Senior Firmware Engineer

Senior Firmware Engineer | Defence | Reading We're looking for a Senior Firmware Engineer to develop low-level embedded software for high-performance electronic systems operating in demanding real-world environments. This is a hands-on engineering role working closely with electronics, controls and test engineers. You'll have ownership across the firmware lifecycle, from hardware bring-up and low-level interfaces through real-time control, debugging, validation and production. Skills & Experience Essential:

• Strong commercial embedded firmware development experience
• Excellent Embedded C / C++ skills
• Bare-metal and/or RTOS development
• Experience developing firmware directly against custom electronic hardware
• Microcontroller peripherals, interfaces and low-level drivers
• Hardware bring-up and board-level debugging
• Real-time embedded systems and timing-sensitive applications
• Strong debugging skills using JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analysers or similar
• Experience taking firmware beyond prototyping into robust production systems
• Comfortable working closely with electronics and control engineers Desirable:
• ARM-based microcontrollers
• Motor control, power electronics or other real-time control applications
• CAN and other embedded communication protocols
• Bootloaders and firmware update mechanisms
• Safety-critical or high-reliability embedded development
• Automated hardware / firmware testing
• Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing
• MATLAB / Simulink or Model-Based Design exposure
• Aerospace, robotics, automotive or other high-performance embedded systems Additional Information
• Permanent, full-time position
• Competitive salary depending on experience
• UK-based, predominantly onsite
• Senior individual-contributor position with significant technical ownership
• Close integration with electronic hardware, controls and test engineering
• Opportunity to work across the complete embedded product lifecycle