Senior Embedded Systems Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based innovative AI company seeks a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer to design and build high-performance tools for their Optical Tensor Processing Unit (OTPU). The successful candidate will develop robust embedded solutions, ensuring optimal performance and safety in AI breakthroughs. This role offers comprehensive benefits and salary based on experience.

Benefits

Stock options

Comprehensive healthcare insurance

Private use of our 3D printer

£24,000/year incentive for short commute

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience with hardware bring-up, calibration, and debugging.
• Deep proficiency in C/C++ for embedded applications.
• Strong Python skills for prototyping, automation, and testing.

Responsibilities

• Architect robust tooling for hardware validation and bring-up.
• Design and implement embedded systems for low-level control.
• Develop calibration and debugging tools, mainly in Python.

Skills

Hardware bring-up

Calibration

Debugging

C/C++

Python

CI/CD pipelines

Communication

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

JTAG

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06.06.2025

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21.07.2025

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Company Overview

Flux has developed the world’s first Optical Tensor Processing Unit (OTPU). Flux's OTPUs are custom-designed AI accelerators optimized for training and inference of large AI models. Join us in London to be part of a dynamic team that thrives on innovation and speed.

The role

We’re searching for Senior Embedded Engineers to design and build high-performance tooling supporting our OTPU hardware development. You will own tools for hardware safety, calibration, debugging, and validation, from concept to deployment, with rapid iteration, prototyping, and delivery of robust embedded solutions that enable OTPUs to operate safely, efficiently, and at peak performance.

Responsibilities

• Architect robust tooling for hardware validation and bring-up, with rapid prototyping in Python and a clear path to production.
• Design and implement embedded systems for hardware safety, synchronization, and low-level control.
• Develop calibration and debugging tools, mainly in Python.
• Define and implement CI/CD infrastructure for embedded development to ensure fast iteration and system integrity.
• Create systems for real-time monitoring, diagnostics, and fault handling on OTPU hardware.
• Establish boundaries between prototype and production code for maintainability.
• Collaborate with optical, hardware, and software teams to align on interfaces, requirements, and performance goals.

Skills & Experience

• 5+ years experience with hardware bring-up, calibration, and debugging (e.g., SoCs, FPGAs, AI accelerators).
• Deep proficiency in C/C++ for embedded applications, understanding real-time constraints, memory models, and hardware interfaces.
• Strong Python skills for prototyping, automation, and testing.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines for embedded development.
• Proficiency with hardware debugging tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG).
• Understanding of hardware/software boundaries, including interrupt handling, bus protocols (e.g., PCIe), and memory-mapped I/O.
• Excellent communication skills; able to thrive in fast-paced, cross-disciplinary start-up environments.

Details

• Salary: £135,000 to £165,000 depending on experience.
• Stock options in a growing AI company.
• Based in our new 5,000 sq. ft. office in Kings Cross, London.
• All employees work from London HQ and live within a 45-minute commute; an extra £24,000/year incentive for those within 20 minutes.
• Comprehensive healthcare insurance.
• Private use of our 3D printer.

If you are passionate about advancing AI and thrive in a high-energy environment, we want to hear from you. Apply now to join Flux and shape the future of computing.