Embedded Software Engineer

17918; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown company is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design and build real-time software for sensing and communications tech. You’ll take ideas from clean sheet to tested code running on our hardware in live deployments. Security clearance is required: BPSS, SC clearance and five years residency in the UK may be needed.

Remote work is not available. You will design robust software in C/C++ for microelectronics and sensors, write drivers/HALs, optimise protocols and deploy IoT data

Qualifications

• Fluent in C, C++ and Python, with experience of SQL-based databases.
• Familiarity with Git version control.
• Analytical mindset and ability to break complex problems into elegant, efficient code.
• High standards; write clean, well-commented code that others can follow.
• Collaborative approach bridging hardware, physics and software.

Responsibilities

• Design and build real-time embedded software in C/C++ for microelectronics, sensors and subsystems.
• Write low-level drivers and HALs for microcontrollers and FPGAs.
• Implement and optimise communication protocols.
• Design and deploy data collection systems for remote environments and load-balanced IoT data services.
• Maintain and correct SQL databases and run HiL testing to ensure fault-tolerant deployments.
• Contribute across the full SDLC from design to deployment, aligned with customer requirements.

Skills

C

C++

Python

SQL databases

Git

Analytical mindset

Clean, well-commented code

Collaborative

Hardware, physics and software fluency

Tools

Git

RF simulation tools

PCB design tools

Job description

We are hiring an Embedded Software Engineer to design and build the real-time software, drivers and data systems behind our sensing and communications technology.

You will take ideas from a clean sheet through to efficient, tested code running on our hardware in live deployments.

Because of the nature of our work, the successful candidate must complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks before starting.

They must also be eligible for and willing to undergo UK Security Check (SC) clearance.

SC clearance normally requires at least five years' residency in the UK.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Remote Working is not available.

Design and implement robust, real-time embedded software in C and C++ for microelectronics, sensors and other subsystems.

Write low-level drivers and hardware abstraction layers (HALs) for a range of microcontrollers and FPGAs.

Implement and optimise communication protocols.

Design and deploy data collection systems for remote environments, and load-balanced staging and production IoT data services.

Maintain and correct records in SQL-based databases.

Run unit, integration and hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing, and structured test protocols, to make live deployments fault tolerant, reliable and long-lasting.

Contribute across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), from clean sheet design to efficient, working code.

Align technical solutions with market research and customer requirements.

Essential

Fluent in C, C++ and Python, with experience of SQL-based databases.

Familiarity with Git version control.

An analytical mindset.

You enjoy breaking complex problems down and building them back up into elegant, efficient code.

High standards.

You write clean, well-commented code that other developers can follow and build on.

A collaborative approach.

You can speak hardware, physics and software, and bridge the gap between engineering disciplines.

Desirable

Experience with low-power wireless SoCs. Embedded firmware experience in C or C++ for radio stacks.

RF simulation tools and PCB design tools.

Experience in defence, security or space projects.

• The chance to work on cutting-edge sensing and communications technology used by the MOD, ESA and NATO partners.
• A modern office with R&D labs, and real influence over products at an early stage in our growth.

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