Embedded Software Engineer

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Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Last week
£55,000 – £90,000 pa

Salary

£55,000 – £90,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
18 May 2026 (Last week)

Benefits

25 days holiday Pension Private healthcare

Embedded Engineer - National Security

Be part of a growing and highly trusted supplier into the National Security domain, delivering mission-critical solutions that help keep the nation safe, secure and prosperous.

Working on leading-edge technology solutions including Embedded Systems, RF, DSP, FPGA, AI/DS, Cyber, Cloud and Platform Engineering.

We have secured long-term programmes of work across the full technology spectrum with key customers, providing the foundation for continued growth and development within this domain.

Role

We are seeking skilled Embedded Engineers to strengthen our delivery capability within the National Security sector. The role will support the development and integration of high-performance embedded systems, SDR platforms and FPGA-based solutions, delivering mission-critical capability into secure customer environments.

These are hands-on technical roles requiring strong embedded software engineering experience, an understanding of low-level systems, and experience operating within secure National Security or MOD environments.

Primary Job Purpose

  • Design, develop and optimise embedded software for mission-critical RF and signal processing systems

  • Integrate software onto FPGA-based and embedded hardware platforms

  • Support system architecture, trade studies and technical design decisions

  • Ensure robust, scalable and maintainable embedded implementations

Key Responsibilities Engineering & Development

  • Develop embedded software in C/C++ for Linux and RTOS environments

  • Support integration across embedded hardware, FPGA and SDR platforms

  • Work on low-level interfaces, drivers and hardware/software integration

  • Conduct trade-off analysis across performance, latency and resource utilisation

  • Support testing, debugging and optimisation within secure lab and customer environments

Delivery & Customer Engagement

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