Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems

Spectrum IT Recruitment; Wytham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum IT Recruitment is seeking a talented embedded software engineer to join a specialist team designing safety-critical software for autonomous systems in Oxfordshire.

You will work with C/C++ on real-time embedded platforms, contribute to software architecture, and help shape a growing space with real-world impact. Office attendance 3 days per week is expected, with hybrid arrangements.

Qualifications

• Strong embedded software engineering background with C, C++ or similar.
• Positive about AI and its application within software engineering and robotics.
• Experience with real-time or embedded systems.
• Familiarity with regulated environments.
• Aerospace, defence, automotive or autonomous systems is highly desirable.
• Software engineering, Robotics, or similar education at degree level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop safety-critical embedded software for autonomous systems.
• Work with a specialist team and contribute to software architecture.
• Build software in an evolving and growing space that makes a genuine impact.

Skills

Embedded software engineering

C/C++

AI applications in software

Real-time/embedded systems

Regulated environments

Aerospace/defence/autonomous systems

Software engineering/Robotics degree

Education

Software Engineering or Robotics degree

Job description

Join a specialist engineering team developing software for next-generation autonomous systems.

Location: Oxfordshire - commutable from Oxford and surrounding areas. Please note, the role requires office attendance 3 days per week.

What you'll be doing

• Design and develop safety-critical embedded software for autonomous systems
• Work with a specialist team and contribute to software architecture
• Build software in an evolving and growing space that makes a genuine impact

Required skills:

• Strong embedded software engineering background - C, C++, or similar
• Positive about AI and its application within software engineering and robotics
• Experience with real-time or embedded systems
• Familiarity with regulated environments
• Aerospace, defence, automotive or autonomous systems is highly desirable
• Software engineering, Robotics, or similar education at degree level or higher

Please note, sponsorship is not available for this role.