Senior​/Lead Embedded Software Engineer

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Location:

St. Ives (also based in Cambridge).

Salary Range: £60-70k (based on skills and experience).

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Company:
Platform Recruitment is partnered with a global leader in extremely responsive control software for industrial automation.

If you want to develop yourself from a Senior to a Lead engineer with a leading company developing extremely precise systems, this is the role for you.

Key responsibilities:

• Design, develop, optimise, and thoroughly test firmware and software for execution on bare-metal processors and embedded Linux/RTOS platforms.
• Lead a cross‑functional team of hardware and software engineers to define the requirements and lead the software development life cycle.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in leading firmware development for bare-metal and Linux/RTOS‑based systems, with high proficiency in high‑performance C/C++.
• Extensive knowledge of various communication protocols (e.g., TCP/UDP, SPI/I2C, CAN, RS232).
• High-level familiarity with electronics/schematics, and strong numerical/analytical skills.

Desirable skills:

• Experience developing on Arm Cortex platforms utilising either RTOS or bare metal.
• Working knowledge of embedded security.
• Experience with other embedded or high-level prototyping languages such as Rust, C#, or Python.

Apply now to develop the next generation of high‑precision control software!

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level.

Employment type:

Full‑time.

Job function:
Engineering, Information Technology, and Manufacturing.

Industries:
Software Development, Appliances, Electrical, Electronics Manufacturing, and Computer Hardware Manufacturing.

Platform Recruitment covers a wide range of IT and Engineering positions, including C++, Embedded, Electronics, Mechanical, Dev Ops, Cloud, Support, Project Management, Technical Sales, and more.

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