Software Engineer (Newcastle)

  • Monday - Friday
  • Engineering
  • Newcastle

Description


The Role (What you’ll be doing)

·      Working closely with others as part of a team developing a Battery Management System

·      Office in Newcastle, may be required on site for testing in Crewkerne or Redditch

·      Leading and supporting code reviews

·      Develop and document coding practices

·      Helping develop software specifications

·      Working with teams in the UK and US



Requirements

The type of person we are looking for (About You)

The successful candidate will be a software engineer specialising in control systems.

The successful candidate will have the following skills:

·      Development of embedded control systems

·      C for embedded environments

·      Algorithm development (such as State of Charge via coulomb counting)

·      Simulation and modelling of battery systems

·      Can produce clear documentation

·      Understand and apply Software development standards and processes


Key Competencies

The successful candidate will have the following experience:

·      Minimum 4 years experience of BMS algorithm development using embedded C and/or SIMULINK

·      Experienced at embedded software and firmware development

·      Embedded communication protocols such as CAN bus, SPI and I2C

·      Writing and verifying high reliability software

·      C for embedded environments

·      Familiar with C# for GUI development

·      Familiar with peer review and version control systems such as BitBucket

·      Experience with Battery Systems

Benefits

Competitive Salary

26 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days with long service

Discretionary Bonus once a year

Salary Sacrifice Pension

4 x Salary Death in Service payment

Access to Westfield Healthcare scheme, including:

·       Corporate Healthcare Plan

·       Employee Assistance program

·      Wellbeing App

·       Discount scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Eligible for enrolment in Employee Share Scheme after 12 months service.