 62304 and ISO26262.

Skills and experience you will need:

  • A good engineering or scientific degree from a well-respected university
  • Experience with developing bare metal, real-time firmware in C for ASICS or ARM-based microcontrollers such as STM32 and EFM32, and using tools such as: Keil, IAR, STM32CubeMX and Eclipse/gnu
  • Source code management systems such as Git and Perforce
  • Familiar with automated testing of firmware builds, as well as regression testing
  • Debugging using JTAG interface adapters and testing using oscilloscopes and logic analysers
  • Python

Other advantageous skills include:

  • Development of Windows GUI applications in C#
  • Experience with Continuous Integration (CI) systems
  • Experience of digital or analogue hardware design

You will also need full rights to work in the UK without time limit or sponsorship.

Our client offers a friendly work environment that encourages your professional growth, along with a competitive remuneration package. They are based in modern facilities with free parking and good links to Cambridge city centre and London.

Keywords: Firmware, Cambridge, ARM microcontrollers, STM32, EFM32, Python, C#, Principal, Senior, Bare Metal, Embedded, C, ASIC

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