OPEN POSITION | embedded software developer

What We Do
Mavrx is a next-generation mapping and remote sensing company revolutionising the wine industry. We produce handheld and drone-mounted sensor payloads and an online data processing and visualisation platform.
Mavrx will be field-trialling early prototypes in the winelands of South Africa from January to March 2014, and will pay full expenses and salary for the selected candidates.

(note: for more information about Mavrx, refer to our earlier post: http://pmgeyr.blogspot.pt/2013/09/mavrx-uav-and-3d-imaging.html)

Job Description
We are looking for an embedded software developer to join our team and lead the development of firmware.
 You will be responsible for:
 Developing embedded software
 Taking part in all aspects of development of an electronics product
 Getting your hands dirty (as you may need to help fix prototype devices when they break)

You will take a lead role on the embedded software, you will work alongside other engineers and developers who are either producing the hardware that your code runs on, or the software that consumes the data collected by your code.

A successful candidate will join us on our two-month trip to South Africa, so you must be willing and capable to travel, and be ready to get up to speed really fast.

Requirements
We are looking for someone who has experience with microcontrollers and microcontroller-driven circuits, and some ability to design and build such circuits, to join our team. We are looking for someone who is self-motivated and can work well in a startup environment, has done microcontroller-related projects outside the scope of education or employment (the more the better), and is willing to learn now skills.

The candidate must have knowledge of/experience with:
 C code for microcontrollers
 Microcontrollers other than the Arduino
 Register-level operation of microcontrollers
 I2C and SPI serial protocols
 Interpreting schematics and chip datasheets
 Diagnosing hardware problems in an embedded system
 Designing and building digital circuits

Nice-to-haves:
 ARM Cortex-M0/3/4, specifically NXP LPC1xxx and LPC4xxx
 FPGAs
 PCB design with SMT components
 Version control (Git and Github preferred)
 Optimisation of code to reduce memory usage and improve performance
 BSc, MSc or PhD in engineering or computer science discipline
 Experience flying RC aircraft

How to Apply
Please send the following to the email «jobs» at mavrx.co
 Your CV/resume
 Examples of relevant previous projects, preferably those that you have done outside the scope of your education or employment (i.e. personal projects that you did for fun and/or profit)

Alternatively, please contact Philippe Geyr to know how to apply to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity now available in London