Senior Embedded Software Engineer
1 day ago
Kingswinford
Senior Embedded Software Engineer At Ultron Technologies, Part of Savaria UK Kingswinford | 4-Day Working Week (No Fridays!) | Circa £80,000 per annum Shape the Future of Mobility Technology At Ultron Technologies, part of the global Handicare & Savaria Group, we’re transforming how people move safely and independently in their homes. We’re now looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to take ownership of the technology powering our stairlift division. This is more than just a senior role - it’s your opportunity to lead from the front, influence product innovation, mentor a growing team, and establish yourself as the go-to technical expert within a multi-national organisation. What You’ll Be Doing You’ll sit at the heart of our engineering team, driving both hardware and firmware development: • Design and develop analogue and digital electronic systems (motor control experience advantageous), • Create schematics and PCB layouts, and lead board bring-up and validation, • Develop embedded firmware (C/C++) for microcontroller- and processor-based systems, • Integrate key communication protocols including:, • SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, • USB, Ethernet, and wireless interfaces, • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including mechanical, software, manufacturing, and product engineering, • Support prototype builds, design verification, EMC testing, and production readiness, • Conduct root cause analysis and resolve complex technical issues, • Contribute to system architecture, technical documentation, and engineering best practices, • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership where required What You’ll Bring • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, • Significant experience in electronics hardware and embedded systems development, • Strong experience designing mixed-signal electronic circuits, • Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools such as Altium, KiCad, or OrCAD, • Strong embedded firmware development experience using C/C++, • Experience with ARM Cortex-M or similar embedded platforms, • Hands-on debugging skills using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, and lab equipment, • Understanding of real-time systems, bootloaders, and low-level hardware interfaces, • Experience with version control systems such as Git, • Strong problem-solving and communication skills Nice to Have • Experience with RTOS environments such as FreeRTOS, • Knowledge of power electronics, motor control, or battery-powered systems, • Experience with wireless technologies such as BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRa, or cellular, • Exposure to manufacturing processes and DFM/DFT principles, • Experience working in regulated or safety-critical industries Why Join Us? • 4-day working week – enjoy every Friday off, • Circa £80,000 salary, • Genuine autonomy to shape technology and product direction, • Opportunity to become a key technical authority within a global business, • Work on products that directly improve quality of life, • Collaborative, forward-thinking engineering environment Apply Now If you’re a senior engineer looking for ownership, influence, and flexibility, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and help develop the next generation of stairlift technology.