Position: Research & Development Engineer

Job description

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 (see www.tensor.co.uk and www.heatingsave.co.uk). 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

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

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

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £40,000.00-£46,000.00 per year