Hiring Manager: Adam Fry, Senior Hardware Engineer
Location: London (2-3 days in office)
Salary: £45,000 - £65,000
About Us:
At VivaCity, we help cities achieve their biggest transport ambitions. Our work saves lives by giving councils the road safety data they need to make targeted and effective improvements. We reduce congestion by making traffic lights more intelligent, and we use actionable insights to empower cities to make the right choices around sustainability.
To do this, we create cutting-edge products using machine learning, including sensors with on-board video AI capabilities, data visualisation dashboards and APIs, and city-wide control and optimisation algorithms. We’re now present in 100+ cities across the UK, US, and Australia, with more than 5000 sensors producing billions of data points a year.
We have an open and collaborative culture, intended to maximise innovation while preserving the sense of community that has made VivaCity a fantastic place to work. Read more about what it's like to work at VivaCity.
About the Role:
We are currently rolling out thousands of sensors across the UK, Europe and beyond, and seeking a passionate Electronics/Systems Engineer to join our team. This role will have the opportunity to develop and deliver cutting-edge technology on projects that help deliver a societal benefit, while internally working alongside a world leading AI research team.
You will have a key role in maintaining our new sensor hardware and developing new features as we roll out new sensors to the latest generation of GPU accelerated edge processing hardware. You will be able to see the results of your work deployed across thousands of locations in the UK and around the world.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is interested in real-world application of technology to join a fast-growing technology company and apply their knowledge and skills to the development of our cutting-edge, AI-enabled products.
Vivacity welcomes applications from all candidates and embraces diversity within our teams. If you are in any doubt as to whether you would be a good fit, please get in touch, or apply anyway and we will get back to you. We look forward to hearing from you!
Responsibilities for the Role:
- To manage and maintain the ongoing development of our custom PCBs, handling for example: Development of new features, EoL components, component supply chain shortages, product scope change, and general performance improvements and issue resolutions
- To manage and update the firmware on our sensors
- To develop future hardware solutions that build upon our latest generation of sensors
Requirements for the Role:
- 2 years experience in electrical or systems engineering, following a technical degree
- Experience with working on multilayer pcb designs
- Experience writing in embedded C and experience with MCUs and STM32
- Experience contributing to, or managing research and development projects
- Genuine passion for engineering and technology
- Thrives in flat, less structured start-up environments
- Strong communication skills, particularly when working cross-functionally and with clients to understand requirements
The following would further strengthen your application:
- Experience in software scripting languages
- Familiarity of Nvidia Jetson Modules
- Familiarity with KiCAD
- Familiarity with linux/ubuntu and compiling a kernel
- Knowledge or experience with international certification testing of electrical and radio devices for CE/FCC/IC/RCM
What We Offer
- 25 days of holiday
- Flexible working hours and work from home
- Up to 30 days per year work from abroad
- Up to 3 flexible bank holiday days
- £200 total working from home budget
- £850 per year learning and development budget
- Enhanced parental leave
- Up to 3 ‘childcare’ or ‘dependant’ days per year
- Mental health support through Spill
- Discounted gym memberships through GymFlex
- £50 per person per quarter team social budget
- Additional entertainment budget and company parties
- Office food and drinks
- Optional Bupa healthcare and dental care through salary deduction
- Eye care vouchers
- Seasonal Flu jabs
- Cycle to work scheme
- Payroll giving through salary sacrifice
You don't need to have done all of these things before, but to excel in this role, you will need to be keen to learn and comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. If you're close to what we're looking for, please consider applying. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way.
We know that diverse ideas and perspectives drive innovation and make us better. We are creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work. We're an equal opportunities employer and all applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, or social background. If you need any reasonable accommodations to help you perform at your best during the application process, please let us know.
