Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Wotton under Edge
Up to £48,000 depending on experience
As an Embedded Software Engineer at Renishaw, you'll be responsible for the analysis, design, development, and integration of firmware across a range of our calibration products.
You'll be part of our laser and calibration software team, working with Agile methodologies, DevOps practices and collaborative software engineering tools.
You'll gain specific domain knowledge and be actively involved in the state-of-the-art technology solutions. Our firmware is developed mainly using C. You'll also have the opportunity to develop mobile and desktop applications using C# and other technologies.
The role is available for hybrid working, currently set as two days on site per week. From time to time there will be a need to attend site to carry out certain tasks and weʼre likely to ask you to attend more often during key phases of projects.
Responsibilities
- Help design and architect new firmware Implement new embedded protocols
- Develop unit, behavioural and integration tests
- Develop and maintain software components, APIs and libraries used to communicate with Renishaw devices and instruments
- Conduct design and code reviews W
- Work closely with others in a multi-disciplinary team
- Collaborate as part of an agile software team
- Work with project and product managers to define product specifications
- Work closely with electronics engineers to optimise system engineering
- Supervise or mentor more junior members of the team.
Key Requirements
Degree or equivalent qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or similar discipline (or similar demonstrable experience)
Working knowledge of:
- Modern microcontrollers Embedded C and firmware design
- Test-driven development / behavioural-driven development
- Multithreaded programming on real time operating systems
- Low level protocols - particularly UART / RS485, SPI, I2C
Understanding of:
- Distributed version control systems (Git)
- Software development lifecycle, from specification, design, and test-driven development, through to deployment, verification, and maintenance of software components
Ability to:
- Measure timings, power, debug using digital oscilloscope etc
- Demonstrate experience debugging embedded systems
- Follow established development processes and guidelines
- Communicate effectively with colleagues across different disciplines
- Produce clear, concise technical documentation
Key Technologies
- Embedded C, VS Code
- CMake
- NXP, Nordic MCUʼs
- FreeRTOS, Zephyr
- SEGGER debuggers
- Visual Studio, NET (C#) + WPF (XAML)
- Git (or equivalent)
- Atlassian toolset (or equivalent)
- Unit test frameworks (unity, fff, Googletest)
- USB, Bluetooth and serial communication technologies
Desirable Requirements
- Experience or interest in:
- Development of USB devices and transport protocols (e.g SSI, USBTMC)
- Test-driven development in an embedded environment
- Developing on microcontrollers with embedded C++ / Assembler
- Using RTOS for embedded applications (particularly FreeRTOS)
- Higher level application software development (C# .NET, WPF, PowerShell, Python etc)
- Software design languages (UML/Yourdon)
Awareness of:
- Agile software development methodologies
- DevOps practices (CI/CD, automated testing and task management tools)
- Machine tool languages, geometry and measurement systems
- Object oriented software design, MVVM and design patterns
Exposure to:
- ARM CORTEX MCUʼs - in particular NXP LPC series and Nordic nRF series
- Electronics background
- Developing design solutions through schematic, PCB layout, prototyping, and testing using EDA tools such as Altium and Zuken
- Use of protocol analysers for debug and test
- IAR toolchain
- Tools such as IAR Embedded Workbench, CLion, Eclipse, MCUExpresso, MS Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Enterprise Architect, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket pipelines
- Collaboration as part of an Agile Software team, ensuring quality, timeliness, value, and defining clear requirements
Person Specification
- Continuous Improvement: A drive to enhance processes and practices.
- Collaboration and Communication: Ability to work in teams and convey ideas effectively.
- Innovative Problem-Solving: A genuine interest in creative solutions and a desire to tackle intricate challenges.
- Critical Thinking and Learning: Eagerness to learn, apply new knowledge and utilize system-based thinking.
- Ownership and Efficiency: Willingness to take responsibility and work swiftly.
- Success in this role hinges on teamwork, self-motivation, attention to detail, and proactive task management
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join Renishaw Health Trust (Aviva) and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
Please click here for further information about our benefits.
At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.
If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 490384 or [email protected].
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Employment Type:
PermanentTime Type:
Full timeRequisition Number:
R10093 Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Open)Skills Required
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a similar discipline, or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Working knowledge of modern microcontrollers, Embedded C, and firmware design
- Working knowledge of test-driven development and behavior-driven development
- Working knowledge of multithreaded programming on real-time operating systems
- Working knowledge of low-level protocols, particularly UART, RS485, SPI, and I2C
- Understanding of distributed version control systems such as Git
- Understanding of the software development lifecycle, including specification, design, testing, deployment, verification, and maintenance
- Ability to debug embedded systems and measure timings and power using tools such as digital oscilloscopes
- Ability to communicate effectively across disciplines and produce clear technical documentation
- Experience or interest in USB devices and transport protocols
- Experience with embedded C++ or Assembler
- Experience using RTOS platforms, particularly FreeRTOS
- Experience with higher-level application development using C#, .NET, WPF, PowerShell, or Python
- Awareness of Agile software development and DevOps practices
- Exposure to ARM Cortex, NXP LPC, or Nordic nRF microcontrollers
- Exposure to electronics design, PCB layout, prototyping, testing, and EDA tools
Renishaw Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — The pension scheme includes a 9% employer contribution with salary‑sacrifice options, signaling strong long‑term savings support. Feedback suggests this materially strengthens total compensation in the UK.
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Healthcare Strength — Subsidized private medical cover, life assurance, and a 24/7 EAP—alongside options like a health cash plan and on‑site fitness centers—indicate comprehensive health and wellbeing support. These provisions contribute to a sense of strong healthcare coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — 25 days of annual leave with company days, long‑service accrual, and the option to buy additional leave point to generous time‑off provision. Hybrid and “variable working” arrangements further support work–life balance when roles allow.
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What We Do
Renishaw is one of the world's leading engineering and scientific technology companies, with expertise in precision measurement and healthcare. The company supplies products and services used in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. It is also a world leader in the field of additive manufacturing (also referred to as 3D printing), where it designs and makes industrial machines which ‘print' parts from metal powder. The Renishaw Group currently has 80 offices in 36 countries, with over 5,000 employees, of which over 3,000 people are employed within the UK. The majority of the company's R&D and manufacturing is carried out in the UK and for the year ended June 2019, Renishaw achieved sales of £574 million of which 94% was due to exports. The company's largest markets are USA, China, Japan and Germany
