Recent years have seen exceptional growth along with expansion into our third building in Totnes in Devon. Located on the picturesque river dart, the facilities provide a stunning place to work where we design and manufacture a wide range of products. We are seeking to recruit a firmware development engineer to join the R&D department. The position would suit a recent graduate who has gained some real world experience through placements or a recent role. The department is responsible for developing the firmware for a range of underwater products using a wide variety of technologies the latest being a new range Optical products.
The position will focus on the use of C’ for the coding of products although development also uses PYTHON amongst others for testing and evaluation.
In order to be considered for the role of Firmware Development Engineer you will have gained the following skills and experience:
- You will be formally qualified in either Electronics or computer science, (Degree or Equivalent),
- Experience of 8,16 & 32 bit microcontrollers
- Embedded Software Programming in C
- Experience of Scripting – Python
- A good understanding of basic hardware and interfacing – SPI, I2C, UART etc
- Ability to read electronic schematics and component datasheets.
- Experience of sensor design would be advantageous
- Familiar with the use of svn for version control
- The successful applicant will have the ability to self-manage and communicate with internal R&D staff, Test Facilities and directly with the end customers.
Desirable & highly advantageous skills:
- FreeRTOS
- FPGA – Experience with vhdl
- Project Management
- Experience of sensor design would be highly advantageous.
Reports To:
Head of R&D, Valeport Limited, St. Peter’s Quay, Totnes. TQ9 5EW.
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Access to gym
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Totnes: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
The position will come with product awareness training, use of the latest tools, in house and external test facilities, a supporting R&D team and above all job satisfaction of seeing developments turn into manufactured products in very short lead times. We are offering a competitive salary dependent on experience plus benefits.