Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Job title:

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Company

The Focusrite Group

Job description

Job Description:Senior Embedded Software EngineerBased: High Wycombe / Hybrid
Term: Permanent, Full time
Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 pa + excellent benefitsAre you a Senior Embedded Software engineer looking to join an innovative team with a passion for creating audio products in applications including live music performance, studio recording and education?The Role:On a day-to-day basis you will be responsible for developing high quality embedded software for our synthesisers and controllers. You will be involved in the whole product lifecycle; refining product specifications, producing innovative designs, generating complexity/work estimates, fixing issues and engaging with a multi-discipline team. Project work is typically managed in a combination of stage gated and agile methodologies to suite the technical discipline and project complexity. Focusrite is committed to improving and you will have opportunity to help evolve our working practices to keep up to date with technology trends in our product sector and best practice in the software development industry.To be successful in your application for this role you will need:

• Competent coding skills in both C and C++
• An understanding of embedded firmware architecture and ability to balance technical trade-offs
• A commitment to continual personal improvement, as well as improvement of the wider team
• Excellent design, debugging and problem-solving abilities
• The ability to clearly articulate problems and solutions for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Be able to guide, mentor and develop others

It would be advantageous if you have some of the following:

• MCU programming experience (STM32/ARM ideally)
• Knowledge of bare metal software designs
• Familiarity with real-time operating systems (FreeRTOS/Zephyr)
• Familiarity with wireless communications technology (e.g. BT, WiFi)
• A technical or engineering-based degree and 3+ years of industry experience in embedded software development projects.
• Experience with reading schematics and hardware interfaces (SPI, UART, I2C)
• Experience of working using Agile methodologies such as Scrum.
• Test driven development (TDD); unit, integration, automated and system testing experience
• Understanding of code management systems e.g. Git, SVN
• Knowledge of continuous integration; specifically GitHub Actions and Artifactory

About UsFocusrite plc is a global music and audio group that develops and markets music technology products. Used by audio professionals and amateur musicians alike, our solutions facilitate the high-quality production of recorded and live sound. Our audio technology brands stand together, seeking to enrich lives through music by removing barriers to creativity – ‘we make music easy to make’.The Focusrite Group trades under thirteen established and rapidly growing brands: Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Novation, ADAM Audio, Sequential, Oberheim, Martin Audio, Optimal Audio, Ampify Music, Linea Research, Sonnox, OutBoard and TiMax. With a high-quality reputation and a rich heritage spanning decades, its brands are category leaders in the music-making industry.Music technology is an enriching space to work in and we enjoy a Group-wide open-door culture which encourages innovation. This culture, combined with a passion for the inspirational solutions we create, has led to the group winning numerous accolades, including six Queen’s Awards, the AIM Company of the Year Award 2021 and regular appearances in ‘The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For’.The Focusrite Group is dedicated to building a great place to work and as an equal opportunity employer we are committed to Diversity and Inclusion. The group mission is to cultivate an equitable culture, internally and externally, where all people feel they are welcome, safe and positively represented, because at Focusrite they truly are. Equally, we recognise the major impact that climate change is having on our world and work every day towards being industry leaders in a carbon neutral future.Benefits include flexible/hybrid working, company pension, life insurance, private healthcare, enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay, employee purchase scheme, group bonus scheme, workplace nursery benefit, company music events, offsite company parties and free lunch in the canteen. We arrange company training sessions and encourage personal development.

Expected salary

£50000 – 60000 per year

Location

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Job date

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 02:44:41 GMT

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