Firmware Team Lead Engineer in Lisburn

Role Description:

The Firmware Team Lead Engineer in the Real-Time Applications unit is responsible for managing and coordinating a team of engineers in the design, development, and delivery of solutions leveraging DSP and Microcontroller technologies. The DSP Firmware Team Lead blends technical expertise and leadership, ensuring successful project execution and fostering team growth..

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of DSP FW engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.
• Plan and coordinate project activities to ensure on-time delivery, within scope.
• Delegate tasks effectively, ensuring alignment with team members’ skills and project requirements.
• Design, implement and debug firmware for Digital Signal Processors and Microcontrollers for real-time applications, tailored to project requirements.
• Ensure FW meets strict real-time performance constraints, focusing on latency, throughput, and efficient use of system resources (e.g., DSP cores, communication interfaces, memory, processing power).
• Lead efforts in hardware/software integration to ensure seamless operation of real-time solutions.
• Optimize performance and efficiency of signal processing algorithms and embedded systems.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, providing technical guidance, best practices, and support for skill development.
• Conduct code reviews, design evaluations, and testing to uphold high-quality standards.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues in real-time systems, ensuring reliability and robustness.
• Debug hardware and software issues, getting to the root cause of the issue.
• Propose innovative solutions to technical challenges.
• Design high quality systems which comply with regulatory standards.
• Stay abreast of advancements in DSP and Microcontroller technologies to introduce innovative approaches to system design.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and contribute to the optimization of workflows, tools, and methodologies. Contribute to the creation and maintenance of comprehensive technical documentation.

Essential Criteria:

• Proven professional experience in the design, simulation, implementation, verification and validation of real-time systems on DSPs and Microcontrollers.
• Proven experience in programming in C++ and C languages.
• Good knowledge of theory and usage of Real Time Operating Systems (FreeRTOS, Zephyr)
• Good knowledge of theory and design of complex digital electronic circuits and digital signal processing algorithms (FFT, digital filters, re-sampling, ecc.).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving attitude.
• Experience in the use of laboratory equipment (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, signal generators).
• Experience with peripheral standards and communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, RS485, RS232, RGMII, ecc.).
• Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python).
• Proficiency in source code revision control, especially GIT.
• Good knowledge of agile methodologies.
• Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

Desirable Criteria

• Good knowledge of SHARC or equivalent DSP architecture.
• Knowledge of FPGA architecture and design, as well as HDL languages.
• Good Knowledge of build systems (CMake).
• Proficiency with gitlab, docker, CI/CD, artifactory.
• Experience with application layer protocols, such as DNP, 1588, MQTT, and more.
• Knowledge of electronic components and PCB reworking.
• Experience with TCL scripting.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Company Pension & Life Assurance Schemes
• On-site parking
• Hybrid Working
• Subsidised Gym Membership
• Wellness programmes

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Individuals seeking employment at Camlin are considered without regards to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.