Embedded Software Engineer

Deep Sea Electronics Ltd; Filey; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Life Insurance

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay

Pension contributions 5%

Bonus scheme

Job summary

Deep Sea Electronics Ltd is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to design and deliver high-quality software for industrial control systems. The role focuses on real-time control, industrial communications and functional safety (IEC 61508/IEC 62061), contributing across the product lifecycle from requirements to field support.

You will design and implement C/C++ software for embedded devices (bare-metal and RTOS), develop real-time control algorithms, and contribute to CI/CD

Qualifications

• Familiar with IEC 61508/IEC 62061 and safety concepts.
• Experience in real-time control and embedded systems development.
• Proficient in C/C++ for embedded applications and unit testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement C/C++ software for embedded devices (bare-metal and RTOS).
• Develop real-time control algorithms for sensors, actuators and power systems.
• Define work packages in JIRA and integrate into high-level plans.
• Integrate with industrial control equipment (PLCs, HMIs, SCADA).
• Implement and validate industrial communication protocols (Modbus, CAN, Ethernet/IP, PROFINET, OPC UA).
• Apply functional safety practices per IEC 61508/IEC 62061 with SRS, HARA/FTA/FMEA.
• Contribute to software quality via MISRA C/C++ and static analysis; perform reviews.
• Create test plans and validate product functionality.
• Maintain architecture/design docs and safety lifecycle artefacts.
• Collaborate with electronics, cybersecurity, and product management.
• Support system integration and field troubleshooting (UK/international travel).
• Drive CI/CD improvements and development workflows (Git, Jira).
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in design reviews.
• Contribute to sustaining activities and feature enhancements.
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
• 5% Pension contributions
• Company-wide performance-based annual bonus.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded software

RTOS

MISRA C/C++

Unit tests

Jenkins

CI/CD

Software design

Electrical principles

Team collaboration

Education

BEng or above in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Git

Source code repositories

Bug trackers

Static analysis tools

Job description

Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems. With over 200 employees across four continents, we supply our products to customers in more than 150 countries, both directly from our UK head office and through a well-established international distributor network.

Join the engineering team at Deep Sea Electronics Ltd, where you will design and deliver high-quality embedded software for industrial Control and Automation applications. The role focuses on real-time control, industrial communications and functional safety (IEC 61508/IEC 62061), creating robust solutions for environments such as power generation, manufacturing, utilities and process industries. You will contribute across the product lifecycle – from requirements and architecture through implementation, verification, certification and field support.

Requirements:

• Functional Safety: IEC 61508 (and/or IEC 62061); safety concepts (SIL, SFF, PFH), safety planning and verification
• Principles of Industrial Automation products: control theory basics (PID), sensors/actuators, transducers and signal conditioning
• Electrical principles
• Familiar with stage gated / agile development approaches
• Comfortable collaborating closely with electronics engineers on embedded systems
• Working to a high-quality standards
• Excellent team player with problem-solving and trouble-shooting capabilities
• Experiencedefining a task breakdown for a give piece of work and provide estimates
• Ability to translate requirements into a technical product specification
• Experiencein working in a high-pace environment
• Enthusiastic and optimistic
• Development with Real Time Operating Systems
• Development of unit tested C code, using Jenkins or similar
• Source code build tools, bug tracker tools, source code repositories, etc
• BEng or above in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design and implement C/C++ software for embedded devices (bare-metal and RTOS) used in industrial control systems
• Develop real-time control algorithms (e.g., PID, state-based control) for sensors, actuators, and power systems
• Produce work break down structures and define work packages for execution in JIRA tasks and integration into high level plans
• Integrate with industrial control equipment and software, including PLCs, HMIs and SCADA systems
• Implement and validate industrial communication protocols: Modbus (RTU/TCP), CAN/CANopen/J1939, Ethernet/IP, PROFINET, OPC UA, RS-232/RS-485
• Apply functional safety practices in line with IEC 61508/IEC 62061, including SIL determination, Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS), HARA/FTA/FMEA, and verification evidence
• Contribute to software quality by the use of coding standards (e.g., MISRA C/C++) and static analysis tools, performing code reviews and developing unit/integration tests
• Create test plans and perform functional product verification and validation activities
• Author and maintain engineering documentation: architecture, design descriptions, interface control documents, test plans, and safety lifecycle artefacts
• Collaborate closely with electronics, test & approvals, cybersecurity and product management to deliver cohesive solutions
• Support system integration, commissioning and troubleshooting at parent company and customer sites (UK and international travel required)
• Contribute to continuous improvement of processes, toolchains, CI/CD and development workflows (e.g., Git, Jira, code review)
• Mentor less‑experienced engineers; share knowledge through design reviews, brown‑bags and documentation
• Participate in sustaining activities for existing products, including defect resolution and targeted feature enhancements
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
• 5% Pension contributions
• Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme

The successful candidate will develop with Real Time Operating Systems. Development of unit tested C code, using Jenkins or similar. Source code build tools, bug tracker tools, source code repositories, etc

DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.