Senior Connectivity Firmware/Test Engineer 1 year freelance contract + extensions after Leuven, Belgium (2 days remote per week) Within our Personal Health R&D group, we want to capture the strong market growth in ICs for hearing aids and implants, hearables, wearables, and personal health monitoring applications, health IoT. Owing to our success, our department of 40+ engineers is growing, and we have challenging opportunities for software engineers. Our System-on-Chip products employ the latest Bluetooth Smart (BLE) or NFC with our experience in ultra-low power design. We develop the full software stack from driver-level all to way to turnkey applications, enabling our customers to build their products with minimum effort. Description of services: Unconditionally technically responsible for a subsystem, application Estimate the effort for your work and contribute to reviewing the estimates of peers Execute feasibility studies to underpin the estimations Create a design for the software Organize or contribute to (mutual) reviews of designs with colleagues and Software Architect Plan your assignments and report on progress Contribute to specifying and developing automated regression test frameworks. Document functional and performance specifications, test design documentation and develop the test strategy and test specifications. Work with the development team to develop and guide the implementation of module, systems and end to end tests (functional + performance testing) to fit in the test framework. Develop test automations using Python, Jenkins. Experience: Master's degree in Software Engineering or Electronics or, have reached this level through another form of training or experience. 3-5 years Embedded software/firmware development experience, in either the mobile industry or in semiconductors. Proud software craftsman with solid BLE 5.X experience, preferably in both Link Layer and Host stack Natural team player and obsessive to learn and gain experience Spoken and written English Knowledge of design methods and software engineering processes, Microcontroller architectures and peripherals, Embedded programming in C. Strong Python programming skills Building Real Time systems on bare metal or using an RTOS, structured debugging, interpretation of PCB schematics. Practical experience using the Scrum framework Experience in technical coaching of junior team members Additional context of the role: Idea is to find a candidate with a strong BLE knowledge. The work to be done is to develop the upper level (application level) of the BLE communication protocol stack which are not yet existing. To do this, knowledge/understanding/experience of the lower levels is absolutely necessary ( Link Layer and Host stack). The testing part of the job will be relatively limited to the beginning of the assignment. At that time 50% of the time should be spend within the R&D team which is currently struggling with the validation testing. Helping on this aspect will serve as an introduction to the product for the candidate. Finally, we want a senior profile as one of the tasks will be to lead the team in the "go to market strategy". The product till now is developed for use cases of specific customers but idea is to make it a mass product. The senior engineer should help here to identify what may be missing in the product to reach a broader audience, for example by comparison with competitors. This part will require again to interact with the R&D team.
30/04/2024
Project-based
Senior Connectivity Firmware/Test Engineer 1 year freelance contract + extensions after Leuven, Belgium (2 days remote per week) Within our Personal Health R&D group, we want to capture the strong market growth in ICs for hearing aids and implants, hearables, wearables, and personal health monitoring applications, health IoT. Owing to our success, our department of 40+ engineers is growing, and we have challenging opportunities for software engineers. Our System-on-Chip products employ the latest Bluetooth Smart (BLE) or NFC with our experience in ultra-low power design. We develop the full software stack from driver-level all to way to turnkey applications, enabling our customers to build their products with minimum effort. Description of services: Unconditionally technically responsible for a subsystem, application Estimate the effort for your work and contribute to reviewing the estimates of peers Execute feasibility studies to underpin the estimations Create a design for the software Organize or contribute to (mutual) reviews of designs with colleagues and Software Architect Plan your assignments and report on progress Contribute to specifying and developing automated regression test frameworks. Document functional and performance specifications, test design documentation and develop the test strategy and test specifications. Work with the development team to develop and guide the implementation of module, systems and end to end tests (functional + performance testing) to fit in the test framework. Develop test automations using Python, Jenkins. Experience: Master's degree in Software Engineering or Electronics or, have reached this level through another form of training or experience. 3-5 years Embedded software/firmware development experience, in either the mobile industry or in semiconductors. Proud software craftsman with solid BLE 5.X experience, preferably in both Link Layer and Host stack Natural team player and obsessive to learn and gain experience Spoken and written English Knowledge of design methods and software engineering processes, Microcontroller architectures and peripherals, Embedded programming in C. Strong Python programming skills Building Real Time systems on bare metal or using an RTOS, structured debugging, interpretation of PCB schematics. Practical experience using the Scrum framework Experience in technical coaching of junior team members Additional context of the role: Idea is to find a candidate with a strong BLE knowledge. The work to be done is to develop the upper level (application level) of the BLE communication protocol stack which are not yet existing. To do this, knowledge/understanding/experience of the lower levels is absolutely necessary ( Link Layer and Host stack). The testing part of the job will be relatively limited to the beginning of the assignment. At that time 50% of the time should be spend within the R&D team which is currently struggling with the validation testing. Helping on this aspect will serve as an introduction to the product for the candidate. Finally, we want a senior profile as one of the tasks will be to lead the team in the "go to market strategy". The product till now is developed for use cases of specific customers but idea is to make it a mass product. The senior engineer should help here to identify what may be missing in the product to reach a broader audience, for example by comparison with competitors. This part will require again to interact with the R&D team.
