Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Videojet Technologies; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career development opportunities

Professional onboarding and continuous

Collaborative engineering culture

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Job summary

Videojet Technologies, part of Veralto, seeks an embedded software engineer to design, develop and maintain real-time software for our core product range. You will work in an international R&D team on real-time motion control, embedded Linux, drivers and interfaces.

The role spans New Product Development and support, with opportunities to improve performance, reliability and maintainability, while collaborating across software, electronics and mechanical teams in a hybrid, learning-focused

Qualifications

• Strong embedded software design in C/C++ on RTOS or embedded Linux.
• Experience with RTOS such as FreeRTOS on Cortex‑M.
• Knowledge of embedded Linux layers: drivers, bootloaders, user space.
• Experience with WinCE embedded systems.
• Familiar with GCC/Make/CMake/Buildroot toolchains.
• Excellent debugging using Trace32 or GDB.
• Proficient with Visual Studio, Eclipse, Git, Jira.
• Collaborative across software, electronics, mechanical and product teams.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain embedded software for real-time and Linux‑based platforms.
• Develop understanding of products to improve performance and reliability.
• Contribute to New Product Development and maintenance of existing products.
• Work in an Agile environment with planning and reviews.
• Create clear technical documentation for design, testing and release.
• Take ownership of tasks and deliver against plans.

Skills

C/C++

RTOS (FreeRTOS)

Embedded Linux

GCC/Make/CMake

GDB/Trace32

Visual Studio/Eclipse

Git/Jira

AI-assisted tools

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field

Tools

GCC

Make

CMake

Buildroot

Trace32

GDB

Visual Studio

Eclipse

Git

Jira

Job description

• Growing your expertise and expanding your technical skillset with every project.
• Solving complex engineering challenges that help bring innovative products to life.
• Thriving in a collaborative team where your ideas directly influence product quality.
• Joining a company with a proven track record of innovation and an exciting future.

Imagine yourself…

It's all possible with a role at Videojet Technologies, a Veralto Company. You have likely purchased or used a product touched by Videojet Technologies this week. As a global leader in product identification, coding and marking solutions, our technologies help ensure the safety, traceability and authenticity of products across the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and industrial sectors.

As part of Videojet and the wider Veralto family, you'll contribute to products that make an everyday impact while continuing to grow your career in an innovative, collaborative engineering environment.

Our Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Career development opportunities across Veralto
• Professional onboarding and continuous learning
• Collaborative engineering culture
• Opportunity to work on innovative embedded technologies with global impact

About The Role

After an initial training and tailored onboarding programme, you will design, develop and maintain embedded software for our core product range. The role spans both New Product Development and support of released products, including defect investigation, feature enhancements and software improvements. You will join an international R&D team with a strong track record of delivering reliable, world-leading industrial products.

Our products are high-performance precision machines that print and label at speed onto moving targets. As part of our mechatronics development team, you may work across real-time motion control, embedded Linux, communications, signal processing, user interfaces, image recognition, security and industrial automation technologies.

What you will do:

• Design, develop, test and maintain embedded software for real-time and Linux-based product platforms, including low-level drivers, hardware interfaces and application software.
• Develop a strong understanding of our existing and future products, contributing to improvements in performance, reliability and maintainability.
• Contribute to New Product Development and maintenance of existing products, including defect fixes and feature additions.
• Work within an Agile development environment, contributing to planning, estimation, reviews and continuous improvement.
• Create clear technical documentation to support software design, testing, release and long-term product support.
• Take ownership of assigned work, applying attention to detail and good engineering judgement to deliver against agreed plans.

You do not need to have experience in every area listed below. We are looking for the right embedded software engineer, and there is flexibility to shape the role around your strengths, experience and interests.

Core skills and experience:

• Strong embedded software design and development experience, using C or C++ on real-time or embedded Linux platforms.
• Experience with real-time control using an RTOS such as FreeRTOS on Cortex-M microcontrollers.
• Experience across embedded Linux software layers, such as kernel configuration, device drivers, bootloaders and user-space applications.
• Experience with WinCE embedded systems.
• Familiarity with embedded build toolchains and build systems, for example GCC, Make, CMake or Buildroot.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills, including experience diagnosing issues on target hardware using tools such as Trace32 or GDB.
• Practical experience with development tools and engineering workflows, including Visual Studio, Eclipse, Git, GitHub, Jira or similar tools.
• Openness to using AI-assisted development tools, such as Copilot and Claude, to support coding, debugging, documentation and test development.
• Good communication skills, patience and the ability to collaborate constructively with colleagues across software, electronics, mechanical and product teams.
• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Additionally useful skills:

• FPGA skills including experience with VHDL, ModelSim/Questa or Xilinx tools and devices.
• C# or Python experience for developing reusable test applications, diagnostics or engineering tools.
• Experience with industrial communications protocols such as Ethernet/IP and PROFINET.
• Experience with industrial sensors, actuators or motion control, especially stepper motors.
• Comfortable with reading electronic circuit schematics and complex data sheets.

Videojet is proud to be part of the Product Quality & Innovation segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Veralto's global network of 17,000 associates, you'll become part of a purpose-driven culture where innovation, collaboration and continuous development are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we're Safeguarding the World's Most Vital Resources.

At Veralto, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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