Senior Embedded Software Developer

A truly global company servicing the energy industry with market leading technologies

Welltec is a diverse company with employees from more than 50 countries. This contributes to our unique atmosphere with a global dimension and yet a strong local foothold at the various bases.

Our technologies and services are for the global market, but our solutions are local and tailored to each client. To achieve this, we depend on highly trained and motivated employees. Our policy is to hire locally and work globally. We therefore recruit where we operate and train our employees at the Welltec Academy supplemented with external training from third parties as needed.

The global dimension offers a range of opportunities for those who are motivated by a challenging and multicultural environment where employees come with very different backgrounds but with a common wish to collaborate and succeed.

The department 

As Senior Embedded Software Developer you will join our Development and Engineering team, currently consisting of 30 colleagues with various nationalities and educational backgrounds within electronic, software and mechanical design. In D&E we work in smaller project groups electronics, software, and mechanical engineers together to get a holistic approach to our products and tools and to benefit from each other’s knowledge and expertise.

As a team, we support the global company, by providing customized high technological solutions. The work environment is informal, creative, fun, and with clear measurable targets. 

The position 

The main success drivers in this position are to maintain and improve the data communication infrastructure between several embedded devices on a system which is rapidly growing, and therefore the overall architecture must be well structured. The Senior Embedded Software Developer maintains and leads system architecture from embedded to cloud, specifications, implementation through to test and validation.

Beside the technical tasks, you will be the technical lead and train other engineers in best practices and procedures related to embedded software. Furthermore, you will be the liaison between D&E and 2-3 external consultants who in periods perform firmware related tasks for Welltec.  



As our new Senior Embedded Software Developer, you will:

• Define, plan, lead, and implement data infrastructure connecting several devices
• Cooperate with sub-contractors
• Own the embedded software release process
• Participate in exhibition and forums related to IOT, Connectivity, Cyber Security, Data Protocols, etc.
• Challenge the business with new ideas and concepts
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of the Development and Engineering Department

The candidate

You are a passionate embedded Software Developer with strong experience in efficient data infrastructure ranging from low level serial communication to local network to cloud solutions.

You would like the challenge of creating reliable data connection for controlling and visualisation of robotic operations for extreme harsh environments. In addition, you get energized from working in close collaboration with the best hardware and software designers, consultants, and sub-contractors.

As a person, you are creative, practical, and organized in both the design and verification process of your system designs. Finally, you have a good overview of projects, tasks and stakeholder communication and like to take the lead on complex challenges to provide the best possible solution to your stakeholders. You like to assume responsibility and provide guidance to the team in order to ensure a consistent high quality of embedded software design and implementation.

The preferred candidate has the following profile:

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree and specialized in embedded software development
• Minimum 5 years’ of experience in embedded software, design and implementation
• Expierenced in selecting protocols for the different protocol layers
• Proactive with an energetic attitude towards implementing embedded software systems and continual improvements
• Ability to work in teams across departments
• Project management skills or flair

The following technical skills and competencies are required:

• Programming in C++17, using STL, knowing design patterns
• Linux application programming under POSIX (threads, synchronization objects, IPC, sockets etc.)
• Familiar with TCP/IP, Ethernet, UART, CAN, USB under Linux
• Deep understanding of Realtime Operating Systems
• Code documentation with Doxygen
• Docker: build images, run containers, host-container interface
• Working with git, svn, Azure DevOps, make, gcc and Linux server
• Professionalism in software design and architecture, system design
• Google unit-testing on high level
• Microcontroller programming in C and assembler
• Bare metal software designs for microcontrollers
• Experienced in implememnting low level serial data protocols

Further, it is an advantage if you are familiar with:

• IOT and Automotive data protocols
• FPGA programming
• Experiences with MPLAB and dsPIC-Microcontroller serie
• TMS320 and C2000 IDE
• gRPC
• Know how to use a oscilloscope or logic ananlyzer
• Bash shell scripting
• C# is an advantage
• Familiar to work in an international environment on cross site projects
• Knowledge of electronics 

In addition to the above, you are ambitious, passionate about succeeding together and through the efforts of the team and a total commitment on delivering results. 

What we offer

Working with Welltec® means taking on new endeavours and personal development in a demanding work environment. It is exciting, rewarding and a diverse place to work. Welltec® is an equal opportunities employer. We offer great career opportunities for the right candidate.

Also, Welltec® offers a competitive compensation package, including pension, health insurance and group life insurance.

The process

If you are interested and feel you match the qualifications for this position submit your resume and cover via the link below as soon as possible or before November 15, 2024.