Senior Embedded Engineer

Applause IT Limited; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension

Training and professional development

Opportunity to influence product and工程

Job summary

Applause IT Limited in Manchester is seeking a Senior Embedded Electronics Engineer to join our R&D team. You will own embedded firmware and hardware development from concept through to production, working across both software and electronics for connected products.

You will design real-time firmware in C/C++, lead architecture, and collaborate with hardware, software, and production teams to deliver robust, secure embedded systems across UK and international markets.

Qualifications

• You’ll be an experienced Embedded Electronics / Firmware Engineer with a strong combination of embedded software and electronics knowledge.
• You will work across firmware and hardware to own products from concept to production.
• Experience with real-time embedded systems and microcontroller development is essential.

Responsibilities

• Developing real-time embedded firmware in C/C++
• Leading embedded architecture and system-level design
• Working with microcontrollers including ARM Cortex‑M, STM32, ESP32, NXP or similar
• Configuring and optimising RTOS environments
• Developing peripheral drivers including SPI, I2C, UART, USB and Ethernet
• Supporting schematic design, PCB development and hardware validation
• Working with analogue and digital electronic circuits
• Supporting secure, reliable embedded system development
• Conducting technical and design reviews
• Mentoring less experienced engineers
• Collaborating with hardware, software, production and technical teams

Skills

Embedded C

C++

RTOS

FreeRTOS

ARM Cortex‑M

STM32

Microcontrollers

Firmware

Electronics

PCB

Tools

Altium

Git

Job description

Senior Embedded Electronics Engineer
Location: Manchester – Hybrid
Embedded C, C++, RTOS, FreeRTOS, ARM, STM32, Microcontrollers, Firmware, Electronics, PCB

An established electronics and technology business is looking for a Senior Embedded Electronics Engineer to join its growing R&D team in Manchester. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Embedded Engineer who enjoys working across both firmware and hardware, taking ownership of products from initial concept and architecture through to development, testing and production. You'll join an experienced engineering team developing innovative connected electronic products used across the UK and international markets.

The Role

Working across the full embedded product lifecycle, you'll combine hands‑on C/C++ firmware development with electronics and hardware expertise.

Responsibilities

• Developing real-time embedded firmware in C/C++
• Leading embedded architecture and system‑level design
• Working with microcontrollers including ARM Cortex‑M, STM32, ESP32, NXP or similar
• Configuring and optimising RTOS environments
• Developing peripheral drivers including SPI, I2C, UART, USB and Ethernet
• Supporting schematic design, PCB development and hardware validation
• Working with analogue and digital electronic circuits
• Supporting secure, reliable embedded system development
• Conducting technical and design reviews
• Mentoring less experienced engineers
• Collaborating with hardware, software, production and technical teams

What We're Looking For

You’ll be an experienced Embedded Electronics / Firmware Engineer with a strong combination of embedded software and electronics knowledge.

Ideally, you’ll have experience with:

• Embedded C and C++
• RTOS / FreeRTOS
• ARM Cortex‑M, STM32, ESP32, NXP or similar microcontrollers
• Embedded systems and MCU/MPU development
• Hardware and system‑level debugging
• PCB and schematic design
• Analogue and digital electronics
• Board bring‑up and bootloaders
• Communication protocols including SPI, I2C, UART, USB, CAN or Ethernet
• Git and modern development workflows
• Experience with embedded cybersecurity, encryption, secure coding, Altium, automated testing or CI/CD would be particularly beneficial.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Bonus scheme
• Hybrid working
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension
• Training and professional development
• Opportunity to influence product and engineering strategy
• Genuine technical ownership and autonomy
• Collaborative R&D environment

This role would suit an experienced Senior Embedded Engineer, Embedded Electronics Engineer, Firmware Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer or Electronics Engineer looking for a technically varied position combining firmware, hardware and complete product development.