Senior Firmware Engineer
Senior Firmware Engineer

Senior Firmware Engineer

Preston Full-Time No home office possible
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Elev8

Embedded Firmware Engineer | Medical Devices | Hybrid (Remote + some office work in Cheshire)

Fed up with \โ€agile sprints\โ€ where nothing actually ships?

Here\โ€™s something different.

Medical device manufacturer needs an embedded firmware engineer who can work with real code, not just talk about it.

The work:

Life-support equipment. Oxygen systems, breathing devices โ€“ stuff that actually matters.

You\โ€™ll be debugging and improving legacy C code on memory-constrained microcontrollers. RTOS or bare-metal. Adding new features โ€“ wireless comms, connectivity โ€“ without breaking what already works.

This isn\โ€™t \โ€let\โ€™s rewrite everything because the last guy didn\โ€™t use our preferred design pattern.\โ€ It\โ€™s pragmatic engineering. Make it work, make it right, make it fast.

Regulated environment (IEC 62304, 60601), but if you\โ€™re coming from aerospace or automotive, they\โ€™ll train you on the medical side.

The reality:

Small R&D team. Hands-on lab work with proper test equipment โ€“ oscilloscopes, climatic chambers, gas testing rigs. Not just staring at a screen all day.

Hybrid working โ€“ occasional travel to Cheshire when needed. But as long as the projects get completed, the Manager is flexible in terms of where you work.

What you get:

ยฃ70k + benefits. The satisfaction of knowing your code keeps people alive. No corporate buzzword bingo.

You\โ€™ll love this if you:

  • Write solid C for embedded systems and don\โ€™t need to be told why malloc() is a bad idea in safety-critical firmware
  • Have 5+ years in a regulated industry โ€“ aerospace, automotive, medical, defence
  • Enjoy the detective work of legacy code โ€“ understanding why it was built that way, and how to improve it without breaking everything
  • Prefer solving real problems over architectural purity
  • Want to work on medical devices without the bureaucracy of big pharma

Interested?

Apply now.

No cover letter needed. Just tell me what embedded systems you\โ€™ve worked on and what regulatory standards you\โ€™ve dealt with.

Elev8

Contact Detail:

Elev8 Recruiting Team

Senior Firmware Engineer
Elev8
Location: Preston
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