Head of Embedded Software (Hands On)
X4 Technology
- London, England, United Kingdom
- London, England, United Kingdom
About
Contract
£90k - 100k per year
We’re partnering with a well-established, boutique medical product development company that specialises in working on life saving medical equipment. Their technology interfaces with precision hardware used in state of the art medical equipment including cancer treatment and radiation therapy – making a real difference in the field of oncology.
What You’ll Be Doing As thehead of firmware, you’ll take technical ownership of the embedded software platform, working with cross discipline engineers, teams and product designers to bring innovative imaging solutions to life. You’ll have responsibility for the firmware development in the company and report directly to the Managing Director. This is a unique opportunity to play a strategic role as part of the senior leadership team whilst remaining hands on with the software. The company are well established but small so the majority of the leadership responsibilities are overseeing the high level software decisions more than dealing with personal management. Despite this you will need to be comfortable as the technical authority and be overseeing two developers (one of which senior). there is potential that overtime this position could transition into a CTO position.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role where your input will shape the direction of new and existing product development.
Tech Environment
Microprocessors : ARM, NXP
OS : FreeRTOS
Language : C++, C
Interfaces & Protocols : HDMI, MIPI, USB, DisplayPort
Other : High-speed data transfer, real-time video / image processing (there is scope to work with machine vision but this is not essential)
Experience in regulated industries (e.g., medical, automotive, aerospace) is beneficial, butmedical experience isnotrequired.
About You
Strong Embedded and C++ experience in an embedded environment
Proven experience with FreeRTOS or similar RTOS platforms
Comfortable working close to hardware (bare metal and RTOS)
Familiarity with multimedia interfaces (HDMI, USB, DisplayPort) and high-speed data
Previous team leadership experience or mentoring responsibilities
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Languages
- English
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