This successful company are expanding and are currently looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to work as part of an extremely strong technical team on the development of their low power multimedia processor. This will work on developing their portfolio of software including system integration software, video and audio codecs, streaming protocols, image processing algorithms, and a wide range of multi-media applications.

With a very strong academic background (1st or 2.1 from a top university) you will also have a background in developing embedded software and be an experienced C programmer.

You will have technical curiosity and enjoy developing your own ideas.

Keywords: Embedded C, Video, Audio, Multimedia.

Our client is an award-winning leader in their field, very well placed to grow further in a huge consumer electronics market in Europe, the Far East and worldwide. Due to expansion, they are actively seeking talented Embedded Software Engineers to join their Cambridge based development team.

There are opportunities at levels from fresh/recent graduate up to team leader/senior technical roles.

It is essential that you have good experience of embedded development using C in a Linux environment. Other technical skills/experience of interest include network protocols, DVB, MPEG, device driver development and higher level/web software development. It's important too that you can work on your own initiative as well as with your colleagues, and have good problem solving skills.

Based in very attractive modern offices, and with a comprehensive benefits package including a competitive salary, these are first-rate opportunities.

A fantastic opportunity for a gifted embedded software engineer to join this outstanding group working on software for wireless applications with application areas such as healthcare, telecommunications, industrial and consumer goods. With a top degree, your commercial experience will have given you a good understanding of both hardware and software. You will also have a good understanding of wireless communication systems and source control.

Key skills: Embedded Software, Wireless, Bluetooth.

The Wireless Software Group of this successful company are experts in Bluetooth development, creating advanced solutions for novel and sophisticated applications.

Recognized as a world leader within wireless they enjoy a growing customer-base in a stimulating range of markets – including telecommunications, automation, healthcare, automotive and consumer goods. Their project examples range from ultra-low-current radio chips used within the human body, through high-volume consumer devices, to high-end professional satellite communication and air-traffic-control equipment. They also have a significant Intellectual Property library containing elements such as Bluetooth and DECT protocol stacks.

The group carries out software design and architecture, as well as coding, usually in C. Other languages are occasionally used, such as assembly and Java, as required.
Senior engineers are responsible for architectural design of complete sub-systems and the delivery of fully tested code, compliant with the client’s requirements. High quality work is essential from every team member.

To be considered for this leading role you will have:

- An excellent degree, probably in electronic engineering or computer science
- Significant experience in embedded software in C
- Experience in communications software
- Appreciation of both hardware and software
- Understanding of wireless communications systems
- Understanding of source control
- Knowledge of PCs and Windows programming an advantage

This leading product development consultancy are looking for a senior embedded systems engineer to join their product development team, working on embedded software and electronic products.

You should have strong software skills to be able to architect and implement embedded software systems. You should also have experience of electronic design; systems engineering and project management. Candidates for this position will be expected to have good communications skills to work with clients during project work and also to support group sales. In addition you will have:

· A good academic track record, with at least a 2.1 in a related discipline, eg, computer science, electronic-engineering or equivalent
· Solid background with demonstrable experience of project development projects
· Experience of managing projects to tight budgets and timescales;
· Experience of developing specifications and designing from system to detailed level;
· Experience with a range of embedded processors and development tools;
· Familiarity with Real-Time Operating Systems;
· A thorough understanding of OO design and structured development

Summary: Embedded & DSP Support for growing international processor development company, Bucks, to £50k.

With this growing, highly respected company developing synthesizable processors for clients worldwide. You will be providing specialist technical support to customers and 3rd parties across Europe, focussing on embedded processor, system support and DSP.
The proactive support aspects of the position will require participation in development projects, possibly as part of an international, cross organizational team and may include the generation of product collateral such as application notes and user guides. To be effective in this role you will need to develop strong local, regional and international intra and inter organizational communication and co-operation in a team-based environment.
You will be required to manage technical support activities in your area of speciality in an efficient manner utilizing the issue management systems that are available in the company and work with the rest of the applications team and the extended customer base to prioritize issues effectively based on the company’s business objectives.

