Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Location: Polbeth

A fast-growing engineering consultancy is looking for an experienced Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design and deliver innovative embedded products across varied markets. This is a hands-on role where you'll take ideas from early concept through prototype and into production, working closely with both engineers and customers. The role You'll be developing robust, high-quality embedded software for technically demanding projects, often under tight timelines.

You'll contribute across the full lifecycle: architecture, implementation, testing, debugging, and customer-facing documentation. What you'll be doing Develop embedded/real-time software in C and modern C++ Work on Linux system development (e.g. Yocto, Debian) Build software for 16/32-bit microcontrollers (e.g. ARM, PIC, MSP
430, DSP) Integrate standard comms interfaces:
Ethernet, USB, RS232, I2C, SPI Control and integrate wireless modules:
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LoRa, NFC Debug, fault-find, and improve reliability/performance of embedded systems Produce customer-ready documentation, test evidence, and reports Evaluate and introduce new tools, techniques, and processes where useful Essential experience 5 years developing embedded / real-time systems Strong commercial experience with modern C++ and C Embedded Linux development exposure (Yocto/Debian or similar) Confident with embedded comms protocols and typical hardware interfaces Strong engineering practices: clean code, testing mindset, best-practice development Good communication skills (internal  customer-facing) Nice to have RTOS (e.g. FreeRTOS) Object-oriented design Windows / C# Security/crypto/TLS stacks Android/iOS apps DSP algorithms, image/video capture & processing Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering (or related) Eligibility Must have the right to work in the UK (sponsorship not available)