Senior Technical Writer Our award-winning and highly successful global technology client is looking for a technical author to join their technical publications team. You'll have a proactive approach and a real appetite and enthusiasm for learning cutting-edge technology and developing new skills. Working as part of a coordinated team, you will: Research, plan and write a range of user-centric technical content for customers' developers and engineers. Improve the clarity and consistency of the technical documentation ensuring it complies with corporate and technical communications standards, and that departmental processes are followed. Be a technical content advocate. As the successful candidate you will have: Good experience as a technical author in a technology or engineering environment. A technical software and/or hardware background, writing for different, highly technical target audiences. Software background: Experience producing technical software documentation for developers, engineers or architects and/or programming experience. (Familiarity with programming languages/concepts will help to understand incoming/outgoing signals, state diagrams, memory and caching etc.) Hardware background: Familiarity with the fundamentals of computer architecture, microprocessors, basic electronics, System-on-Chip (SoC), Embedded electronics. The ability to apply logical thinking and grasp technical concepts. The ability to write abstract concepts and building technical understanding without the ability to do hands-on' testing. Good knowledge of industry standard tools, technologies, and content management systems. Experience with Markdown, HTML, XML/DITA, Jenkins, Git, JSON, Python or a similar Scripting language. A detail-oriented approach. An understanding of the interaction between software and hardware is useful. Any experience of user journeys/personas would be a huge advantage! A stimulating working environment is on offer, as is a competitive remuneration and benefits package. This is a hybrid-working role where you will need to be onsite 20% of the month in one of the following office locations: Cambridge, Manchester, Sheffield or Galway.
30/04/2024
Full time
Senior Technical Writer Our award-winning and highly successful global technology client is looking for a technical author to join their technical publications team. You'll have a proactive approach and a real appetite and enthusiasm for learning cutting-edge technology and developing new skills. Working as part of a coordinated team, you will: Research, plan and write a range of user-centric technical content for customers' developers and engineers. Improve the clarity and consistency of the technical documentation ensuring it complies with corporate and technical communications standards, and that departmental processes are followed. Be a technical content advocate. As the successful candidate you will have: Good experience as a technical author in a technology or engineering environment. A technical software and/or hardware background, writing for different, highly technical target audiences. Software background: Experience producing technical software documentation for developers, engineers or architects and/or programming experience. (Familiarity with programming languages/concepts will help to understand incoming/outgoing signals, state diagrams, memory and caching etc.) Hardware background: Familiarity with the fundamentals of computer architecture, microprocessors, basic electronics, System-on-Chip (SoC), Embedded electronics. The ability to apply logical thinking and grasp technical concepts. The ability to write abstract concepts and building technical understanding without the ability to do hands-on' testing. Good knowledge of industry standard tools, technologies, and content management systems. Experience with Markdown, HTML, XML/DITA, Jenkins, Git, JSON, Python or a similar Scripting language. A detail-oriented approach. An understanding of the interaction between software and hardware is useful. Any experience of user journeys/personas would be a huge advantage! A stimulating working environment is on offer, as is a competitive remuneration and benefits package. This is a hybrid-working role where you will need to be onsite 20% of the month in one of the following office locations: Cambridge, Manchester, Sheffield or Galway.
