Edge Computing Jobs

NXP Semiconductors · Bucharest, Romania

Designs and implements cross-platform cryptographic algorithms, including post-quantum cryptography, and secure software for embedded systems. Develops software countermeasures against side-channel analysis and fault injection, working with security architects and evaluation teams. Provides technical leadership across cryptographic domains and supports product certification and security evaluations.

NXP Semiconductors · Glasgow

Designs and implements cross-platform cryptographic libraries, including post-quantum algorithms, hardened against side-channel and fault-injection attacks. Provides technical leadership across crypto domains, collaborating with security architects, firmware and evaluation teams, and driving certification activities. Work spans ARM Cortex-M and RISC-V platforms across automotive, payment, IoT and identification markets.

Platform Recruitment · Bristol · £55,000 pa

Develops custom embedded Linux images with Yocto, writing BitBake recipes, layers and BSPs alongside C/C++ software for ARM and SoC platforms. Involves Linux kernel, bootloader and device-driver integration, hardware bring-up and debugging, plus prototype support and technical trials for RF, sensor and communications R&D systems.

Platform Recruitment · Newcastle upon Tyne · £35,000 – £45,000 pa

Develops high-quality embedded and systems software primarily in C and C++, working on Linux-based embedded and RTOS platforms. Involves debugging at software and system level, using serial and network protocols such as UART, I2C, SPI and TCP/IP, and collaborating with engineers and clients from concept to delivery. Suits a graduate or junior engineer seeking accelerated growth in a consultancy tackling complex engineering challenges.

Cambridge Consultants · United Kingdom

A 12-week summer placement split between an internal development project and live client work, covering PCB-level circuit design, simulation, lab validation, field experiments and system modelling. You join a close-knit multi-disciplinary team in a consultancy setting with in-house prototype PCB manufacturing, EMC and antenna test facilities.

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions · York · £50,000 – £60,000 pa

Owns the software side of new measurement devices across the full design lifecycle, from concept to finished product. Writes efficient Embedded C in bare-metal environments on ARM, NXP and Atmel microprocessors, implementing RS232 and RS485 protocols. Joins a newly formed R&D team in York, shaping tools, processes and technology choices alongside hardware engineers.

Cambridge Consultants · United Kingdom

A 12-week paid summer placement split between an internal RF development project and live client work, covering RF circuit design, simulation, testing and measurement alongside experienced engineers. Based in Cambridge with access to in-house labs including PCB prototyping, EMC and antenna test facilities, working in close-knit multi-disciplinary teams.

Pure Resourcing Solutions · Cambridge · £120,000 pa

Owns the entire software function of a long-established Cambridge hardware business, covering embedded Linux on FPGA SoCs, x86 Linux application software, build systems, CI/CD and test. Leads software managers and team leads across UK and offshore teams, sitting on the Engineering Management team and reporting to the VP Engineering. Mandate to review practices, improve delivery speed and predictability, and unify several established teams into one group with shared ways of working.

Spectrum IT Recruitment · Oxfordshire · £40,000 – £60,000 pa

Design and develop safety-critical embedded software for next-generation autonomous systems, working within a specialist team and contributing to software architecture. Requires a strong embedded background in C or C++ and experience with real-time systems, ideally in regulated aerospace, defence or automotive environments.

Proactive Appointments · Didcot · £80,000 – £86,500 pa

Designs, implements and continuously improves cybersecurity controls across manufacturing OT environments, covering industrial control systems, factory automation and related technologies. Combines OT-security engineering, architecture and technical leadership with cross-functional partnership to reduce cyber risk while protecting personnel, production continuity and product quality.

Microchip · Whiteley

Works within the Human Machine Interface Division's Firmware Development Team, taking a major role in embedded software development for touchscreen and human interface solutions used in automotive and industrial design. Covers the full lifecycle from requirements and design through implementation, review, testing and documentation, with leadership and mentorship of junior engineers and involvement in improving the firmware development process.

Spectrum IT Recruitment · Reading · £45,000 – £55,000 pa

Hands-on embedded software development role within an experienced product design team at a UK technology manufacturer. You'll work across the full lifecycle, from concept and development through testing, release and ongoing enhancement, using C/C++, Linux, SQL and wireless technologies on both new and existing products.

Circuit32 Recruitment · Cheltenham · £40,000 – £55,000 pa

Develops low-level embedded software and works closely with the hardware/software interface, using Embedded C on ARM and PIC microcontrollers in bare-metal and RTOS environments. Projects span early-stage and upcoming greenfield work involving wireless and comms protocols, within a security and surveillance business. Requires eligibility for SC or BPSS clearance.

Premier Technical Recruitment · Burton-on-Trent · £55,000 – £65,000 pa

Design, develop, test and maintain embedded and control software for locomotive products, including diagnostic applications and IoT cloud-based telematics for remote monitoring. Work closely with electrical, mechanical and systems engineers on integration, validation and commissioning, producing architectures and design documentation to safety and quality standards.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment · Dundee · £65,000 – £75,000 pa

Design and build PCBs and electrical systems for IoT, wearable and MedTech products, using Altium for schematic capture and layout. Work with internal project managers and an R&D team on new product releases, managing verification and validation. The role is largely remote with occasional commuting to Dundee.