Senior Embedded Systems Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading company in AI technology seeks a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer in Preston. This role involves designing and building high-performance tools for hardware development, ensuring systems run efficiently and safely. Responsibilities include prototyping, embedded systems design, and collaborating across teams. Candidates should possess extensive experience with hardware and embedded applications.

Benefits

Stock options

Comprehensive healthcare insurance

Private use of 3D printer

Incentives for proximity to office

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Architect tooling for hardware validation with rapid prototyping in Python.
• Implement embedded systems for safety and control.
• Define CI/CD infrastructure for embedded development.

Skills

C/C++ proficiency

Python

Hardware debugging tools

CI/CD pipeline build

Communication skills

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Senior Embedded Systems Engineer, Preston, Lancashire

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Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Posted:

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, going from concept to deployment with rapid iteration, prototyping, and delivering robust embedded solutions that ensure our OTPUs run 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 debug tooling, primarily in Python.
• Define and implement CI/CD infrastructure for embedded development, ensuring fast iteration and system integrity.
• Create systems for real-time monitoring, diagnostics, and fault handling across OTPU hardware.
• Define and enforce boundaries between prototype and production code for maintainability.
• Collaborate with optical, hardware, and software teams on system interfaces, requirements, and performance goals.

Skills & Experience

• 5+ years experience with hardware bring-up, calibration, and debugging of systems like SoCs, FPGAs, or AI accelerators.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded applications, with understanding of real-time constraints and hardware interfaces.
• Strong Python skills for prototyping and automation.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines for embedded systems.
• Knowledge of 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; ability to thrive in fast-paced, cross-disciplinary environments.

Details

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