About Pharmaceutech
Pharmaceutech, a UK-based start-up health tech research and development company, that builds technology to provide clinical teams with earlier and more objective insights into patient health. Our products, including software and medical devices, address pressing health issues and modernise real world medicine management beyond clinical trials.
We combine biosensing, wearable hardware and AI to turn real physiological and biochemical signals into decision support clinicians can act on, in areas of serious unmet need in healthcare. We have recently secured funding to take our lead platform from proof of concept to a clinically validated system over the next two years.
That work is OpiBud: a wearable patch for monitoring opioid use disorder and flagging early relapse or overdose risk. This role sits within a small, multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists working together toward shared research goals. You would be contributing your expertise as part of that team, at an early and hands-on stage, on problems that do not yet have a fixed answer. All research, models and intellectual property developed in the role belong to Pharmaceutech Ltd.
Role Description
This is a full-time Firmware Engineer role based in the London Area, United Kingdom, with a hybrid work arrangement allowing some work from home. The Firmware Engineer will design, implement, and maintain embedded software for healthcare and wearable devices, ensuring reliable integration with hardware components and system architectures. Day-to-day responsibilities include developing and testing firmware on ARM-based platforms, performing debugging and performance optimization, and collaborating with electrical engineering and software development teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions. The role also involves participating in code reviews, documenting firmware designs and test results, and supporting product validation and regulatory compliance activities. The successful candidate will contribute to iterative prototyping, continuous improvement of embedded systems, and the overall innovation roadmap for Pharmaceutech R&D and its DatAi Edge subsidiary.
Qualifications
- Candidates should possess strong embedded software and firmware development skills, including experience with Embedded Software and general Software Development for microcontroller-based systems.
- Candidates should possess proficiency in ARM Architecture and related toolchains, with hands-on experience developing, porting, and optimizing code for ARM-based platforms.
- Candidates should possess solid Debugging skills, including use of hardware debuggers, logic analyzers, and diagnostic tools to identify and resolve firmware and system-level issues.
- Candidates should possess foundational knowledge in Electrical Engineering to understand schematics, interfaces, and hardware constraints when designing and integrating firmware.
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent practical experience) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Experience with C/C++ for embedded systems, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and version control tools (e.g., Git).
- Understanding of communication protocols (e.g., I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, BLE) and low-power design considerations for wearables or IoT devices.
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams, communicate technical concepts clearly, and document designs and test procedures to a high standard.
Salary: £40,000 with a contracted increase after 2 years.
Pay: £40,000.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London
