Embedded Firmware Test Engineer
📌Suffolk, United Kingdom 🇬🇧
⏱︎ full-time
🧙♂️ mid-level
Edwards has been engineering environments where innovation thrives for more than 100 years. Our legacy is built on a willingness to push the boundaries of science – that’s why we’re a global leader of vacuum and abatement. Being part of Atlas Copco Group means we have more than 4,000 employees around the world; this is your opportunity to work alongside passion, expertise, and with the latest technology to transform industries such as electronics, medical research, renewable energy and more. Together, we have the power to improve millions of lives and shape countless careers.
The Role
In PC Haverhill the Embedded Firmware Test Engineer (EFTE) plays a crucial role in a product firmware’s development life cycle for PC Haverhill Cryogenic and Refrigeration product lines. Ensuring quality in mission-critical product releases for any Firmware test activities on New Product Development (NPD) and active support for Sustaining Engineering teams. This role will be part of the engineering organization within CTIP under direction of senior engineering/R&D staff.
Main Responsibilities
- Define and create new manual and automated test cases for Cryogenic and Refrigeration products using LabView Test Utilities and the Python Robot Framework, ensuring alignment with firmware changes.
- Update and document existing test cases based on revised product requirements in the test plan.
- Contribute to Marketing Requirements, Software Requirements, and Design reviews.
- Help define system behavior and functions in response to customer and marketing needs.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to gather input for test case development.
- Influence software design by applying best practices to improve testability.
- Install or upgrade Cryogenic firmware using upgrade tools to required versions.
- Set up test sequences by configuring product parameters via RS232 Host commands for optimal performance.
- Execute manual and automated module-level tests using I/O simulators per the test plan.
- Review and analyse test data to verify functionality as specified.
- Log detailed firmware bugs in Azure DevOps when identified during testing.
- Support the sustaining team with customer-reported software issues; engage directly with customers and design engineering when needed.
- Work closely with Firmware and System Engineering teams to reproduce, resolve, and collect data for system-level tests.
- Learn to set up and maintain Cryopump Test Stands (pumps, controllers, compressors) as required.
- Participate in Agile/SCRUM activities (standups, grooming, planning, retrospectives) to help manage team effectiveness.
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Assist with lab equipment, I/O simulators, and test computer maintenance.
- Have a BS degree in EE, CS, or a related field
- Have at least 3 years of professional experience working in a related embedded firmware test role.
- Have experience working with and evaluating firmware and embedded products, delivering effective test plans and test cases
- Have experience with various testing strategies including regression, functional, acceptance, smoke, integration, black box, white box, exploratory, ad hoc, performance, stress, and load.
- Have ability to evaluate and develop code to automate test execution using Python, C or C++
- Have good written and verbal communication skills.
- Have ability to work closely with developers as well as small teams to complete tasks.
- Have a proactive, self-motivated approach to solving problems.
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Have ability to take ownership of key deliverables from inception to delivery.
It’s a Bonus If You
- Have experience with MS DevOps platform, Linux OS and CI/CD Development
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Have a proactive, self-motivated approach to solving problems.
- A friendly, family-like atmosphere
- Plenty of opportunities to grow and develop
- A culture known for respectful interaction, ethical behavior, and integrity
- Potential to see your ideas realized and to make an impact
- New challenges and new things to learn every day
- Access to global job opportunities, as part of the Atlas Copco Group
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An excellent remuneration & benefits package - including competitive salary, a medical plan and achievable variable compensation structure
Diverse by nature, inclusive by choice
We’re building a culture where we value difference and share a deep sense of purpose and belonging. Bright ideas come from all of us, so the more unique perspectives we embrace, the more innovative we are. We clearly and confidently provide equal opportunities regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, nationality, political opinion, religion or sexual orientation.
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
@ Embedd 
What we're looking for
At embedd.it, we power hardware-software integration in embedded devices. We turn fragmented semiconductor chip data into configurable digital twins, then deterministically generate code, tests, and documentation – making integration faster, cheaper, and resilient to supply chain shocks.
We’re looking for a true legend – someone with abstract thinking and deep expertise in low-level software development. You’ll build vendor-agnostic tooling for MCU and peripheral integration to solve hardware-software integration once and for all. We work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generation, compilers, and machine learning. It’s your chance to help redefine how low-level development is done.
Responsibilities
- Drive the architecture of the driver structures and system layout
- Define scalable patterns for cross-architectural integration across bare-metal, Zephyr, Linux, and other environments
- Deconstruct complex SoC device trees and translate hardware descriptions into structured internal models for automated reasoning
- Partner with the ML team to shape data and annotation models for AI-driven data-extraction tooling
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in embedded systems development, including bare-metal and RTOS-based systems
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Familiarity with firmware configuration, SoC bring-up, and system-level debugging
- Hands-on experience with code generation tools, or low-level compiler/decompiler/emulator technologies
- Strong background in embedded toolchains: compilers, linkers, debuggers, and build systems
- Python or scripting for automation and tooling is a plus
- Experience with functional-safety standards is a plus
Why embedd.it?
- Dynamic, venture-backed team of engineers challenging the status quo 🚀
- Work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generators, compilers, and ML 🤖
- Unusual challenges requiring out-of-the-box abstract thinking 🧠
- Competitive compensation: cash + equity 💰
- Remote work possible 🌍
About Us
embedd.it is a UK-based startup reinventing embedded development. Our platform transforms unstructured semiconductor data into structured digital twins, enabling automatic generation of drivers, tests, and documentation. We're building a single, traceable source of truth to make integration fast, vendor-agnostic, and future-proof.
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