Embedded Firmware Engineer

Brighton, Sussex
Paxton Access Ltd

At the heart of Paxton, we are innovators, we look for ways of harnessing new technology to provide better solutions for our customers. We’re a global brand with nearly 40 years of experience, our team of over 400 employees is spread around the world.

We pride ourselves on creating a vibrant environment, with a focus on excellent company culture. Our teams make Paxton a great place to work with brilliant benefits that come with any role at Paxton, with an emphasis on career progression, training and development, and recognition of achievement for every employee.

So, what are the benefits?

• We run a great social calendar with wine tasting, cooking classes, onsite yoga, staff parties and more. It’s rare you won’t see something going on!
• Hybrid working! Work from home on Tuesday and Thursdays alongside our flexible working hours.
• Modern offices, collaboration spaces, onsite gym, and a gourmet café with subsidised food.
• Tech, bike, and travel or season ticket loans.
• Private medical insurance (Opt in) and healthcare cash-back plan with Health Shield.
• Discounted fitness memberships up to 75% off in your area with GymFlex.
• 25-days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can buy & sell up to 5 days a year.
• Recognised as one of the Best Companies to Work for in the UK, by Best Companies .

About the role

Join our Firmware Design team based in Brighton, where you’ll work with disciplines across our development teams to design and refine firmware for our products, creating scalable and optimised embedded software solutions.

• Understanding project requirements and translating them into effective firmware solutions across our range of wireless door locks, readers, controllers and peripherals.
• Developing new and modifying existing firmware architectures for a range of technologies including embedded Linux, ARM Cortex-A and M, RTOS, BLE, Zigbee, RFID, UARTs, video, audio, and more.
• Collaborating with other teams (Electronics, Mechanical and Manufacturing) proposing solutions and identifying risks.
• Interfacing with Application Software to optimise product performance, and providing pre and post production support.
• Designing, testing and debugging existing firmware products
• Articulating progress and issues with clear technical updates to project teams.
• Attending technical forums and contribute to decision-making to ensure progress of tasks.
• Communicating technical changes to the team and support other team members in their deliverables.
• Understanding and following the company design processes and procedures.
• Assessing suitability of third-party and open-source software

What are we looking for?

• Strong collaboration, communication and decision making skills.
• Hands-on experience with Embedded Systems, and extensive experience in a similar role.
• Proficiency in relevant Agile methodologies, IDEs (Keil Studio, Eclipse, Visual Studio) and programming languages (C, C++ & Python).

The right attitude is more important to us than your skills or experience. If you’re excited about a role but your existing experience doesn’t match up with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

We want to collaborate with you and hear your ideas, most of all, we want people to enjoy the journey with us.