Firmware Engineer (Embedded C)

Location: Bath, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global develops industrial electric actuators and related engineering products.

What you will do

• Fulfil development lifecycle requirements from research and concept through final manufacture.
• Contribute to project plans and influence project timescales.
• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software in C for industrial electric actuators.
• Own the full product lifecycle, including concept, design, implementation, testing, release, and support.
• Perform hands-on laboratory testing, debugging, and validation on real hardware.
• Collaborate with electronics, mechanical, and test engineers while improving code quality and development processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in C programming for embedded controllers such as STM32.
• Working knowledge of version control systems such as Git, hg, or similar.
• Solid experience with CAN, SPI, I2C, and other hardware interfaces.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven involvement in the industrial product development lifecycle.
• A positive, proactive, and energetic team-oriented approach with a strong sense of ownership.

Nice to have

• Experience with user interface or menu system design.
• Experience with control systems, including motor control and PID controllers.
• Experience with physical or mathematical modelling of control, power, or mechanical systems.
• Experience with high-integrity software, MISRA C, Python, unit testing, or cyber security regulations.
• Hardware awareness, including reading schematics, basic hardware debugging, and simple hardware modifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position in the Engineering department.
• Hands-on, high-performance, high-standard new product development environment.
• Opportunity to contribute to products throughout their complete lifecycle.