Senior Embedded Software engineer Senior Embedded Software engineer

This is a 12-month fixed term contract for maternity leave cover. We are open to part-time or full-time contracts. Hybrid working 3 days a week on site in Malvern.

As an experienced Senior Embedded Software Engineer, you would join our talented team of Embedded Software engineers, developing the code at the core of Indra’s family of intelligent charging technology. Reporting to our Embedded Software Team Lead, you’ll take on project tasks as part of a delivery team, working collaboratively to define, architect, design, develop, test and integrate software to support the delivery of our next generation charging products, working on the front end of new technology. It is an exciting time for the business. We’re already winners of the Chargepoint Manufacturer of the Year Award 2023 and we have great plans to expand our range of products! We’re particularly excited to be continuing the development of V2H and V2G technologies which we believe are the future of EV charging technology.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and unit test embedded firmware at a high-quality level for next-generation smart energy products for Electric Vehicles and Home Integration.
• Contribute to defining software architecture for new products.
• Lead development on firmware elements of various smart charging technologies.
• Implement code in accordance with EV Smart Charging industry standards and regulations.
• Support the continuous improvement of our agile development process.
• Participate in and lead code reviews.
• Implement and champion software industry best practices (code simplicity, agility, architecture, security, use of application frameworks, etc.).
• Be knowledgeable with respect to our software products and able to work with our external partners.
• Take responsibility for assessing issues escalated from Customer Support team and implementing fixes as required.
• Support the planning and estimation process in respect process for software development.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead sub-teams on specific tasks.
• Foster relationships with internal key stakeholders to ensure product quality and timely delivery.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Embedded Software Engineering/ Software Engineering/ Electronics Engineering, or equivalent.
• More than 5 years' experience in the embedded software industry, ideally smart IoT devices, automotive electric vehicles, or smart grid management systems.

Essential Skills:

• Fundamental understanding of the embedded development process from low-level firmware development through to Embedded Linux applications using C++.
• Hands on experience of Embedded Linux and associated Build tools (Buildroot or YOCTO).
• Experience using agile tools and methodologies in an embedded context (Jira, Scrum etc.).
• Familiar with Embedded communication buses e.g., I2C, SPI, UART, CAN.
• Familiar with IoT communication over Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GSM, 3G, 4G.
• Version control e.g., Git.

Desirable Skills:

• Strong understanding of embedded Linux systems, with experience in kernel configuration, device drivers, bootloaders, and low-level debugging.
• In-depth knowledge of security principles relevant to embedded systems, including secure boot, encryption, authentication, and TLS/SSL protocols.
• Proficient in implementing and maintaining continuous integration and automated build systems (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI), with a focus on embedded workflows.
• Experienced in test-driven development (TDD), with a proven ability to design and maintain robust unit and integration test suites.
• Familiarity with Yocto or Buildroot for custom Linux distribution development is highly advantageous.

Core Qualities:

• Team player and shares their knowledge with others.
• Able to work independently with a high degree of autonomy when required.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills – collaboration is part of the software process at Indra.
• Has a solid record of completing work on time, to specification and at the right level of quality.
• Able to cope with difficult technical challenges.
• Adaptable and Accountable, but not afraid to ask for help.

Benefits:

• ~5% matched Pension
• ~25 days annual holiday allowance in addition to bank holidays
• ~1 day annual volunteering leave
• ~Quarterly Team Building events
• ~Social events
• ~Wellbeing, Health & Safety and Green Forums
• ~Employee referral reward scheme
• ~Long service reward scheme
• ~Discretionary bonus
• ~Benefits Platform (includes cycle2work scheme, retail discounts, eye test voucher, employee assistance programme, health cash plan etc)*
• ~Monthly wellbeing allowance*
• ~Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
• ~Mental Health First Aiders
• ~Company Car scheme*

*Available to employees who have completed their successful probation period. The company reserves the right to change these benefits at any time.