Software Developer

Job Title: Software Developer

Location: Redruth, Cornwall, UK

Location Type: Hybrid (3/2 office/home)

Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/

Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/

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
  
  

Key Responsibilities:

Software Design and Development:

• Design, code, test, and debug software solutions for both embedded systems and application software.
• Collaborate with the development team to create efficient and maintainable code that meets project requirements.
  
  

Embedded Systems Development:

• Develop software for embedded systems, understanding hardware-software interactions and real-time constraints.
• Work with microcontrollers, sensors, actuators, motor control, comms and other embedded components.
• STM based controllers and Linux experience with building bespoke C/C++ solutions.
  
  

Application Software Development:

• Contribute to the development of user interfaces, application logic, and backend systems for desktop, mobile, or web applications.

Ensure application software aligns with user requirements and provides a positive user experience.

Desktop and CLI solutions for internal and customer use as well as automation to interface and test product.

Integration and Problem Solving:

• Optimize code for performance, memory usage, and efficiency in both embedded and application software.
• Identify and resolve software bottlenecks.
• Diagnose and create solutions for issues around design requirements.
  
  

Collaboration with Cross-Functional Teams:

• Work closely with electronics engineers, design engineers, manufacturing engineers, business analysts, product managers, and quality assurance teams to understand requirements and deliver software that meets stakeholder expectations.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
  
  

Testing and Quality Assurance:

• Develop and execute unit tests, integration tests, and system tests to ensure the reliability and functionality of both embedded and application software.
• Provide input on creating and maintaining testable and auditable solutions.

Collaborate with QA teams to identify and address software defects.

Documentation:

• Create and maintain technical documentation, including design specifications, API documentation, and code documentation.
• Ensure documentation is comprehensive and accessible to other team members.
  
  

Skills/Experience:

Essential Skills

• Experience with version control systems (Git).
• Knowledge of agile development methodologies.
• Familiarity with software development tools and IDEs, debugging and prototyping.
• Use of build tools and pipelines in embedded Linux or vendor specific toolchains.
• Understanding of cybersecurity considerations in embedded and application software in safety critical environments.
• Some familiarity with networking and protocols for control Comms such as Profinet, E/IP etc…
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Experience with version control systems (Git).
• Knowledge of agile development methodologies.
• Familiarity with software development tools and IDEs, debugging and prototyping.
• Use of build tools and pipelines in embedded Linux or vendor specific toolchains.

Understanding of cybersecurity considerations in embedded and application software in safety critical environments.

Some familiarity with networking and protocols for control Comms such as Profinet, E/IP etc…

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
• Life assurance
• 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 .

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

Company Overview

At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.

Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, P

ower Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.