Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Instrumentation

Nuclera; Cambourne; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% company bonus

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

25 days' annual leave + Bank Holidays

Enhanced pension contributions

Parental leave

Professional development

Fresh fruit, tea, coffee & snacks

Summer staff events

Job summary

Nuclera, a Cambridge-based biotech company, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive full lifecycle software development for prototypes, products and support tools within a multi-technology environment. You will plan, manage risks, and execute end-to-end delivery while aligning with quality processes and cross-functional teams.

The role offers opportunities to broaden skills to electronics and PCB design over time, with occasional national/international travel and a competitive benefits

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or similar.
• 5+ years of full lifecycle development for multi-technology products developed to rigorous standards. Life science equipment / medical device equipment experience desired.
• Programming Languages: C for STM32 and Raspberry Pi Pico 2, python 3, Bash
• Operating Systems / Frameworks: Embedded Linux / Yocto, Docker
• Development Environment: Git / Gitlab / CI/CD, Jira
• Software Quality: coding standards/static analysis, code/design review, testing - unit, integration, hardware-in-the-loop
• Technologies: real-time control & monitoring (motion / mechanism functions & temperature control) embedded systems / electronics, LAN networking
• Strong initiative, problem-solving, task prioritization, and end-to-end execution / completion.
• Effective relationship management, cross-functional teamwork, clear documentation, and presentation skills.
• Current UK driving licence. Willing and able to occasionally travel nationally / internationally on business as required.
• Operating Systems / Frameworks: Torizon, PyQt 6, RTOS
• Development Environment: VS Code, Claude AI
• Software Quality: Software Architecture / UML, Design Controls, Stage-Gate Development, Problem solving (DMAIC, 8D)

Responsibilities

• Full lifecycle development and release management for prototypes, products and support tools.
• Planning: Providing plans covering tasks, dependencies, effort, cost and resource allocation.
• Risk Management: Supporting risk identification, evaluation and choice of risk response strategies.
• Execution & Self-Monitoring: Progress according to agreed priorities and plans. Devise appropriate responses to problems and issues. Track and report own progress (deliverables, adherence to schedules, actual spend vs budget, etc.)
• Progress according to agreed priorities and plans. Devise appropriate responses to problems and issues. Track and report own progress (deliverables, adherence to schedules, actual spend vs budget, etc.)

Skills

Problem-solving

Initiative

End-to-end execution

Cross-functional teamwork

Documentation and presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

C (STM32)

Python

Bash

Embedded Linux

Yocto

Docker

Git

GitLab

CI/CD

Jira

VS Code

PyQt 6

RTOS

Torizon

Job description

Nuclera, a Cambridge-based biotech company, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive full lifecycle software development for prototypes, products and support tools within a multi-technology environment. You will plan, manage risks, and execute end-to-end delivery while aligning with quality processes and cross-functional teams.

The role offers opportunities to broaden skills to electronics and PCB design over time, with occasional national/international travel and a competitive benefits