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Principal Embedded Software Engineer
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Principal Embedded Software Engineer | £70-75k + Bonus | Cambridge
This is an opportunity to join a world-leading wireless communications company developing mission-critical communication systems.
You will take technical ownership of low-level embedded software and device driver development across a complex multi-processor real-time platform, helping shape the next generation of secure communication products.
Responsibilities:
- Architecting, developing and debugging low-level embedded software and device drivers across Embedded Linux, RTOS and bare-metal platforms.
- Leading platform software activities, including software design, task planning, integration testing and technical reviews.
- Investigating and resolving complex real-time system issues across multi-threaded, event-driven embedded systems.
- Collaborating closely with hardware teams during board bring-up, system integration and product development.
- Driving technical standards and mentoring engineers across the embedded software team.
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Requirements:
- 8+ years’ embedded C development experience delivering commercially released real-time embedded products.
- Strong expertise in low-level device drivers, Embedded Linux driver architecture and ARM-based platforms/BSPs.
- Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills within multi-processor, multi-threaded embedded systems.
- Experience working across the full software development lifecycle including design, testing and integration.
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Bonus Skills:
- Experience within telecommunications, wireless communications or mobile embedded products.
- Familiarity with hardware debugging tools including oscilloscopes and logic analysers.
- Experience with automated testing, profiling, code coverage and memory analysis tools.
- Knowledge of Agile / Scrum development environments and modern software quality processes.
Apply now to join a highly respected engineering team developing critical communication technology deployed worldwide.
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