Firmware Engineer - remote

Acolyte Group
Posted 3 years ago

Your key responsibilities:

  • Full lifecycle involvement in the detailed design, coding and validation of C/C++ embedded software, with a focus on standards-based wireless networking
  • Collaborate with other global teams to ensure the timely delivery of new products according to agreed timescales
  • Adopt in-house best practice for code integrity and design validation
  • Ensure that the integrity of the system and software architecture is maintained throughout the lifecycle of the product

 About you:

As an embedded C/C++ software engineer you will have a structured approach to design and verification with demonstrable skills in selecting appropriate software architectures. You will be able to produce efficient embedded software implementations and have a good appreciation of electronic hardware.

You will play a key role in the realisation of leading-edge smart home products. It is key that you can demonstrate you are a natural collaborator with a successful track record of embedded software delivery in your career to date. You will have a passion for design excellence and demonstrate outstanding technical competence.

Essential:

  • Proven skills in embedded C and C++ for Linux and resource-constrained platforms
  • Good understanding of electronics and microcontroller-based embedded systems
  • Degree in computer science, electrical/electronic engineering or equivalent
  • Knowledge of firmware development environments including compilers, debuggers, emulators and toolchains
  • Self-starting, demonstrating a high degree of initiative in welcoming challenges in a fast-moving environment
  • Working well in a close-knit yet geographically dispersed team
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Open communicator
  • Pro-active and collaborative team worker (cross-functional teams including external development partners)
  • The initiative to innovate and champion change
  • Freely accepts and welcomes technical ownership

Desirable

  • Experience of low-power wireless communications, such as Zigbee, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
  • Experience in software design for thread-based architectures (RTOS/Linux-based systems)
  • Experience of software development for consumer products