Embedded Software Engineer

Salary: £33,000 - 69,000 per year

• We require real-time and embedded software development experience in C and C++.
• We require development experience with RTOS, ideally FreeRTOS, and Linux.
• We require experience working with networking protocols such as Ethernet and IP, DMA, and hardware interfacing protocols including I2C, SPI, CAN, and EtherCAT.
• We require experience developing for multi-core and FPGA-based systems.
• We require at least 4 years of relevant commercial experience post-graduation.
• We require proficiency with Git version control and CI systems.
• We require Python development experience, including writing test scripts.
• We value additional experience in Xilinx FPGA/MPSoC and associated tool chains such as Vivado and Vitis.
• We value experience with satellite communications protocols, optical free-space communications, and space-related standards such as CCSDS, ECSS, and SDA.
• We value experience implementing high-speed comms protocols at 1 Gbps+ including forward error correction, clock recovery, and zero-copy techniques.
• We value experience with IoT or cloud software integration and protocols such as MQTT.
• We value FPGA development experience, including VHDL or Verilog.
• We value experience with Yocto Linux, Petalinux, or Buildroot.
• We value Rust development experience.
• We value experience with control systems and Matlab/Simulink, including Embedded Coder and HDL code generation.
• We value experience managing CI/CD pipelines.
• We value systems and requirements engineering experience, including UML and SysML.

• We design, develop, test, and integrate embedded software across multiple subsystems.
• We support test automation, system integration, and deployment.
• We bring specialist technical skills to broaden our test capability, such as Linux, FPGA, IoT, and image processing.
• We contribute to the development, integration, testing, and operations of optical ground stations.
• We continuously improve our software processes, including the development of automated tests.
• We work closely with project and software leads to deliver high-performance communication and control systems.
• We take ownership of a design from concept through implementation, testing, and integration on the ground station.

• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Embedded
• EtherCAT
• Ethernet
• FPGA
• FreeRTOS
• Git
• Hardware
• IoT
• Support
• Linux
• Matlab
• MQTT
• Python
• Rust
• UML
• Verilog
• VHDL

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Equity options
• Training resources and development budget
• Supportive culture with high ownership and responsibility
• Annual team retreats
• Regular socials
• Weekly team lunches
• Additional learning and wellbeing perks