Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer

About the role

Xirgo Technologies is recruiting a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to join us in supporting existing products and creating the next generation of Vehicle telematics products and solutions.

Xirgo is at the forefront of vehicle telematics solutions. We lead the way with world-class technology, unparalleled expertise and unwavering partnership in everything we do, so our customers can move the world forward with confidence and peace of mind.

In this role, you will support development of embedded software for Vehicle telematics devices, including plug and play trackers for passenger, light, and heavy-duty vehicles. You will be involved not only in supporting our existing codebases, but also full lifecycle development of our next gen IoT based product, including integration of new MCU, BLE, GPS and Cell modules, allowing support of automotive protocols (e.g., CAN, OBD-II)

You will be part of a dynamic Agile-Scrum team engaged in full lifecycle development, including New Product Introduction (NPI) and Proof-of-Concept (PoC) validation.

***Location Requirement:
This role requires the successful candidate to be based within a reasonable commuting distance of our Belfast office. Remote or fully remote arrangements are not available for this position.

***Right to Work:
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom at the time of application. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

What you'll do 

• Architect and develop embedded firmware for vehicle telematics solutions in C
• Design and implement analogue and digital hardware and software interaction
• Collaborate with hardware, QA, and mobile/backend teams to deliver reliable, production-grade software
• Design / Implement FW updates on existing legacy codebase, bug fix, test and documentation.
• Support testing, validation, and continuous integration aligned with Agile practices
• Act as a technical expert in customer discussions, PoCs, and solution design workshops

Experience / Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in embedded firmware development in C or C++ to MISRA or similar standard with strong debugging and optimization skills
• Experienced in full stack device developments, driver level, middleware, application layers, memory management, and optimization techniques etc.
• Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS) such as FreeRTOS, ThreadX, or similar
• Strong understanding of wireless communications (e.g., LTE, BLE, Wi-Fi) and IoT protocols (MQTT, CoAP)
• Experience of microcontroller families and architectures
• Experience with peripheral interfaces: UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO, ADC, PWM
• Hardware debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards
• Excellent communication skills; oral, written and presentation
• Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results
• Personal and professional ethical values and integrity
• Interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including senior management, suppliers and/or external customers
• Occasional travel may be required for customer support or field testing

Desirable

• Experience in development of embedded software for battery-powered devices
• Hands-on experience with CAN, CAN-FD, OBD-II, UDS, or similar automotive protocols
• Experience with scripting (Python, Bash) and test automation
• Experience developing products/systems compliant to industry standard SW quality standards
• Schematic reading and basic hardware design understanding
• Agile development experience, including usage of Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence)