Description
My client require an all-round Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer to play a key role in the development of the next generation of their product line.Main Purpose of Job:
The successful candidate will be responsible for the design, development and implementation of software/firmware solutions for a new product range as well as the maintenance of existing products as necessary.
Candidate Requirements
The successful candidate will ideally possess a degree in a relative discipline and have had at least 5 years industrial experience post qualification.
Applicants will have experience of generating clear, well documented, structured and reliable code on a variety of processors and microcontrollers. Fluent C is a pre-requisite. RTOS experience and a thorough understanding of the constraints and requirements of complex real time systems is essential, as is a working knowledge of Version Control Systems, especially Subversion. Candidates must be able to implement solutions within a clearly defined structure and produce portable modular code. Equally they should be happy to assist in all stages of code design and adopt a common sense approach to implementation. They should have a 'Can do' attitude and a desire to produce high quality product and should be as happy debugging with an oscilloscope as a GUI.
An understanding of force and pressure measurement would be advantageous as would experience with precision A/D conversion. Any exposure to DSP implementation would also be beneficial.
Essential Skills & Experience
- C
- RTOS (preferably Freescale MQX)
- VCS (SVN/CVS)
- Serial Communications, preferably CAN Bus
- A variety of debug and development environments
Desirable Experience
- Freescale Power PC
- Freescale HCS12
- CodeWarrior
- Microchip PIC
- CAN/CANOpen
- SAE-J1939
- Assembler languages
- C++/C#
- A/D conversion and Signal Processing
- Automotive product qualification
If you are interested in the position, or looking to further develop your career please forward your CV to Robert Peacock
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