Senior Embedded Software Engineer - ARM Cortex, RTOS, DSP

Platform Recruitment; Harston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Competitive pension

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical

Early Friday finish

Job summary

Platform Recruitment is partnering with a Cambridge-based client to recruit a Senior Embedded Software Engineer. The role focuses on developing embedded firmware in C/C++ for ARM Cortex MCUs, with experience across bare metal and RTOS environments.

You’ll work through the full product lifecycle on precise scientific instruments and sensors. Competitive £60-70k DOE, 25 days holiday, pension, discretionary bonus, private medical and early Friday finish.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of embedded firmware/software engineering experience.
• Strong C/C++ development for bare metal and RTOS.
• MCU peripheral control (UART, I2C, SPI, USB, MODBUS, DMA) and debugging skills.
• 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.

Skills

Embedded software development

C/C++

RTOS

ARM Cortex MCUs

Debugging

Digital Signal Processing

Tools

UART

I2C

SPI

USB

MODBUS

DMA

Job description

Platform Recruitment is partnering with a Cambridge-based client to recruit a Senior Embedded Software Engineer. The role focuses on developing embedded firmware in C/C++ for ARM Cortex MCUs, with experience across bare metal and RTOS environments.

You’ll work through the full product lifecycle on precise scientific instruments and sensors. Competitive £60-70k DOE, 25 days holiday, pension, discretionary bonus, private medical and early Friday finish.