Senior Firmware Engineer​/Linux Developer

Overview

Job Title:

Senior Firmware Engineer / Linux Developer

Location:

Evesham, Worcestershire
Salary: £55,000

The role is with a global supplier of forensic science equipment, exporting market-leading products to government and private institutions in over 100 countries. Their technology is used to perform detailed forensic investigations both at crime scenes and within laboratories.

You will join a highly skilled, multi-disciplinary engineering team and work across the full project lifecycle, from early-stage prototypes through to production systems. This is a hands-on role offering exposure to a broad mix of technologies and the opportunity to influence technical direction and design decisions.

• Architecting, designing and developing firmware solutions
• Developing embedded Linux on ARM and x86 imaging architectures
• Working with STM
  32 ARM microcontrollers, Raspberry Pi and NXP i.MX platforms
• Interfacing with analogue, digital and electromechanical components and sensors
• Developing basic graphical user interfaces
• Implementing communication interfaces (USB 3.2, MIPI, PCIe, I2C, SPI)
• Camera, motor, temperature and lighting control (lasers, LEDs, flash lamps)
• Supporting basic safety-critical circuitry
• Collaborating closely with electronics, mechanical, software, physics, optics and chemistry teams
• Taking ownership of designs and providing technical leadership when required

Strong all-round software engineering background with applied design experience
Degree educated (Software, Electronics or related discipline - minimum 2:1)
Proactive, innovative and comfortable working in a collaborative, multi-skilled environment
Confident designing and owning firmware architectures

• Visual Studio, Dev Ops, Git
• Ability to read schematics and identify pinouts and port capabilities
• Design for low to medium volume manufacturing
• Wireless technologies (RFID, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi)
• Microchip PICs, CPLDs or FPGAs
• Interest or background in photography

• Competitive basic salary with performance-related bonus
• Hybrid / work-from-home options
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Private medical cover (including dental)
• Relocation assistance where applicable
• 37.5 hours per week
• Holiday allowance starting at 25 days plus birthday, Christmas, long service entitlement and bank holidays

• Recruiter Screen (30-45 mins)
• First Stage Teams Interview with Hiring Manager (60 mins)
• On Site interview (2 hours)