Senior Technical Writer Our award-winning and highly successful global technology client is looking for a technical author to join their technical publications team. You'll have a proactive approach and a real appetite and enthusiasm for learning cutting-edge technology and developing new skills. Working as part of a coordinated team, you will: Research, plan and write a range of user-centric technical content for customers' developers and engineers. Improve the clarity and consistency of the technical documentation ensuring it complies with corporate and technical communications standards, and that departmental processes are followed. Be a technical content advocate. As the successful candidate you will have: Good experience as a technical author in a technology or engineering environment. A technical software and/or hardware background, writing for different, highly technical target audiences. Software background: Experience producing technical software documentation for developers, engineers or architects and/or programming experience. (Familiarity with programming languages/concepts will help to understand incoming/outgoing signals, state diagrams, memory and caching etc.) Hardware background: Familiarity with the fundamentals of computer architecture, microprocessors, basic electronics, System-on-Chip (SoC), Embedded electronics. The ability to apply logical thinking and grasp technical concepts. The ability to write abstract concepts and building technical understanding without the ability to do hands-on' testing. Good knowledge of industry standard tools, technologies, and content management systems. Experience with Markdown, HTML, XML/DITA, Jenkins, Git, JSON, Python or a similar Scripting language. A detail-oriented approach. An understanding of the interaction between software and hardware is useful. Any experience of user journeys/personas would be a huge advantage! A stimulating working environment is on offer, as is a competitive remuneration and benefits package. This is a hybrid-working role where you will need to be onsite 20% of the month in one of the following office locations: Cambridge, Manchester, Sheffield or Galway.
30/04/2024
Full time
Senior Technical Writer Our award-winning and highly successful global technology client is looking for a technical author to join their technical publications team. You'll have a proactive approach and a real appetite and enthusiasm for learning cutting-edge technology and developing new skills. Working as part of a coordinated team, you will: Research, plan and write a range of user-centric technical content for customers' developers and engineers. Improve the clarity and consistency of the technical documentation ensuring it complies with corporate and technical communications standards, and that departmental processes are followed. Be a technical content advocate. As the successful candidate you will have: Good experience as a technical author in a technology or engineering environment. A technical software and/or hardware background, writing for different, highly technical target audiences. Software background: Experience producing technical software documentation for developers, engineers or architects and/or programming experience. (Familiarity with programming languages/concepts will help to understand incoming/outgoing signals, state diagrams, memory and caching etc.) Hardware background: Familiarity with the fundamentals of computer architecture, microprocessors, basic electronics, System-on-Chip (SoC), Embedded electronics. The ability to apply logical thinking and grasp technical concepts. The ability to write abstract concepts and building technical understanding without the ability to do hands-on' testing. Good knowledge of industry standard tools, technologies, and content management systems. Experience with Markdown, HTML, XML/DITA, Jenkins, Git, JSON, Python or a similar Scripting language. A detail-oriented approach. An understanding of the interaction between software and hardware is useful. Any experience of user journeys/personas would be a huge advantage! A stimulating working environment is on offer, as is a competitive remuneration and benefits package. This is a hybrid-working role where you will need to be onsite 20% of the month in one of the following office locations: Cambridge, Manchester, Sheffield or Galway.
Senior Technical Writer Our award-winning and highly successful global technology client is looking for a technical author to join their technical publications team. You'll have a proactive approach and a real appetite and enthusiasm for learning cutting-edge technology and developing new skills. Working as part of a coordinated team, you will: Research, plan and write a range of user-centric technical content for customers' developers and engineers. Improve the clarity and consistency of the technical documentation ensuring it complies with corporate and technical communications standards, and that departmental processes are followed. Be a technical content advocate. As the successful candidate you will have: Good experience as a technical author in a technology or engineering environment. A technical software and/or hardware background, writing for different, highly technical target audiences. Software background: Experience producing technical software documentation for developers, engineers or architects and/or programming experience. (Familiarity with programming languages/concepts will help to understand incoming/outgoing signals, state diagrams, memory and caching etc.) Hardware background: Familiarity with the fundamentals of computer architecture, microprocessors, basic electronics, System-on-Chip (SoC), Embedded electronics. The ability to apply logical thinking and grasp technical concepts. The ability to write abstract concepts and building technical understanding without the ability to do hands-on' testing. Good knowledge of industry standard tools, technologies, and content management systems. Experience with Markdown, HTML, XML/DITA, Jenkins, Git, JSON, Python or a similar Scripting language. A detail-oriented approach. An understanding of the interaction between software and hardware is useful. Any experience of user journeys/personas would be a huge advantage! A stimulating working environment is on offer, as is a competitive remuneration and benefits package. This is a hybrid-working role where you will need to be onsite 20% of the month in one of the following office locations: Cambridge, Manchester, Sheffield or Galway.
