Contract Senior Systems Engineer

SoCode Limited; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SoCode Limited in Cambridge seeks a Contract Senior System Engineer to shape requirements across system, hardware, embedded, ATE, software and integration. You will lead proof-of-concept and field testing, contributing to design decisions across disciplines.

The role requires a background in multidisciplinary hardware systems, RF, and IoT, with hands-on Linux and cloud familiarity. Hybrid work with two days on site.

Qualifications

• Experience in system engineering of multidisciplinary hardware products.
• Background with communication products, embedded systems, hardware or RF.
• Natural problem-solver who works well both independently and in a team.
• Quick to grasp new, complex IoT concepts and weigh alternatives.
• Comfortable with cross-disciplinary depth and integration.

Responsibilities

• Shape requirements across system, hardware, embedded, ATE, software and integration.
• Lead proof-of-concept and field testing.
• Contribute to design decisions across multiple disciplines.
• Collaborate to influence architecture and system-level decisions.

Skills

System engineering

Multidisciplinary hardware

Embedded systems

RF technologies

Linux

Atlassian tools

Azure DevOps

C/C++/Java/Python

Cloud for IoT

Backend/serverless

Tools

Atlassian tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Contract Senior System Engineer

Cambridge: Hybrid (2 days on site)

Contract: 2 Years, Inside IR35

Rate: Flexible

Want real influence across every discipline of a connected hardware product, rather than staying boxed into one layer of the stack?

We're working with a fast-growing connected-device business building an advanced IoT hardware product with real system architecture and connectivity complexity. They need a Senior System Engineer to shape requirements across system, hardware, embedded, ATE, software and integration, contribute to design decisions in each discipline, and lead proof-of-concept and field testing.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in system engineering of multidisciplinary hardware products
• Background working with communication products, embedded systems, hardware or RF
• A natural problem-solver who works well both independently and in a team
• Quick to get to grips with new, complex IoT concepts and weigh up alternative approaches
• Comfortable operating on projects that demand real technical depth across disciplines

Also Valued

• Comfortable in a Linux environment
• Experience with Atlassian tools and/or Azure DevOps
• Curiosity about applying agentic AI to discovery and innovation work
• Coding ability in C, C#, Java or Python
• Familiarity with RF technologies such as BLE, WiFi, LTE-M or LoRa
• Some backend or serverless systems knowledge
• Exposure to cloud infrastructure for IoT products

If you want genuine cross-disciplinary ownership on a technically rich product, this is a role where that scope is real.