What we are looking for

An experienced Embedded Software Engineer who is passionate about using the latest technology to build reliable and exciting products.

Where we are

Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

The opportunity

Ovon technology is helping build the world’s smartest heating system.

We are looking for passionate and talented individuals to join our team. We love people who have something new and exciting to offer. All we ask is that you love what you do and you can care about creating awesome products.

The team

Ovon is dynamic and fast paced, keeping up to date with the latest technologies, and using agile and self-organising principles to help deliver quality products and services. We embrace the user experience by continuously striving to add value to products through automation, collaboration, and a proactive monitoring and feedback loop with customers.

We offer you the opportunity to:

● Be part of a talented, collaborative and motivated team

● Learn from and be inspired by skilled colleagues

● Teach and inspire others

● Work across the entire product life cycle

● Develop your skill set and research / adopt the latest design patterns,

methodologies, principles and technologies

● Have a positive influence over high level architectural decisions

● Make your mark and, in doing so, make us better

The role

We are looking for a motivated Embedded Engineer to join our agile cross-functional disciplined team.

You will be responsible for designing and implementing technical solutions for new and existing products.

You will have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, solid communication skills, a desire to tackle complex problems and a genuine passion for technology.

While you have a strong embedded software background, you should be comfortable with using basic scripting languages to enhance and streamline your daily activities.

We are currently using the following technologies (this is evolving all the time):

● Microcontrollers: Espressif ESP32, STM32L4, nrf52840, NXP1020

● Wireless Protocols; Wi-Fi, BLE, Thread, Zigbee, 2G, 3G, 4G, LTE-M, NB IoT

● Network protocols: MQTT, COAP, HTTP(S), UDP, TCP, NTP

● C/C++

● CI/CD - GitHub, Clang LLVM

Skills & experience that you'll struggle without

You don't need to have every single one of these skills, but the more you have, the more likely it is you'll be able to do a great job.

● Strong leadership and mentoring skills

● Experience in designing and implementing simple solutions to tricky problems

● Experience with build automation

● Understanding of RTOS based architectures

● Experience with maintaining and supporting over the air firmware upgrades

● Experience working with low energy devices

● Good understanding of hardware interfaces and key communication protocols

● Good networking experience with at least basic understanding of IP, network protocols (e.g. http, https, COAP, MQTT)

● Comfortable with using simple text editors and command line tools

● Proven willingness to deep dive into new technologies

● Sound analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills

● Good knowledge of security as it relates to IoT devices and the known standards

● Experience with the agile methodology

● Proficient oral and written communication skills

● Passion for technology and innovation

Skills & experience that would be a bonus

We'll get pretty excited if you also have some of these:

● History of managing large scale deployments

● Knowledge of boiler/heating/cooling systems and industry protocols

● Automation tooling (Static Analysers, Code Profiling, …)

● CI/CD principles and best practices (Git-based workflows, ...)

● Knowledge of good clean code practises

● Have written and maintained reusable code bases

● A degree in computer science or related areas

What you need to be

We're looking for a certain type of person. We want people:

● That care

● That take ownership of and pride in their work

● With a hands-on approach

● With a resourceful mindset

● With a flexible and positive attitude

● With a friendly demeanour

● With the desire and ability to learn quickly on the job

● With a love for problem solving, lateral thinking and presenting solutions to teammates and beyond

Interview Process

1. A short video call for 15 minutes

2. We'll arrange a 60 minute remote technical interview with a mixture of verbal, written and practical elements

3. If everything has gone smoothly, we'll ask you to come for a interview in Salford, Greater Manchester

4. If successful, we'll offer you an opportunity to join us on your next adventure