Senior Firmware Engineer – Motion Control & Servodrives

Overview

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Fortil is an engineering company founded in 2009. We support our partners in the success of their technical projects in various fields such as Industry , IT or Healthcare . Today we are more than 2,700 employees spread over 13 countries . Working with us means working in an ambitious team, within a multicultural and international context. Our ambition is to contribute to building a more responsible, communal and inclusive world for our employees and clients. We are currently looking for Senior Firmware Engineer – Motion Control & Servodrives to support one of our prestigious projects close to Como .

Role details

Position: Senior Firmware Engineer – Motion Control & Servodrives

Department: R&D – Drives and Motors Division

Location: Como, Italy

Contract Type: Permanent / Full-time

Working mode: hybrid

Responsibilities

• As part of CLIENT’s R&D team, develop embedded firmware for servodrives used in advanced industrial applications (packaging, robotics, and automation).
• Design, implement, and test software that integrates with both proprietary and third-party motion control systems.
• Develop firmware in C for ARM-based microcontrollers (RenClients, STM32).
• Configure and manage microcontroller peripherals (ADC, PWM, encoder acquisition).
• Design software architecture, manage tasks and real-time operating systems (RTOS).
• Integrate and manage industrial fieldbus protocols (EtherCAT, Profinet, Profidrive, DS402).
• Model multi-domain systems (Load/Motor/Drive) using tools like Matlab/Simulink.
• Develop and implement control and estimation algorithms.
• Implement PLCOpen motion control functions and multi-axis synchronization.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Automation Engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in embedded firmware development.
• Strong proficiency in C programming.
• Hands-on experience with ARM microcontrollers, preferably STM32 or RenClients.
• Familiarity with industrial communication protocols (EtherCAT, Profinet).
• Understanding of software design and simulation environments (preferred).
• Good knowledge of technical English.

Next Steps

• Someone from the Talent Acquisition department will contact you to schedule an initial HR interview.
• If successful, a second interview will be conducted to validate your technical knowledge.
• If the technical interview is positive, a final qualification meeting with the Client will follow.
• If the final outcome is positive, we will discuss our proposal with you; otherwise, we will share sincere feedback.

Why Fortil?

Fortil is expanding while maintaining high project and recruitment standards. Quality takes precedence over quantity, with a focus on excellence. We aim to be the largest independent engineering group in Europe, with an operational model based on: Profitable performance, Expert engineers, Efficient organisation, and Social responsibility.

Additional information

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Business Consulting and Services