Embedded Linux & MCU Engineer — Yocto & RTOS Expert

Camwebdir; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Plextek is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer with a strong grounding in embedded MCU and Linux development to contribute to a broad range of sensing, robotics, and IoT projects.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams from concept to delivery, developing on embedded Linux systems (Arm-based SoCs), RTOS and bare-metal platforms, and helping diagnose system-wide issues while collaborating with hardware engineers.

Qualifications

• Embedded Linux development, including knowledge of device trees, user-space and kernel-space, and SoC platforms.
• Willingness to learn to use Yocto to build and maintain custom Linux images
• Ability to adapt to different technologies, and an ambition for learning.
• Motivation to work in a consultancy environment, enjoying variety and new challenges.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to projects from early customer engagement to delivered solution across multiple market sectors including industrial, defence, and medical.
• Developing on embedded Linux systems including Arm-based SoCs.
• Developing on a wide range of RTOS and bare metal embedded systems across the variety of silicon vendors (STMicroelectronics, Microchip etc.).
• Supporting system bring-up, board integration, debugging, and performance optimisation.
• Working collaboratively with FPGA and electronics teams.
• Participating in project planning, documentation, good software engineering practice, team culture, and team software process.

Skills

Embedded Linux development

Yocto

C/C++

Kernel-space

Device trees

Understanding SoCs

Python

Tools

Yocto

OpenCPI

SOSA

Job description

Plextek is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer with a strong grounding in embedded MCU and Linux development to contribute to a broad range of sensing, robotics, and IoT projects.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams from concept to delivery, developing on embedded Linux systems (Arm-based SoCs), RTOS and bare-metal platforms, and helping diagnose system-wide issues while collaborating with hardware engineers.