Senior Embedded Software Engineer – EV Charging (Hybrid)

VOLTEMPO

Birmingham

Hybrid

GBP 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Pension Contributions
Life Insurance
Company Discretionary Bonus Scheme
EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Enhanced Family Leave Benefits

Job summary

Voltempo is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to develop megawatt-scale EV charging firmware for live depot infrastructure, including the UK's first eHGV network. The role blends hands-on development with system-level design, in a scale-up environment, focusing on reliability, maintainability and secure updates.

You will work across C++ firmware, RTOS/bare-metal, and higher-level supervisory applications, collaborating with hardware and software teams while supporting deployed chargers

Qualifications

  • Extensive hands-on C++ in resource-constrained embedded systems.
  • Experience with serial/bus protocols (CAN, Modbus/RS485) and MQTT/WebSockets.
  • RTOS or bare-metal firmware with higher-level integration (Windows/Linux).
  • Firmware/hardware integration, troubleshooting and field support.

Responsibilities

  • Elicit and define requirements for features and validation.
  • Design and maintain modular embedded software in modern C++ per MISRA guidelines.
  • Bring up firmware for high-performance microcontrollers (e.g. STM32).
  • Architect and implement gateways between charger subsystems, vehicles and cloud services.

Skills

C++
Embedded systems
CAN
Modbus
MQTT
WebSockets
OCPP
IEC 61851
ISO 15118
RTOS
Windows/Linux integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electronic Engineering

Tools

STM32
MISRA

Job description

Voltempo is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to develop megawatt-scale EV charging firmware for live depot infrastructure, including the UK's first eHGV network. The role blends hands-on development with system-level design, in a scale-up environment, focusing on reliability, maintainability and secure updates.

You will work across C++ firmware, RTOS/bare-metal, and higher-level supervisory applications, collaborating with hardware and software teams while supporting deployed chargers

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