With a good degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent, you must have proven experience in a design or applications environment, with solid experience in the use of FPGA’s and / or ASIC development tools in a design or application support environment, experience in the application of embedded processors and DSP in an FPGA or ASIC environment, and excellent technical knowledge with skills and experience in using Verilog and/or VHDL and associated design analysis and verification tools.

You will also have a good knowledge of, and experience in, embedded software programming, experience in the use of DSP processor architectures, and have the ability to work flexibly in a multi-tasking team environment with minimal local supervision. Your personal communication skills will be excellent and you will be happy to travel as required.

Keywords: Embedded, DSP, Support, FPGA, ASIC, Verilog, VHDL.

The Embedded Systems team of this leading company is currently looking to recruit a Senior Consultant to develop embedded software and electronic products. This role will also include sales support activities in the industry sector in which the consultant has specific expertise. This role requires considerable team work and you must be able to demonstrate good project co ordination and first-rate prioritising skills. You would be expected to become involved in a range of projects serving clients across several industries; however it is desirable that you will have extensive knowledge in a particular industry sector.

The successful candidate should have either strong software skills to be able to architect and implement embedded software systems or experience of electronic design; systems engineering and project management. Ideally you will have all these skills. You will be expected to have good communications skills as you will work with clients during project work and also to support group sales. In addition you will have:

· A good academic track record, with at least a 2.1 in a related discipline, eg, computer science, electronic-engineering or equivalent
· Solid background with demonstrable experience of product development projects
· Extensive knowledge in a particular industry sector

This is an exciting opportunity to join this established and respected company and work on leading edge products.

Our client is looking for talented and enthusiastic engineers to develop embedded software for their growing range of chips. Their products are based around wireless protocols including Bluetooth, UWB and other emerging standards.

Candidates should demonstrate a background in one or more of the areas below but ability is more important than specific domain knowledge or qualifications. If you've done interesting and technically challenging work, particularly in the area of wireless protocols, we would like to hear from you! Graduates or candidates with limited work experience should be able to show a keen interest in software development through personal projects.

Most development is done in C with scripts written in Perl and Make. Knowledge of assembler is useful.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate:-
- Strong C coding skills
- Embedded development
- Debugging real-time systems
- Wireless standards such as Bluetooth, UWB, DVB, RDS
- Software Configuration Managements Systems such as Perforce or Clear Case.
- Automated testing using TCL and Expect.

Summary: Highly innovative consumer electronics company seeks high calibre Software Engineer with 8, 16 & 32 bit microcontroller skills, Cambs, to £32k

This growing consumer electronics company seeks a high calibre Software Engineer to work on new projects within a small engineering team; in fact you will be the only software engineer.

You must have solid skills in:

Embedded Microcontroller on 8, 16 & 32 bit architectures; ANSI C/C++ & Assembler; and have some board level debugging and general HW experience. Experience in project management, TCP/IP and the ability to advise on suitability and peer check software architectures offered by possible OEM partners will be an advantage.

Educated to degree level, you will have good communication skills and team skills.

Keywords: C, C++, Embedded, 8 bit, 16 bit, 32 bit, Cambridgeshire.

Summary: Join this talented team and apply your software expertise to develop unprecedented capabilities for automatically generating embedded code.

Qualifications:

- BSc 2.1 or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (from a top university)
- At least 5 years of solid C/C++ coding skills with high attention to detail and quality.
- 3+ years experience with embedded system development and tools including IDE, compilers, linkers, debuggers and emulators.
- 2+ years experience programming on-chip I/O interfaces (e.g., A/D, D/A, CAN, etc) for microcontrollers and/or DSPs.
- Strong communication skills.
- Experience with workflows used in model-based design for embedded software development.
- Ability to take on varied tasks and provide results in a timely manner.

Other beneficial experience:
- Experience in MATLAB / Simulink / Real-Time Workshop.
- Embedded software development experience for safety critical applications in the automotive or aerospace industries.
- Experience of RTOS or real-time scheduling of embedded software

This is an outstanding opportunity for a versatile and enthusiastic software engineer to lead projects from concept to product release driving forward products on many fronts.

Keywords: C, C++, Embedded Systems, MATLAB.