Senior Embedded Engineer: Firmware, Hardware & Ownership

Applause IT Recruitment Ltd; Denton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Hybrid working

25 days holiday

Company pension

Training and development

Technical ownership and autonomy

Job summary

Applause IT Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior Embedded Electronics Engineer in Manchester, offering a hybrid working pattern. The role combines firmware development with hardware involvement across the full product lifecycle, from concept to production, with a strong emphasis on real-time embedded systems.

You will work across firmware and electronics, mentoring engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative connected products for the UK and international markets.

Qualifications

• Experience with embedded C and C++.
• Experience with RTOS/FreeRTOS.
• Experience with ARM Cortex-M, STM32, ESP32, NXP or similar MCUs.
• Experience in embedded systems and MCU/MPU development.
• Hardware and system-level debugging.
• PCB and schematic design.
• Analogue and digital electronics.
• Strong knowledge of SPI, I2C, UART, USB, CAN, Ethernet.
• Experience with embedded cybersecurity, encryption, secure coding, Altium, automated testing or CI/CD would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Develop real-time embedded firmware in C/C++.
• Lead embedded architecture and system design.
• Work with microcontrollers including ARM Cortex-M, STM32, ESP32, NXP.
• Configure and optimize RTOS environments.
• Develop peripheral drivers (SPI, I2C, UART, USB, Ethernet).
• Board bring-up, bootloader and hardware debugging.
• Support schematic design, PCB development and hardware validation.
• Work with analogue and digital circuits.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with hardware, software, production and technical teams.

Skills

Embedded C

C++

RTOS

FreeRTOS

ARM Cortex-M

STM32

ESP32

MCU/MPU development

Hardware debugging

PCB design

Schematic design

Analog electronics

Digital electronics

SPI

I2C

UART

USB

CAN

Ethernet

Cybersecurity basics

Tools

Altium

CI/CD

Job description

Applause IT Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior Embedded Electronics Engineer in Manchester, offering a hybrid working pattern. The role combines firmware development with hardware involvement across the full product lifecycle, from concept to production, with a strong emphasis on real-time embedded systems.

You will work across firmware and electronics, mentoring engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative connected products for the UK and international markets.