- Job Description: Realtime Software Engineer
- Contract Length: 6 Months (potential to extend)
- Location: Hybrid - Congleton office 2-3 Days per week
- Pay Rate: £40 - £60 ph
Randstad Sourceright, a leading provider of RPO & MSP Recruitment Services are currently recruiting for a Realtime Software Engineer on behalf of a global company in the Technology industry. This role is initially a 6 Month Contract with potential to extend.
Description:
- Increasing digitalization and flexibility of production processes presents outstanding potential. In Digital Industries, we enable our customers to unlock their full potential and drive digital transformation with a unique portfolio of automation and digitalization technologies. From hardware to software to services, we've got quite a lot to offer. How about you?
- We're one of the world's leading suppliers of products, systems, solutions, and service in the motion control market. With 20,000 people and counting in factories, R&D and service sites worldwide, we shape the digital transformation of our customers in multiple industries. Help us drive productivity through digitalization - real and virtual.
Role:
- Due to an increase in the number of new product releases, we currently have a requirement to take on additional Realtime software contractors to work with our current R&D software and hardware teams. The role will be in the development and testing of real-time embedded software for electronic motor control systems known as Drives or Inverters. This will involve collaborating with members of the software team, as well as other departments based in Germany and China.
What are we looking for?
Day in the life of the role is writing embedded software. We are looking for somebody who is confident in downloading software to hardware and checking it works. Familiar with testing of software. Working in agile environment. You will be familiar with writing embedded software that runs on electronice hardware.
Being able to work independently and in a team, is a must in this position
Hardware background in electronics and experience of software in para electronic applicatons, would be desirable
Adapatable and able to learn quickly.
- Working as one of a team of Software Engineers, you will be providing development and support expertise using embedded C/C++. You must have a knowledge of the lifecycle of real-time embedded software development and support for electronics products.
- The job could involve the design, development and testing for both embedded systems and PC tools from concept to delivery.
- A knowledge of hardware interface techniques, basic hardware debugging and the use of ICE.
- Experienced in formal methods of software design and using GIT and defect tracking tools.
- Experience in Assembler and ARM microcontrollers is an advantage.
- An understanding of Drives or other Power Electronics technology would be a distinct advantage.
- Awareness of H&S and working in lab environments with mains voltages or above.
- Ideally you should have understanding and experience working in an Agile environment.
- The successful candidate will be encouraged to be:
- Quality focused with an excellent attention to detail. Capable of working to tight project timescales, you will need to be flexible and adaptable and have excellent interpersonal skills, be a good teammate and strong collaborator. The ability to work autonomously and use initiative is equally important
We offer:
Hybrid working and flexible working hours so long as targets are aligned with the team and achieved. There will be a requirement to spend time at the Congleton office location for alignment meetings and during debug and test phases.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. While the hiring process may not be expedited, we urge all interested candidates to submit their applications promptly to ensure their consideration.
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