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.
