Embedded Software Engineer — Real-Time C/C++, RTOS

Morgan McKinley; Southampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is pleased to present multiple openings for Embedded Software Engineers (Junior to Senior) in Hampshire on a full-time, permanent basis within a defence and security technology environment. You will design, develop and test low-level firmware and real-time software for mission-critical hardware.

You will work across full lifecycle software delivery, from bare-metal to RTOS or Embedded Linux, collaborating with hardware, FPGA and systems teams, and you may lead architecture

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Embedded Systems, Electronic Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong hands-on experience in C and/or C++ for embedded systems.
• Experience with Bare-Metal, RTOS, or Embedded Linux kernel/driver development.
• Familiarity with microcontrollers, ARM architectures, and interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, PCIe).
• Lab experience using JTAG debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and hardware debugging suites.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy high-performance embedded software in C and C++ for real-time environments.
• Implement board support packages, device drivers, and low-level communications for custom hardware.
• Collaborate with hardware, FPGA, and systems teams during bring-up, integration, and debugging.
• Develop bare-metal firmware or software running on RTOS or Embedded Linux.
• Create unit tests, automated test scripts, and documentation to meet safety and quality standards.
• Senior levels: lead software architecture, drive code quality, review code, mentor juniors.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Embedded software development

Real-time systems

ARM architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Embedded Systems

Master's degree or PhD (preferred)

Tools

JTAG debuggers

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Embedded Linux debugging tools

RTOS debugging tools

Job description

Morgan McKinley is pleased to present multiple openings for Embedded Software Engineers (Junior to Senior) in Hampshire on a full-time, permanent basis within a defence and security technology environment. You will design, develop and test low-level firmware and real-time software for mission-critical hardware.

You will work across full lifecycle software delivery, from bare-metal to RTOS or Embedded Linux, collaborating with hardware, FPGA and systems teams, and you may lead architecture