Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Medical Devices

A growing life sciences company are currently focusing more of their diagnostics technologies into the medical devices sector, due to this they need a number of experienced embedded software engineers to be based in the Cambridgeshire labs and help with this development.

While working in the role of a Senior Embedded Software Engineer you will work alongside electronics engineers, physicists, scientists and design engineers in the reimagining and new invention of diagnostics technologies.

These products will be for diagnostics kits, IVD sensors, surgical systems and other medical devices that rely on sensors to either detect conditions or read pressures.

This is a fascinating role that will allow you to work on industry leading technologies.  The medical devices you will help invent and improve will save lives all around the world.

It is essential that you have medical devices knowledge working within ISO 13485, EN 60601, IVDD or IEC 62304 standards.  You will essentially have Embedded C programming along with C#, C++ and Java.

As this company is growing there is a great chance for career development.  Apart from this they invest in training, offer a great salary and benefits package.  They may also offer relocation assistance for the right person.

It is expected that you would hold a 1st or 2:1 degree in software, engineering or electronics field along with a number of years working for a commercial organisation.

For more information please feel free to call Andrew Welsh, Director of Medical Devices and Scientific recruitment specialists Newton Colmore, on  or make an application and one of our team at Newton Colmore will contact you.

Newton Colmore is a specialist recruitment company within the Medical Devices, Scientific Engineering, Scientific Software, Robotics, Science, Electronics Design, New Product Design, Human Factors, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and Field Service Engineering sectors.

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Employment Type

Full-time Duration of employment

Permanent Industry Medical  Devices

Job Location Cambridge, Cambridgeshire PDF Export Export as PDFDate posted 22nd July 2026

Valid through 31st October 2026

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