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Embedded Firmware Engineer Our global client s Technology Solutions division is evolving. They are moving to a Product Operating Model - a new way of working that empowers product teams to take full ownership and accountability for delivering customer and business value in ways our customers love and that work for the business. Their product and platform teams are cross-functional and durable, bringing together all the skills required to deliver impactful outcomes. Each team includes a Product Manager, Technology Lead, Product Designer, Delivery Lead, engineers, and developers. They believe in customer centricity, ownership, and accountability. Solutions must be: - Valuable - customers choose to buy or use them - Viable - aligned with business constraints and goals - Usable - intuitive and user-friendly - Feasible - achievable with our technical capabilities Leadership of the Product team is shared between the Product Manager and the Technology Lead, ensuring balanced guidance that bridges product vision and technical execution. Join them as they build the team that will develop and deliver our future generations of Vence Collar. A product rich in technological challenges across the multidisciplinary domains with its advanced system architecture and connectivity. You will experience the success of your work in customers hands with short delivery cycles and quick customer feedback. As an Embedded Software Engineer, you will have significant impact on our multidisciplinary R&D projects, grow with us as we venture into new technologies, and contribute to the connected devices line of products throughout both discovery and delivery. You will design, develop, debug, and optimize robust, production-ready firmware for resource-constrained, low-power IoT devices. The role is a full-time temporary contract position signed off for 2 years offering hybrid working (2 days onsite and 3 days from home). Our client offers an hourly rate of £31.54 - £53.64 per hour depending on experience, plus 25 days holiday. Duties: The responsibilities will include designing, developing, debugging, and optimizing embedded firmware for low-power STM32-based IoT devices; integrating GNSS, LoRa or LoRaWAN, and hardware peripherals; Developing within an RTOS environment; and delivering reliable, maintainable, production-ready code in collaboration with multidisciplinary product and platform teams in the UK, Israel and California, USA. Experience, Skills & Knowledge: The position requires strong practical embedded engineering capability, sound technical judgement, and the ability to work effectively with software, hardware, systems, integration, and test stakeholders. Embedded software: Approximately five years of professional experience developing embedded systems in C/C++. Microcontrollers: Strong hands-on experience with STM microcontrollers, specifically STM32. Low-power systems: Proven experience developing ultra-low-power, battery-operated devices. GNSS and connectivity: Experience integrating GNSS modules and implementing or troubleshooting LoRa or LoRaWAN communications. Hardware interfaces: Deep understanding of I2C, SPI, ADC, DAC, PWM, and external EEPROM. RTOS: Professional experience with an RTOS, preferably FreeRTOS. Development tools: Proficiency with VS Code and/or STM32CubeIDE. Working style: Self-motivated, pragmatic, organized, and able to work autonomously while communicating progress and blockers clearly. Qualifications & Education: Requirements Approximately five years of embedded software engineering experience using C/C++. Hands-on experience with STM32 microcontrollers and embedded debugging. Proven delivery of low-power firmware for battery-operated devices. Experience with GNSS, LoRa or LoRaWAN, embedded peripherals, and an RTOS. Ability to work independently and deliver production-ready, maintainable firmware. Desirable Skills Experience with u-blox M10 or newer GNSS architectures. Familiarity with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and J-Link or ST-Link. Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows. Ability to read hardware schematics and PCB layouts. Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or comparable tools.

ATE Technical Lead The R&D ATE team is looking for an ATE Technical Lead to lead the development, deployment, and lifecycle ownership of Automated Test Equipment for a product line. This role combines hands-on technical leadership, multidisciplinary project execution, production-line support, and close collaboration with internal engineering teams and external manufacturing partners. The position on offer is a temporary contract role for 2 years offering hybrid working (3 days onsite and 2 days from home) with an hourly rate of 21.54 - 34.62 depending on experience, plus 25 days holiday pro rata per annum. The ATE Technical Lead will define test strategies, guide tester architecture decisions, lead tester bring-up, improve production quality and yield, and support scalable ATE implementation across manufacturing environments. The role includes close day-to-day cooperation with Taiwanese Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO), including technical alignment, issue resolution, documentation transfer, production readiness, and coordination across time zones. Join our client to work in a dynamic R&D environment that combines hardware, software, data, manufacturing, and connected-device expertise, while leading mission-critical testing platforms that directly influence product quality and operational excellence. This is a great opportunity to Join as they build the team that will develop and deliver our future generations of Vence Collar. A product rich in technological challenges across the multidisciplinary domains with its advanced system architecture and connectivity. You will experience the success of your work in customers hands with short delivery cycles and quick customer feedback. Role Functions: The responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following: Lead the architecture, development, validation, deployment, and lifecycle management of ATE systems for a product line. Own the ATE technical roadmap, ensuring maintainability, standardization, scalability, and alignment with product and production needs. Define tester requirements, test strategies, integration plans, acceptance criteria, documentation packages, and production transfer plans. Lead tester bring-up and integration across mechanical, electronic, embedded, software, fixture, instrumentation, and production interfaces. Manage ATE project execution end-to-end, including requirements, design reviews, gate approvals, planning, scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder communication. Work closely with CMOs to support production readiness, tester deployment, issue escalation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement across time zones. Coordinate technical activities with hardware, software, embedded, mechanical, operations, manufacturing engineering, quality, and external subcontractors. Provide Tier 2 and technical-lead support for production ATE systems, including troubleshooting, calibration, failure analysis, reliability improvement, and yield optimization. Analyze test and manufacturing data to identify trends, root causes, yield improvements, and opportunities for process optimization. Collaborate with multidisciplinary product and platform teams in the UK, Israel and California, USA. Experience, Knowledge and Skills include: The position requires multidisciplinary understanding, strong hands-on technical capabilities, and the ability to work effectively