Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer: ARM Cortex RTOS

Platform Recruitment

Harston

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 70,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical

Early Friday finish

Job summary

Platform Recruitment is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer in Cambridge to own the development of bare metal and RTOS embedded software using C/C++ on ARM Cortex MCUs. You will design production support tools, troubleshoot hardware issues, and contribute across the full product lifecycle.

The role requires 5+ years in embedded firmware/software engineering with strong C/C++ expertise, MCU peripheral control, and DSP knowledge.

Qualifications

5+ years of embedded firmware/software engineering experience.
Strong experience in embedded software development and debugging using C/C++ (bare metal, RTOS).
Solid knowledge of MCU peripheral control (UART, I2C, SPI, USB, MODBUS, DMA, etc.)
Understanding of Digital Signal Processing.

Responsibilities

Design and develop bare metal and RTOS embedded software using C/C++ on ARM Cortex MCUs.
Create production support software, like test jig interfaces and calibration tools.
Troubleshoot hardware issues, perform fault finding, and resolve system-level problems