Embedded Firmware Engineer

Internal Job Title: Embedded Firmware Engineer

Business: Lucy Zodion Ltd

Location: Sowerby Bridge

Job Reference No: 3907

Job Purpose:

To maintain and develop embedded firmware on both new and legacy Lucy Zodion products.

Business Overview:

Lucy Zodion is an industry leader in advanced street lighting controls, power distribution and electric vehicle (EV) supply solutions. Our products assist customers with energising urban and highways infrastructure from the ground up. Our range includes photocells, power distribution enclosures, EV connection feeder pillars, isolators, cut outs and switchgear. 

Job Context:

•    Develop embedded firmware for use within Zodion’s new range of Photocells, Engineering Apps and bespoke test equipment.

•    Maintain firmware when required on Zodion’s current range of products including Photocells and Smart City hardware.

•    Develop and maintain our firmware base code using industry standard coding methodologies.

•    Ensure Lucy Zodion are at the forefront of technology and market leaders within the Streetlighting arena.

•    Have commercial sensitivity when liaising with external collaborators and 3rd party suppliers.

Job Dimensions:

•    Develop and maintain our firmware base code using embedded C.

•    Developing Unit Testing for all firmware development, to ensure robustness, and stability.

•    Knowledge of electronics hardware and being able to read schematics.

•    Produce supporting documentation for any firmware development.

•    Have commercial sensitivity when liaising with external collaborators and 3rd party suppliers.

•    The role sits in the Technology Team, which has multi-discipline resource including:

o    Electronics 

o    Test & Validation

o    Project Management

o    Access to external resource

Key Accountabilities:

Here at Lucy Zodion, we are pushing the boundaries on the detection of light at dusk and dawn and the complexities that brings, as well as the development and refinement of solar clocks for part night control. You would be the driving force behind Embedded development in a refresh of the product range using new technologies and designs to combat evolving complexities around cost, sustainability and energy conservation facing our streetlighting customers: 

•    The quality, robustness, and efficiency of embedded firmware

•    Integration with test requirements for product and production validation.

•    Support of legacy firmware.

Qualifications: 

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience 

Minimum Experience:

•    Significant experience of embedded C firmware development

o    Experience of converting design briefs into final solutions

•    Proven experience of RTOS development

•    Ideally qualified in software engineering

•    Experience of IoT / Connected technology

•    Working in an environment utilising modern development tools such as Git, JIRA

Job Specific Skills:

•    Experience developing of embedded C and other industry standard coding methodologies

•    Experience of Unit / System testing to validate and document firmware development

•    Experience of the full firmware development lifecycle from concept to delivery

Beneficial Skills

•    Ideally experience in the following

o    Analogue Electronics

o    Digital Electronics

o    Understanding of Radio Technology

o    Development of automated test equipment for firmware validation

•    Understanding of Cloud based development

Behavioural Competencies:

•    Self-starter

•    Problem solving skills

•    Ability to work with stakeholders and balance conflicting priorities

•    Ability to offer your concerns to the project team from the offset

•    Keen eye for detail

•    Have accurate and concise report writing skills

Does this sound interesting? We would love to hear from you. Our application process is quick and easy. Apply today! 

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