Senior/Principal Embedded Software Engineer
England, UK
Listed on 2026-02-15
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Engineering
Software Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer
Pektron Group Ltd is searching for aSenior/ Principal Embedded Software Engineer who will be responsible for writing software for a range of bespoke products.
Our Engineering attitude is confident and can do and with solid research and a lot of intuition wenearly alwayssucceed
Nearlyallofour code is written in C, mainly becauseitsthe most widely available language for the variety of32 bitmicros we use on our boards andweregood at it! We pride ourselves on efficient reliable software and we mix our hardware and software teams together so that we can get the most out of our micros and we get it right first time.
All ofour code is collaboratively developed with our peers, so you get to learn from the people that know that technology best.
We love engineering and our lunchtime conversations are made up of 3D printing, motorbikes, hyper cars (we sometimes get to play with these), electric vehicles (weveworked on some of these too) and any other areas of science and technology.
We use a model-based design approach to develop our Applicationcode, via the use of MATLAB, allowing us to spend less time on coding and more time thinking aboutgood qualityarchitecture and design and let the tools (when driven correctly) do the coding! Obviously,theresalways plenty of code to be written and we continue to do low and middle level software the traditional way by writing embedded
C.
You will be a highly motivated and self-managing Embedded Software Engineer with preferably the experience of working in a customer facing, commercial environment. You will have a highly developed, structured approach to design and the ability to compose a design rationale, along with good technical writing skills and a willingness to work within our collaboratively developed software design ethics and style.
The RoleYou will be working within the Software Development Team which is part a multi-disciplined engineering team, consisting of Mechanical, Electronic and Firmware Engineers (approx. 60 in total). New business is primarily focused on the off-highway vehicle andhigh performanceluxury car markets;however
Pektron designs and manufactures a wide range of products for Gas, Automotive, Construction, Agricultural, Off Highway, Safety and Consumer industries. You will have the opportunity to write software for interesting and diverse projects as well as specify tools, requirements and drive the software discipline within the company, and to be involved in every aspect of the product life cycle from quotation, concept, design, and validation through to manufacture.
Projects Include
- Design and manufacture of advanced body control systems including passive keys and active suspension systems for high performance vehicles.
- Developing advanced instrument clusters, infotainment units, passive entry systems, bodyand chassis control systems for major OEM clients in the automotive, agricultural and construction sectors.
- Exceptional Fault Diagnosis and Analysis
- Embedded Programming in C
- Version Control
- Static Analysis / Code Metrics
- Microprocessors 8 & 32 bit
- Low Level Drivers for External Hardware / CPU Peripherals or Embedded Application Development
- Software verification and validation
- Communication Spoken/Written/Technical English must be of a minimum of IELTS 7 or SELT B1
- Knowledge of Real Time Control
- Experience of Software Architecture and Detailed Design
- Ability to travel freely (some customers are based in US / EU)
- Familiarity of working within MISRA C rules
- Working experience of AUTOSAR architecture
- Programming:
Windows/Linux, C#, C++, high level structured languages - Simple Electronic Design:
Analogue / Digital - Communications Protocols:
Serial, CAN, LIN, Diagnostic, Ethernet - Use Vector Vehicle Networking Tools such asCANoe/CANalyser
- Design / Modelling experience (For example: UML, MATLAB, Simulink,Rhapsodyor Target link)
- Experience of Graphics Processors & Driving TFT displays.
- Experience of NFC / Bluetooth / Ultrawideband
- Knowledge of CMMI / SPICE / ASPICE process frameworks
- Practical experience of working to ISO
26262 ASIL-B or similar - Practical experience of Cybersecurity and developing secure products.
- Competitive salaries
- Yearly pay review
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension
- Free parking
- Free tea & coffee
- BUPA healthcare
- Life Insurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Relocation assistance
- Funding for professional training and further education plus support in attaining professional membership and paid membership fees
- 39 hour working week with flexible start and finish times (core hours 10am-4pm / 10am-1pm on Fridays)
** We are not able to offer visa sponsorship, hybrid or remote working**
LocationWe are based in Alfreton Road in Derby, easily commutable from the Derby area, Nottingham, Mansfield, Burton, Loughborough, Ashbourne and the Peak District and East Staffordshire.
We have 5 modern, purpose built buildings at our Derby site including state of the art manufacturing facilities and a purpose…
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