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This is a great opportunity for an engineer who enjoys digging deep into firmware performance, power optimisation, and working across the entire embedded stack, from board bring-up to wireless protocols and sensor data management.\n\nResponsibilities: \nDevelop, test, and maintain embedded firmware for custom hardware platforms, with a strong focus on BLE-based communication systems.\nIntegrate and optimise sensors such as IMUs, accelerometers (digital and analogue), and other low-power peripherals.\nWork with flash file systems, bootloaders, and memory management strategies for efficient data handling.\nDrive power optimisation efforts across firmware, including deep sleep modes, peripheral management, and runtime tuning.\nContribute to antenna and RF performance optimisation in collaboration with hardware and RF teams.\nSupport synchronised data collection across multiple devices for real-time streaming and data logging applications.\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams, including hardware, app, and data science, to deliver seamless end-to-end product functionality.\n\nRequirements: \nB. 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