Lead Embedded Platform Engineer, Safety & Security

Companies; Gravesend; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

27 vacation days + tenure increase

Pension contribution

Learning & development support

Employee discounts

Hybrid working

Salary bands & leveling

Relocation support

Job summary

ARX is seeking a Staff Embedded Software Engineer, Platform R&D (Safety & Security) to provide technical leadership in developing safety- and security-critical platform software for defence products.

You will lead BSP integration, boot, kernel configuration, drivers, and platform security across embedded Linux, QNX, or equivalent systems, ensuring real-time determinism and secure updates throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Proficient in C/C++ for safety- or security-critical platforms.
• Experience with RTOS-based embedded systems (e.g., embedded Linux or QNX).
• Strong hardware integration and driver development background.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the safety- and security-critical platform software architecture.
• Adapt and integrate vendor BSPs for bespoke hardware and board bring-up.
• Develop kernel-level components, drivers, secure boot, and trust roots.
• Validate high-bandwidth sensor interfaces and CAN networking for reliable operation.

Skills

C/C++

RTOS experience

Embedded Linux / QNX

Hardware integration

Security & safety-critical

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE

Tools

Yocto/OpenEmbedded

Buildroot

Job description

ARX is seeking a Staff Embedded Software Engineer, Platform R&D (Safety & Security) to provide technical leadership in developing safety- and security-critical platform software for defence products.

You will lead BSP integration, boot, kernel configuration, drivers, and platform security across embedded Linux, QNX, or equivalent systems, ensuring real-time determinism and secure updates throughout the lifecycle.