Embedded Software Engineer - Linea Research
Based: Letchworth Garden City / Hybrid
Term: Permanent, Full time
Salary: Dependant on experience + benefits
The Company
Linea Research Ltd, part of Focusrite Group PLC, designs and manufactures high performance audio electronics for the professional market. Our amplifiers and processors are used across the world at some of the most prestigious venues and events. We are a global brand and the leading manufacturer of professional amplifiers in the UK.
Our modern offices and research facilities are based in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire and we have plans to make 2025 an exciting year of growth for the company.
We have an exciting opportunity for the right person to join our software department. In this position, the successful candidate will help develop the firmware on which our products depend. This is a full time, permanent position.
We are looking someone with:
At least 2 years experience writing and debugging code on embedded systems in C and C++
As an Embedded Developer we would expect you to have some experience of:
- getting new hardware from initial power up to running 'main()'
- writing low level drivers, test code and unit tests
- working with common serial interfaces like I2C, UART and SPI etc.
- working with Real Time Operating Systems, network stacks and Flash filing systems
- using embedded debugging tools that work with JTAG and Arm Cortex SWD etc.
- using basic electronics test equipment
- reading the parts of circuit diagrams relevant to embedded systems
Also of benefit would be:
- Familiarity with Python and C#.NET
- Familiarity with SQL, Azure, Jenkins and Github
- Familiarity with ARM cored processors
- Familiarity with Digital Signal Processing
- An interest in audio equipment or the audio / music industry
Benefits:
- Hybrid way of working after probation
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- The opportunity to join our Group Pension, Income Protection, Life Assurance,
Health Cash Plan and Private Medical Insurance schemes - The opportunity to participate in our Group Bonus scheme
- The opportunity to join our Electric Car Scheme
Top Skills
What We Do
We’ll be honest – Focusrite is a pretty great place to work. Incorporating both the Focusrite and Novation brands, we make music easy to make, from bedroom DJs to the greatest show on earth. Everyone who works here has an enormous passion for music: as it says on our website, sound is everything. We take that very seriously – though we have a lot of fun doing it.
As the number one selling audio interface brand worldwide, Focusrite has an illustrious, prestigious, and, let’s face it, cool history. Alongside Novation, the hardware and software that we develop plays an instrumental (see what we did there?) role in shaping the sound of modern music. From amateur to pro, our goal is to help musicians to make their music the very best it can be.
Music has always been an exciting thing to be involved with, and that’s not about to change. We embrace its evolution, and that means being open to new ideas. Our whole business is structured to let everyone contribute and be heard at all levels, and we make sure it’s a fun place to work. Company hack-days, external visits – we’re all about innovation, fresh thinking and great, great products. (Plus, you get a free lunch in the canteen. No really.)
We work hard. We are professional. We select really, really talented people. And we absolutely love our work. So if you think you can bring something new to the mix, we’ll be looking forward to hearing from you.