in a multi-site matrix organization. The candidate should be comfortable leading technical topics while working closely with system engineers, hardware engineers, embedded software developers, mechanical engineers, production teams, quality teams, subcontractors, and CMOs. Skills & Characteristics: Strong ownership mindset with the ability to lead complex technical topics from concept to production implementation. Ability to focus on what is important, prioritize risks, and drive issues to practical resolution. Organized and able to work well in a structured process environment with clear documentation and follow-up. Strong hands-on approach, including debugging, tester bring-up, system integration, and production troubleshooting. Ability to communicate clearly across disciplines, sites, vendors, and time zones. Excellent team player with strong collaboration skills and a desire for learning and innovation. Comfortable working with external partners and manufacturing sites, including technical alignment with CMOs. Qualifications, Education and Previous Experience include: Requirements: B.Sc. or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in ATE system integration, development, validation, deployment, and production support. Proven experience leading technical projects in a multidisciplinary engineering or manufacturing environment. Strong hands-on expertise with hardware systems, embedded interfaces, networks, instrumentation, debugging, and system-level integration. Strong hands-on experience with National Instruments TestStand, automated test development, hardware integration, and production support environments, or equivalent automated test platforms. Proficiency in Python and test automation development, including debugging, tool creation, data processing, and system integration. Strong analytical skills for test data analysis, failure investigation, process improvement, and yield optimization. Advantage: Experience working with Linux-based systems, command-line tools, and SQL databases in engineering or manufacturing environments. Experience with manufacturing databases, production data pipelines, and engineering data analysis tools. Experience with hardware communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, Ethernet, or similar embedded and instrumentation interfaces. Experience with automated instrumentation, fixture design considerations, tester safety, calibration, and production maintainability. Knowledge of server, platform, and test-station management in production environments. Experience working with subcontractors, external vendors, CMO production teams, and procurement processes for tester or prototype parts.

Electronics Hardware Engineer Our global client's Technology Solutions division is evolving. They are moving to a Product Operating Model - a new way of working that empowers product teams to take full ownership and accountability for delivering customer and business value in ways our customers love and that work for the business. They believe in customer centricity, ownership, and accountability. Leadership of the Product team is shared between the Product Manager and the Technology Lead, ensuring balanced guidance that bridges product vision and technical execution. Their product and platform teams are cross-functional and durable, bringing together all the skills required to deliver impactful outcomes. Each team includes a Product Manager, Technology Lead, Product Designer, Delivery Lead, engineers, and developers. Join our client as they building such a team in their Cambourne site. The team will develop and deliver future generations of the Vence Collar, a multidisciplinary connected product with an advanced system architecture and demanding low-power, sensing and wireless requirements. Short delivery cycles and direct customer feedback will provide clear visibility of the impact of your work. As an Electronics Hardware Engineer, you will own board-level hardware development from specification through production release. Have significant impact on our multidisciplinary R&D projects, grow with us as we venture into new technologies, and contribute to the connected devices line of products throughout both discovery and delivery. You will design, develop, debug, and optimise optimize robust, production-ready electronics Hardware for resource-constrained, low-power IoT devices while contributing to product discovery, delivery and continuous improvement. The role is a full-time PAYE temporary contract position with a sign off for 2 years offering an hourly rate of £31.54 - £53.64 per hour depending on experience, plus 25 days holiday pro rata. You will be offered the opportunity of hybrid working (2 days per week onsite and 3 days from home) with some flexibility to be onsite when needed. Duties include: Own the complete board-level hardware lifecycle, including requirements, specifications, component selection and schematic design. Guide PCB layout and lead prototype bring-up, hardware debugging, firmware integration, design verification and validation. Deliver low-power, mixed-signal and wireless designs that meet functional, reliability, manufacturability, EMI/EMC and regulatory requirements. Create clear specifications, engineering calculations, test plans, reports, design records and production-release documentation. Support engineering changes, root-cause investigations and design improvements throughout the product lifecycle. Collaborate with multidisciplinary product and platform teams in the UK, Israel and the United States. Experience, Knowledge & Skills The position requires strong practical electronics engineering capability, sound technical judgement and disciplined execution from concept through production. Hardware design: Proven ability to develop digital, analogue and mixed-signal circuitry using calculations, simulations and structured design reviews. Low-power and wireless systems: Ability to optimise battery-powered IoT hardware and integrate microcontrollers, power architectures, sensors and wireless technologies. Verification and release: Experience planning and executing bring-up, design validation, compliance testing, failure analysis and production transfer. Communication: Ability to produce high-quality technical documentation and communicate decisions, progress, risks and blockers clearly. Working style: Self-motivated, pragmatic and organised, with the ability to work autonomously and contribute constructively to multidisciplinary teams. Qualifications & Education Mandatory Requirements BSc or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or a closely related discipline. Six to eight years of hands-on board-level hardware development experience, including involving in at least one product from specification through production release. Demonstrated experience in schematic design, component selection, PCB layout guidance, bring-up, firmware integration, design verification and validation. Strong understanding of low-power design, digital, analogue and mixed-signal electronics, common interfaces including I2C, SPI and UART, and structured failure analysis. Methodical, organised and able to deliver production-ready, maintainable hardware with complete technical documentation. Desirable Experience Battery-powered micro-power systems, embedded microcontroller designs and power-budget optimisation. Wireless integration involving LoRa, GNSS, Bluetooth or comparable technologies, including RF coexistence and antenna considerations. EMI/EMC design, pre-compliance testing, regulatory compliance and design-for-manufacture activities. Proficiency with Altium Designer or an equivalent professional PCB design platform.