85 jobs
NXP Semiconductors Bucharest, Romania
Designs and implements cross-platform cryptographic algorithms, including post-quantum cryptography, plus software countermeasures against side-channel and fault-injection attacks. Works with security architects, OS/firmware and evaluation teams on embedded C/Assembly for ARM Cortex-M and RISC-V, supporting certification and security evaluations.
NXP Semiconductors Gratkorn, Austria
Designs and implements cross-platform cryptographic algorithms, including post-quantum cryptography, and develops software countermeasures against side-channel and fault-injection attacks. Provides technical leadership across cryptographic domains, collaborating with security architects, evaluation, OS and firmware teams, and drives product certification and security evaluations.
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.
Platform Recruitment Cambridge £65,000 – £75,000 pa
Develops custom Embedded Linux platforms using Yocto, working at kernel, driver and system level on Arm-based hardware, including board bring-up, debugging and performance optimisation. Also builds software for RTOS, MCU and bare-metal systems, collaborating with FPGA and electronics teams across defence, medical and industrial consultancy projects. Technical variety is central, with periods split between Linux-focused work and wider embedded development.
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.
Cambridge Consultants United Kingdom
Join the Signal Processing Department within the Wireless and Digital Services Division for a 12-month internship, working on bespoke real-time systems spanning satellite communications, voice activity detection and robotics. You'll contribute from first-principles research through to design, development and deployment, supported by mentoring and training.
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.
Zenovo Leicestershire
Architect and design software for complex embedded products made up of interconnected hardware modules, defining interfaces and integration strategies across the system. The role blends strategic architecture work with hands-on C/C++ development, Linux, IoT product work, and structured test planning alongside hardware and software engineers.
CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler Merseyside £480 – £500 pd
Owns the network architecture and connectivity patterns that integrate edge computing platforms into factory IT and OT environments. Designs LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, segmentation, firewalls and resilience standards, producing reusable blueprints, HLDs and LLDs for repeatable deployment across multiple manufacturing sites.
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.
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.
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.
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.
