Senior Firmware Engineer

CHROMA RECRUITMENT LIMITED · Wirral, Merseyside

Senior Firmware Engineer at CHROMA RECRUITMENT LIMITED, based in Wirral, Merseyside. This is a permanent role.

Salary
Competitive
Location
Wirral, Merseyside
Contract
Permanent
Posted
3 days ago
Closes
17 Nov 2026
Sector
Software Developer

Reference jobs/15651-senior-firmware-engineer

About the role

An innovative company is excited to announce a new opportunity to join their growing R&D team. Chroma are searching for a Senior Firmware Engineer to support the continued development of their CAN-based power management and vehicle control platforms.

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on firmware engineer with strong CAN expertise. Candidates with strong hardware and firmware experience can be considered if no CAN experience.

Lead Firmware Engineer Requirements:

  • 8+ years’ commercial embedded firmware development
  • Strong C/C++ experience on 32-bit microcontrollers
  • RTOS, interrupts, low-level drivers and communications protocols
  • SPI, I2C, UART and LIN
  • Ability to read schematics and work closely with hardware engineers
  • Experience mentoring or technically guiding other engineers

As a Senior Firmware Engineer, you’ll be responsible for the architecture, design and delivery of embedded firmware for CAN-based power distribution and control units. You’ll also help define coding standards, review processes and test strategies, whilst mentoring other members of the firmware team.

If you have the required skills and experience for this Senior Firmware Engineer role, then please get in touch ASAP with an up-to-date copy of your CV. You can apply directly or contact Aleesha Purdy.

If this role isn’t of interest, but you know of someone who could be, Chroma Recruitment operates a referral scheme.

Chroma Recruitment is acting as an employment business with regards to this position.

Reference: jobs/15651-senior-firmware-engineer · Posted 3 days ago · Closes 17 Nov 2026 · Listed via CHROMA RECRUITMENT LIMITED

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