Senior Embedded Engineer: Firmware & Hardware (Hybrid)

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

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.