Edge Computing Jobs

NXP Semiconductors · Gratkorn, Austria

Designs and implements cross-platform cryptographic algorithms, including post-quantum cryptography, for embedded ARM Cortex-M and RISC-V platforms. Develops software countermeasures against side-channel analysis and fault injection attacks, collaborating with security architects, firmware teams and evaluation teams to meet certification requirements up to Common Criteria EAL 6+.

NXP Semiconductors · Gratkorn, Austria

Designs and implements secure cryptographic libraries resistant to physical and logical attacks, including post-quantum algorithms, on ARM Cortex-M and RISC-V platforms. Develops software countermeasures against side-channel analysis and fault injection, collaborating with security architects, firmware teams and evaluation groups, and supporting certification activities.

Platform Recruitment · Royston · £60,000 – £70,000 pa

Design and develop bare metal, RTOS and DSP algorithm embedded software in C/C++ on ARM Cortex MCUs, plus production support tools such as test jig interfaces and calibration tools. The role also covers hardware troubleshooting, fault finding and system-level problem resolution for highly precise scientific instruments and sensors.

Platform Recruitment · Northampton · £45,000 – £55,000 pa

Design and develop end-to-end intelligent imaging and connected systems, spanning embedded software, Linux-based edge computing, and cloud integration. Work across the full product lifecycle to build robust solutions integrating cameras, sensors, and hardware into real-world deployed systems. Contribute to system architecture and adopt modern tools, including AI-assisted development workflows.

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions · Runcorn · £55,000 – £65,000 pa

Owns embedded software development end to end, defining architecture, setting development standards and ensuring medical-grade quality, documentation and regulatory compliance. Works closely with hardware, systems, verification and regulatory teams on point-of-care devices used in GP surgeries, intensive care and specialist hospital departments. Requires bare-metal and RTOS firmware skills in C, C++ and Python plus regulated-industry experience.

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.

Zenovo · Nottinghamshire · £65,000 pa

Hands-on senior role developing secure, network-connected embedded products from concept to production. You'll write production-quality embedded C/C++ for real-time systems, implement HTTPS/TLS and cybersecurity features, build low-level drivers, and work with ARM Cortex-M and RTOS. Sits within a multidisciplinary team spanning firmware, hardware, test and compliance in an Agile environment.

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.

Zenovo · United Kingdom · £55,000 pa

Design, develop, test and maintain embedded software in C/C++ for microcontrollers, microprocessors and embedded Linux systems, including PIC and STM32. Work with Linux kernels, bootloaders, device drivers and BSPs, using Yocto to build custom distributions, and collaborate with hardware engineers on bring-up and debugging via UART, SPI, I2C and Ethernet.

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions · Shipley · £40,000 – £50,000 pa

Lead the development of embedded systems, designing complex software for real-time control and IoT connectivity across several product lines. Work hands-on in embedded C/C++ on ARM Cortex and RTOS/bare-metal, reviewing code, improving performance and mentoring engineers alongside hardware colleagues in an agile team, taking products from concept to production.

QinetiQ · Malvern, England, United Kingdom · £60,750 – £67,500 pa

Works across the full engineering lifecycle within a multidisciplinary team, analysing, designing, implementing and testing embedded software for innovative electronics systems used in defence applications. Involves rigorous engineering practices, configuration and change management, UML design, and interfacing with on-board FPGAs, with responsibility to the Project Design Authority.

Verso Recruitment · Nottingham · £65,000 – £80,000 pa

Hands-on role writing production embedded C and C++ for network-connected electronic products, covering secure communication protocols, TCP/IP and Ethernet networking, low-level drivers and peripherals such as SPI, I2C and UART. You'll work with RTOS platforms like FreeRTOS or ThreadX and collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, test and compliance teams, taking ownership of embedded development and cybersecurity across the product portfolio.

Avanti Recruitment · ELY · £60,000 – £70,000 pa

Hands-on senior role developing embedded software on SoC-FPGA platforms, bridging ARM processors, FPGA programmable logic and complex measurement systems. Day-to-day work covers Embedded Linux in C/C++, AXI, DMA, interrupts, memory-mapped I/O, drivers, high-speed data acquisition and porting MATLAB/Python algorithms into embedded C/C++. Technical ownership of low-level hardware/software integration for advanced sensing and measurement products.

Microchip · Whiteley

Join the Human Machine Interface Division to shape next-generation maXTouch capacitive touch controllers for automotive, industrial and consumer products. You will define sensing architectures, write and verify RTL in Verilog/SystemVerilog, develop embedded C/C++ software, and drive silicon bring-up and validation across analog, digital and firmware domains.