Embedded Software Engineer

at  Indra Renewable Technologies

Designed, engineered, and manufactured in the UK, Indra offers the best smart charging products on the market using pioneering, patented technology. With industry leading reliability, Indra’s high-quality, high-performance EV smart chargers are easy to install and operate; and are already in use in thousands of home and commercial locations worldwide. Its products are not only smart for customers, but also deliver maximum results for the grid and minimum impact on the environment.
Indra was founded in 2013 on a mission to create the smartest way to power EVs (electric vehicles). With its design, R&D, engineering, and manufacturing operations based in Malvern, this British company has fast become a leading EV and smart energy technology business. It is creating tomorrow’s sustainable energy ecosystem today through the use of pioneering technology that integrates the car, the home and the grid.
Indra has designed a range of innovative EV chargers that offer more convenient, reliable, cheaper and sustainable EV charging capability. The company has also developed the first viable bi-directional V2G (vehicle to grid) charger which allows power to flow both ways, enabling users to control the flow of energy to where it’s most needed. This revolutionary technology means customers are able to access energy when needed and at its cheapest and most sustainable, and it also assists the grid in balancing energy load and demand.
By working with carefully selected professional installer networks, Indra’s high-quality, high-performance products are easy to install and operate; and are already in use in thousands of home and commercial locations worldwide.
At Indra, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of who we are. Our commitment to these values is across the company and they are key to our mission and to our impact. We know that having varied perspectives helps generate innovative ideas to make a difference in a changing world.

Benefits available to Indra’s employees include:

• 5% matched Pension
• 25 days annual holiday allowance in addition to bank holidays
• 1 day annual volunteering leave
• Team Building event
• Social events
• Employee referral reward scheme
• Long service reward scheme
• Performance based Bonus
• Health Insurance
• Premium Life Assurance
• Benefits Platform (includes cycle2work scheme, retail discounts, eye test voucher, employee assistance programme, health cash plan etc)*
• Monthly wellbeing allowance*
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Octopus Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle scheme*
• Available to employees who have completed their successful probation period

The company reserves the right to change these benefits at any time.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Embedded Software Engineering/ Software engineering/ Electronics engineering
• More than 2 years’ experience in the embedded software industry, ideally smart IoT devices, automotive electric vehicles, or smart grid management systems.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Embedded C++ software design
• Version control e.g., Git
• Hands on experience of Embedded Linux and associated Build tools (such as Buildroot or YOCTO)
• Experience using agile tools and methodologies in an embedded context (Jira, Scrum etc.)
• Problem solving

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Embedded communication protocols e.g., I2C, SPI, UART, CAN
• Basic understanding of electronics in relation to running embedded code
• Understanding of EV charging systems and related standards

We’re looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to join our talented team, developing the code at the core of Indra’s family of intelligent charging technology. Reporting to our Embedded Software Team Lead you’ll take on project tasks as part of a team, you’ll work collaboratively to help design, develop, test and integrate software to support deliver of our new charging products. You’ll be part of an exceptional team and learning from some great engineers. We’re already winners of the Chargepoint Manufacturer of the Year Award 2023 and we have great plans to expand our range of products!

• Develop and unit test embedded firmware at a high-quality level for next generation smart energy products for Electric Vehicles and Home Integration
• Investigate issues in developed code and implement fixes
• Help to maintain our embedded C/C++ code base
• Participate in code reviews
• Contribute towards new code development for new EV charging products
• Hands-on work with various smart charging technologies to gain product knowledge
• Follow our Agile Firmware development processes