Embedded Design Engineer

What you can expect in this role (Job Responsibilities)

While each day brings new opportunities, your core responsibilities will be:

1. Design including but not limited to;

* Firmware/software design for processors and microcontrollers including embedded C.
* Design and development with Linux
* Firmware design for FPGAs including VHDL/DSP.
* Development for customer projects, new product development and feasibility studies.

2. Technical Support and Testing

* Production and Manufacturing assistance as required.
* Answering of customer and marketing questions as required.
* Trouble shooting of firmware, software and system issues seen from all areas of the business
* Self testing and debugging of your own design and development work.
* Testing and debugging of existing design and development work produced by other engineers for our products.
* Participation in Design Reviews and Project meetings when required.

3. Documentation and Communication including but not limited to;

* Weekly summary email of work completed.
* Weekly stand-up meeting to communicate previous weeks achievements and current weeks priorities.
* Participation in Design Reviews and Project meetings when required.
* Creation of Requirement Specifications (RS)
* Creation of Test Plans (TP) and Test Results (TR)
* Creation of User Information (UI) documents
* Creation of Application Programming Interface (API) documents
* Assisting Principal Design Engineer and Project leads with project plans.

What we are looking for (Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education)

We each bring something to the table, and we are looking for someone who has:

Required Experience

* A minimum of 3 years experience in an equivalent role
* The following skills and experience will be required. Candidates are not expected to have experience in all areas;
o C/C++ on bare-metal, embedded RTOS and Linux.
o Embedded Linux experience including applications, drivers, system build and SoC integration.
o C#
o GUI Development for Windows OS
o Knowledge of UDP, TCP, threads/multi-process, serial protocols and highspeed interfaces.
* Self-motivated and enthusiastic.
* Strong team player with good interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work in a team and interact with other Engineering disciplines.
* Experience of contracting and being able to make an impact during short periods of employment
* Ability to produce results under pressure

Preferred Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

* A minimum of 5 years experience in an equivalent role.
* The following skills and experience would also be beneficial;
o Experience of DVB-T or datalink/radio technologies
o Experience of video and broadcast
o Development of VHDL using Xilinx Vivao and/or Intel Quartus including IP block integration and SoC designs
o Complex FPGA design from concept through to verification with automated test benches
o Electronic design/schematic capture including component creation.
o Familiarity with scripting such as Python, Bash or Make

Education & Certifications
* Desirable is a degree in electronics, computer science or related subject

Security
* British Citizen or ability to obtain required security clearance.

Travel & Working Environment
* Travel unlikely
* Onsite working with option for working from home.