30/04/2024
Full time
Senior Technical Writer Our award-winning and highly successful global technology client is looking for a technical author to join their technical publications team. You'll have a proactive approach and a real appetite and enthusiasm for learning cutting-edge technology and developing new skills. Working as part of a coordinated team, you will: Research, plan and write a range of user-centric technical content for customers' developers and engineers. Improve the clarity and consistency of the technical documentation ensuring it complies with corporate and technical communications standards, and that departmental processes are followed. Be a technical content advocate. As the successful candidate you will have: Good experience as a technical author in a technology or engineering environment. A technical software and/or hardware background, writing for different, highly technical target audiences. Software background: Experience producing technical software documentation for developers, engineers or architects and/or programming experience. (Familiarity with programming languages/concepts will help to understand incoming/outgoing signals, state diagrams, memory and caching etc.) Hardware background: Familiarity with the fundamentals of computer architecture, microprocessors, basic electronics, System-on-Chip (SoC), Embedded electronics. The ability to apply logical thinking and grasp technical concepts. The ability to write abstract concepts and building technical understanding without the ability to do hands-on' testing. Good knowledge of industry standard tools, technologies, and content management systems. Experience with Markdown, HTML, XML/DITA, Jenkins, Git, JSON, Python or a similar Scripting language. A detail-oriented approach. An understanding of the interaction between software and hardware is useful. Any experience of user journeys/personas would be a huge advantage! A stimulating working environment is on offer, as is a competitive remuneration and benefits package. This is a hybrid-working role where you will need to be onsite 20% of the month in one of the following office locations: Cambridge, Manchester, Sheffield or Galway.
Overview: Our client is creating high performance precision machines able to print and label at high speed onto consumer goods. The Senior Software Engineer will be joining a global leader in product identification, that provides innovative coding and marking solutions that helps customers ensure product safety and improve their productivity. The successful Senior Software Engineer will be able to interpret customer specifications and provide technical solutions to engineering problems. Key responsibilities for the Senior Software Engineer: Analyse customer specifications and offer technical resolutions to engineering challenges. The Senior Software Engineer will devise designs and technical strategies for emerging technologies within the R&D Technology division. Develop, deploy, and sustain C++ software for both new and existing products. The Senior Software Engineer will work closely with electronic, mechanical, and fellow software engineers, overseeing technical reviews, conducting feasibility studies, and participating in project evaluations as needed. Key skills for the Senior Software Engineer: Proficiency in C++, particularly for Microprocessor (Embedded) applications. Substantial experience in software development for Windows, WinCE, or Real Time operating systems (RTOS). Understanding of Real Time and concurrent principles, with an awareness of networked devices, distributed processes, and packet-based protocols. Preferably, experience in electronics control and interfacing with motors, sensors, etc. Familiarity with Linux operating systems is advantageous.
29/04/2024
Full time
Overview: Our client is creating high performance precision machines able to print and label at high speed onto consumer goods. The Senior Software Engineer will be joining a global leader in product identification, that provides innovative coding and marking solutions that helps customers ensure product safety and improve their productivity. The successful Senior Software Engineer will be able to interpret customer specifications and provide technical solutions to engineering problems. Key responsibilities for the Senior Software Engineer: Analyse customer specifications and offer technical resolutions to engineering challenges. The Senior Software Engineer will devise designs and technical strategies for emerging technologies within the R&D Technology division. Develop, deploy, and sustain C++ software for both new and existing products. The Senior Software Engineer will work closely with electronic, mechanical, and fellow software engineers, overseeing technical reviews, conducting feasibility studies, and participating in project evaluations as needed. Key skills for the Senior Software Engineer: Proficiency in C++, particularly for Microprocessor (Embedded) applications. Substantial experience in software development for Windows, WinCE, or Real Time operating systems (RTOS). Understanding of Real Time and concurrent principles, with an awareness of networked devices, distributed processes, and packet-based protocols. Preferably, experience in electronics control and interfacing with motors, sensors, etc. Familiarity with Linux operating systems is advantageous.