Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.

Job Summary:

Join our software team, focusing on high quality embedded systems development, and create the next generation of devices for pharmaceutical manufacturing and beyond. You’ll have the opportunity to work spanning many interesting layers of abstraction, from bare metal embedded and motor control, to networking and application development

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect, develop and debug embedded software, predominantly in C++ for ARM Cortex-M
• Facilitate software development for the integration of embedded systems with customer and assembly line desktop applications, automated testing systems, and each other
• Support the continual improvement of our agile and highly collaborative, best practice development processes
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Skills/Experience:

We’re looking for talented developers with strong fundamentals in writing well architected and tested code, using practices such as TDD. Robust and auditable software is key to our business. You enjoy problem-solving, communicating in cross-functional teams, and being given the empowerment required to achieve high quality results.

You are skilled in at least one lower-level language, ideally C++, and at least one higher level language, ideally from C#, Python and JS/TS. Recent industry experience is expected.

 Experience in embedded systems, Cortex-M or A, is desirable but not essential. While we deliver training on the job, some technologies we utilize for which experience would be a bonus include: GitHub Actions; PROFINET or EtherNet/IP industrial networking; working within compliance frameworks (especially 13485); RTOS usage; hardware bring-up; FOC motor control or PID control loops; UML.

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days’ paid volunteering leave
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include

• Gender-neutral parental leave
• 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
• Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
• Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more
• Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.