Mid Embedded Engineer

HoloMem Ltd

Greater London

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Employer pension contributions

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

HoloMem Ltd is seeking a Mid Embedded Engineer to develop, test, and debug embedded systems for the HoloDrive platform in Chiswick, London. This role requires 2-3 years of relevant experience and a strong background in embedded systems, electronics, and programming in C/C++. Join a collaborative team focused on innovative mass data storage solutions with significant growth potential, supported by an exciting R&D environment and the opportunity for hands-on work.

Qualifications

2–3 years’ industry experience in embedded systems or related fields.
Hands-on experience with microcontroller-based systems.
Experience writing and debugging C/C++ for embedded systems.

Responsibilities

Develop, test, and debug embedded software for systems.
Own defined workstreams from implementation to documentation.
Integrate and maintain precision electronic systems.

Skills

Debugging

Embedded systems

C/C++ programming

Electromechanical systems

Communication protocols

Education

Degree-level background in electronics or related field

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic analyser

Multimeter

KiCad

Altium

Job description

Onsite 5 days a week – Chiswick, London.

We’re hiring a Mid Embedded Engineer to help develop, test, debug, and integrate the electronics and firmware systems at the heart of the HoloDrive platform and help bring our ambitious first product to market.

About HoloMem

At HoloMem, we’re building the next generation of mass data storage hardware; highly efficient, long life, and ultra durable. Our pioneering and patented holographic technology encodes data as light within advanced polymers, enabling a resilient and future fit alternative to today’s short lived and energy intensive data storage infrastructure.

Over the past 24 months HoloMem has graduated from both the Intel Ignite and Deeptech Labs accelerators, been awarded two Innovate UK Smart Grants, closed a seed+ funding round, and most recently deployed a working HoloDrive prototype to a live data centre to prove the robustness of our system.

Off the back of our breakthrough partnership with BDT, the world’s largest tape library manufacturer, we now begin the transition from prototype to product, maturing our validated system into a mass‑produced technology platform that enables state of the art data storage performance at scale. We have ambitious plans, and we are now scaling up our West London based team to enable them. Join us.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will work hands‑on across embedded software, electronics, test rigs, and prototype systems in a fast‑moving R&D environment. You will develop and maintain embedded systems and tooling that enable reliable experimentation, rapid iteration, and repeatable system performance.

Working at the interface of electronics, firmware, optics, and software, you will lead bring‑up, debugging, and preventative maintenance for defined rigs, boards, and prototype subsystems. You will also contribute to HoloDrive product integration by helping translate experimental systems into more robust, scalable, and maintainable engineering solutions.

This role requires practical embedded engineering judgement, strong debugging discipline, and the ability to make progress when requirements are still evolving.

The Specifics About the Role

This role is suited to a mid‑level embedded engineer who can demonstrate the ability to:

Develop, test, and debug embedded software for prototype and product‑adjacent systems
Own defined embedded workstreams from implementation through bring‑up, validation, and documentation
Support the design, integration, and maintenance of precision electronic and electromechanical systems
Work with microcontrollers, sensors, motors, encoders, drivers, and communication interfaces
Improve the repeatability, reliability, and maintainability of experimental platforms
Create practical tools, scripts, or test routines that improve engineering speed and system visibility
Diagnose issues across firmware, electronics, mechanical interfaces, and lab setup
Collaborate with electronics, optics, software, and product teams to integrate embedded systems into wider prototypes
Work hands‑on in our Chiswick office and R&D lab

Who You Are

You are a practical, curious embedded engineer who enjoys working at the boundary between electronics and software. You are comfortable debugging real hardware, writing reliable firmware, and taking responsibility for defined technical deliverables.

You are not expected to have solved every problem before, but you should be able to reason clearly, test systematically, communicate uncertainty, and make sound engineering decisions without needing constant direction.

You are likely to enjoy this role if you like building things that have to work in the real world: motors that move repeatably, sensors that produce trustworthy data, rigs that stay reliable, firmware that fails predictably, and test tools that help the wider team move faster.

Required Experience

2–3 years’ industry experience in electronics, embedded systems, mechatronics, robotics, instrumentation, automation, or a related field
Degree‑level background in electronics, embedded systems, mechatronics, physics, robotics, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience
Experience writing, testing, and debugging C/C++ for embedded systems
Hands‑on experience with microcontroller‑based systems such as ESP32, STM32, Teensy, Raspberry Pi, or similar
Experience integrating peripherals and bringing up embedded systems on real hardware
Practical experience working with motors, encoders, sensors, or other electromechanical systems
Understanding of precision, timing, control, and repeatability considerations in embedded systems
Familiarity with Linux fundamentals, preferably Debian‑based systems
Ability to read schematics and support electronics bring‑up using tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analysers, and multimeters
Working knowledge of common communication protocols such as I²C, SPI, UART, or CAN
Experience debugging across hardware and embedded software in an R&D, prototyping, robotics, instrumentation, automation, or product development environment
Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary engineering team
Experience using electronics design tools such as KiCad, Altium, or EasyEDA
Exposure to PCB design, schematic capture, layout, or design‑for‑bring‑up considerations
Exposure to digital signal processing
Exposure to FPGA design or integration
Familiarity with PCIe, SAS, or other high‑speed serial interfaces
Experience with Python or other high‑level languages for automation, testing, data analysis, or hardware control
Exposure to optics, photonics, imaging systems, precision instrumentation, or scientific hardware
Experience improving reliability, maintainability, or repeatability of lab rigs or prototype platforms
Experience working in a fast‑paced R&D, prototyping, or hardware startup environment