Supervise or mentor more junior members of the team.
Key Requirements
Degree or equivalent qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or similar discipline (or similar demonstrable experience)
Working knowledge of
Modern microcontrollers Embedded C and firmware design
Test-driven development / behavioural-driven development
Multithreaded programming on real time operating systems
Low level protocols - particularly UART / RS485, SPI, I2C
Understanding of
Distributed version control systems (Git)
Software development lifecycle, from specification, design, and test-driven development, through to deployment, verification, and maintenance of software components
Ability to
Measure timings, power, debug using digital oscilloscope etc
Demonstrate experience debugging embedded systems
Follow established development processes and guidelines
Communicate effectively with colleagues across different disciplines
Produce clear, concise technical documentation
Key Technologies
Embedded C, VS Code
CMake
NXP, Nordic MCUʼs
FreeRTOS, Zephyr
SEGGER debuggers
Visual Studio, NET (C#) + WPF (XAML)
Git (or equivalent)
Atlassian toolset (or equivalent)
Unit test frameworks (unity, fff, Googletest)
USB, Bluetooth and serial communication technologies
Desirable Requirements
Experience or interest in
Development of USB devices and transport protocols (e.g SSI, USBTMC)
Test-driven development in an embedded environment
Developing on microcontrollers with embedded C++ / Assembler
Using RTOS for embedded applications (particularly FreeRTOS)
Higher level application software development (C# .NET, WPF, PowerShell, Python etc)
Software design languages (UML/Yourdon)
Awareness of
Agile software development methodologies
DevOps practices (CI/CD, automated testing and task management tools)
Machine tool languages, geometry and measurement systems
Object oriented software design, MVVM and design patterns
Exposure to
ARM CORTEX MCUʼs - in particular NXP LPC series and Nordic nRF series
Electronics background
Developing design solutions through schematic, PCB layout, prototyping, and testing using EDA tools such as Altium and Zuken
Use of protocol analysers for debug and test
IAR toolchain
Tools such as IAR Embedded Workbench, CLion, Eclipse, MCUExpresso, MS Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Enterprise Architect, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket pipelines
Collaboration as part of an Agile Software team, ensuring quality, timeliness, value, and defining clear requirements
Person Specification
Continuous Improvement: A drive to enhance processes and practices.
Collaboration and Communication: Ability to work in teams and convey ideas effectively.
Innovative Problem-Solving: A genuine interest in creative solutions and a desire to tackle intricate challenges.
Critical Thinking and Learning: Eagerness to learn, apply new knowledge and utilize system-based thinking.
Ownership and Efficiency: Willingness to take responsibility and work swiftly.
Success in this role hinges on teamwork, self-motivation, attention to detail, and proactive task management
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join Renishaw Health Trust (Aviva) and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.
If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 490384 or recruitment@renishaw.com.
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Employment Type
Permanent
Time Type
Full time
Requisition Number
R10093 Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Open)
