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Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Cardiff
£60k – £75k/yr
Posted 1 day ago
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Brand new opportunity for a highly skilled Senior Embedded Software Engineer in Cardiff to join a start up semiconductor and systems design company.

£55k to £70k plus benefits, and flexible hybrid working

The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will help develop the firmware and software foundations for my client's FPGA-enabled, AI-enabled and smart electronic systems. You will contribute to embedded firmware, hardware abstraction layers, drivers, board support code, real-time control interfaces, diagnostics, integration software and customer-ready demonstrators. The role combines hands-on embedded C/C++ development, hardware/software integration, firmware architecture, test tooling, technical documentation and close collaboration with FPGA, AI, analogue and system teams. It will also involve mentoring /team leading junior team member.

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Suitable applicants must have:

  • Strong Embedded C/C++ programming skills.
  • Experience developing drivers, HALs, board support code or hardware-facing software.
  • Knowledge of hardware interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, GPIO, ADC, DAC.
  • Experience bringing up new boards or debugging hardware/software interfaces.

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Any knowledge of the following would be useful:

  • Embedded Linux or RTOS experience, such as FreeRTOS or Zephyr.
  • SoC FPGA platforms such as Zynq, MPSoC, ARM.
  • FPGA/software interface development.
  • Python scripting.

The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator with the ability to work across multidisciplinary engineering domains. You should have the ability to mentor junior engineers and take ownership of technical delivery. Any experience in start-up, R&D or product development environments would be useful.

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Skills

Embedded C
C++
Firmware Development
Hardware Abstraction Layers
Drivers
Board Support Code
Real-time Control Interfaces
SPI
I2C
UART
CAN
Ethernet
GPIO
ADC
DAC
Debugging

Location

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

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