Firmware Engineer

We’re looking for a lateral thinking coder, familiar with digital electronics, to join a stand out solutions provider in the Oil & Energy sector.

We are seeking a Firmware Engineer to join the company’s growing R&D firmware team. Depending on your experience and aptitude, the role will carry significant responsibility.

As a Firmware Engineer, you’ll design, develop and test firmware for downhole and surface tools, which are all developed in house, taking responsibility for the full firmware development life-cycle including:

• Building on existing communication protocols and design methodologies to ensure new tools easily interface with the existing tool suite
• Innovative design – As the company are leaders in it’s field, theres is a need to continuously improve products to ensure they remain ahead of the competition

Skills and Experience

• All levels of industry experience will be considered – includes candidates at a junior and senior level. We are recruiting for the right person, rather than requiring a prescribed amount of experience
• Experience writing embedded C code on 8/16 bit microcontrollers. At least 3 years commercial experience is ideal, however outstanding candidates with less experience will be considered
• Demonstrable knowledge from previously completing complex coding projects
• Good understanding of the unique requirements and pitfalls experienced when designing code for microcontrollers
• Reasonable understanding of digital electronics and to a lesser degree analogue electronics, including following circuit diagrams and usage of tools such as oscilloscopes
• Familiarity with software design concepts and practices, including usage of source control, issue tracking systems and managing software releases
• Lateral thinking and the ability to come up with unusual solutions to design challenges that have significant advantages over conventional designs
• Custom algorithm design and very good at mathematics
• Enjoy working as part of a small design team of experts
• Strong communicator cross-functionally with peers, including firmware support to other engineers, technicians, and field staff
• Pro-active and takes ownership of projects, driving them to completion
• Capable of juggling the pressures of tight delivery times and managing to keep focus on high priority items
• Able to communicate well in written and spoken English
• Degree qualified in engineering. physics, computer science, mathematics or similar

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