The Principal Firmware Engineer will provide technical leadership in the design, development and maintenance of software and firmware components utilised in Continuous Gas Analyzer Productswith a strong emphasis on embedded systems and hardware-level integration. This includes firmware engineers who work on code for the board using C and C++ and collaborate closely with electronics engineers. This role requires both technical leadership and strong interpersonal skills to support front-facing responsibilities. Work may involve sustaining legacy codebases as well as new product development, depending on roadmap priorities.
PLEASE NOTE the client will only accept candidates who are authorised to work in the UK, without the requirement for sponsorship or ANY type of visa (e.g. dependant/spousal, post-study, etc.)In addition, this role is hybrid-based with 4 days in the Scottish office; therefore, you should currently be located in Scotland.
PRINCIPLE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
* Perform requirements capture and analysis
* Develop software/firmware architecture and concept proposals
* Cybersecurity risk analysis and mitigation strategies, including assessments of cybersecurity notifications for 3rd party components
* Co-ordinate estimation of development tasks to support project and software release planning
* Design, coding and unit testing of software/firmware components
* Technical review of other team members' output, including design, code and test plan reviews
* Provide coaching and mentoring of other software team members
* Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Software Developers and Testers within a Scrum framework and other functions within a global team
* Work closely with electronics engineers for integration between firmware & hardware components
* Bug capture, analysis and resolution
* Co-ordinate technical support for field or manufacturing issues
* Ensure compliance with software quality & process controls as specified by the Global Software Manager
* Provide recommendations to the Global Software Manager of appropriate new tools, technologies, 3rd party components, industry best practices, etc.
* Support leadership in the Software team recruitment
* Support Cyber Security legislation and SIL-related activities
* Familiarity with safety standards and design authority transitions is beneficial
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
* Minimum 7 years of experience with embedded software development, preferably on Linux
* An engineering degree in software, electronics, or computer science, or knowledge at the same level
Desirable Skills and Experience
* Strong technical knowledge of C and C++
* Development experience with low level hardwareinterconnect protocols, i.e. CAN, SPI, UART, etc.
* Strongskills in Real-time multi-threaded embeddedsystems and microcontrollers
* Strong skills in Industrial protocols: Modbus, Profinet, HART, and Fieldbus
* Development experience working with ADC or DAC devices
* Experience in bare metal firmware development and developing firmware within an RTOS environment
* Familiarity with application development for embedded Linux distributions
* Practical experience in board bring-up and debugging using appropriate tools and techniques