Principal Firmware Engineer

Whiteley Source: WhatJobs

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Job Description

This is a job opportunity to work as part of the Human Machine Interface Division (HMID) and help provide the innovation and inventions seen in future years for automotive and industrial design. An exciting opportunity to join the world leader in touchscreen and human interface solutions. Reporting to the HMID Software Manager, you will be part of the Firmware Development Team within the HMID Software Group. As a Senior Firmware Engineer, you will play a major role in the development activities of the team and in the team’s development process.

What’s attractive about this opportunity?

This position will expose you to the full development lifecycle for embedded software applications: from requirements elicitation through design, implementation, review, test, and documentation. You will receive both on‑the‑job and formal training. You will be working in a small but highly skilled team, as part of a wider organisation both within the Whiteley office and worldwide.

Responsibilities

Analyse requirements for embedded software applications
Formulate innovative solutions in a resource constrained environment
Problem solve challenging customer issues
Analyse existing embedded software with a view to understanding it, documenting it, debugging it, and optimizing it
Adopt AI in all aspects of the development process
Document design and test specifications
Implement software to meet design requirements and implementation standards
Perform unit, integration, and qualification testing of embedded software
Provide peer review input to others’ work: documentation and software
Leadership/mentorship of Junior Engineers
Manage firmware development projects
Work with other Senior Firmware Engineers to review and improve Firmware Development Process
Interact with other functional groups including Silicon Development and Applications to develop the current and next generations of embedded touch controllers

Requirements / Qualifications

B.Sc. or B.Eng in Electronic Engineering or equivalent
10+ years industrial experience (non-managerial) in embedded firmware domain

Competencies

Be well versed in embedded software and hardware systems
Be very strong in C programming in an embedded environment
Excellent problem-solving skills
AI literate
Be able to understand and use device datasheets, product datasheets, application notes, and PCB schematics
Have experience with the full software development lifecycle and development tools
Have in-depth work experience with microcontroller peripherals
Have experience with Microsoft Office tools—Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint—and have a very good standard of spoken and written English
Knowledge and experience of industry standards such as CMMi, Automotive SPICE, ISO‑26262, IEC/UL‑60730 would be useful