Embedded Software Engineer

Pension, Life insurance, Healthcare cashback scheme Office-based, Cheshire, with occasional remote working once established Reporting to the Engineering Manager, working alongside RandD, Electronics, and Production Test If you''ve spent your career writing embedded control code, this could be for you. You''d be joining a small engineering team that builds control systems for bespoke scientific and lab equipment. No two days look the same: one week it''s new product development, the next it''s helping Production get a system out the door. The Role Every system is built to order, so no two control systems are quite the same. You''ll have a big say in how our next generation of controls is designed, from choosing the architecture through to firmware that''s ready for production. You''ll: Take the lead on microcontroller-based control for new products Write PC-based software and GUI/HMI applications that sit on top of the control systems Design the hardware and software interlocks that keep our systems safe to run Work with an electronics engineer on motor and pump control Test new products as they develop, and help Production/Test with fault finding and with factory and site acceptance testing (FAT/SAT), including visits to customer sites Use Git, and keep good records so any change to the software can be traced back Work in C/C++, Python and C#, and use PID loops. Knowing MISRA C and IEC 61508 will help What you''ll need Hands-on experience writing software for ..... full job details .....