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R&D Engineer on Embedded and Linux systems
The R&D Engineer on Embedded and Linux systems position is a worker role designing and developing the software and firmware of our security systems and building energy management systems. Development is in C/C++ and includes maintaining and porting Linux kernels to ARM-based processors, plus also creating custom drivers and applications in C/C++.
The Role Involves
- Maintenance of existing embedded firmware & drivers on the ARM Cortex A8, Cortex M3 and ARM9 platforms with future development on peripheral rich MCU using Cortex-M family
- Work on the embedded firmware supporting TCP/IP Stack, UDP, RS485 and RS232 communications systems with encryption options, data processing of configuration and transaction data
- Development of RFID based product
- ZigBee development of our Smart Meter and Smart Energy products
- Serving as a mentor for junior engineers
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You will be joining our existing team.
Requirements
You will be a bright, sharp, enthusiastic person who thrives in being a part of a team creating new and innovative world-beating products. Your required skills are:
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent
- At least four years of experience as a professional embedded engineer
- Real-time embedded system design, development, debugging and support
- Strong problem solving and debugging skills
- Fluent in C/C++ software design
- Bare board bring-up, low-level drivers, start-up code C and Assembler experience
- Fluent in debugging real-time embedded systems
- Experience with Git and SVN version control systems
- Experience in interfaces, IP protocols, and hardware subsystems
- Fluent in Keil, Linux, and Android development systems
- Linux kernel and system programming experience
- Awareness of deploying software on real-time Operating Systems and ARM-based processing platforms and have an appreciation of firmware and electronics design


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Benefits
- Salary of £40,000 - £46,000 per annum (salary depending on experience)
- 20 days annual leave
- Bank holidays
- Company pension scheme available
- Additional annual leave achievable
- Mobile phone and laptop included
- Car purchase scheme also available
Location
Hail Weston, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5JY, United Kingdom, St. Neots PE19 5JY.
Job Types
- Full-time, Permanent
Salary
£40,000.00-£46,000.00 per year
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