20 jobs
ECM Selection Cambridge £70,000 – £85,000 pa
Work within a small firmware team on multithreaded applied electronics for precision scientific instrumentation and robotic systems. You'll develop C/C++ firmware on ARM Cortex-M driving motors, real-time sensors and automated systems, integrating third-party modules and interfacing with C#.NET PC-side code. The role is based onsite with some flexibility around core hours.
NXP Semiconductors Glasgow
An AI-native intern joins the Glasgow team to prepare, optimise and deploy ML models onto S32N automotive MPUs, prototyping edge-AI use-cases and turning them into demos. The role involves writing modern code with AI coding assistants and automation, working with Python, git and optionally C/C++, alongside experienced engineers on real automotive silicon.
Raspberry Pi Cambridge
Join a small ASIC team owning the full silicon flow from specification through design, verification and implementation, including ATE test and qualification. You will take ownership of front-end tasks, integrate and configure IP, support FPGA platforms for software development and verification, and work closely with the software team on next-generation products.
NXP Semiconductors Spain
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, evaluation, OS and firmware teams on embedded C/Assembly for ARM Cortex-M and RISC-V, supporting certification and security evaluations.
KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Elsecar £60,000 – £70,000 pa
Senior role in a small R&D team at an IoT product design house, working mostly on the embedded Linux side writing application and middleware code in modern C++. You'll refactor a mature, memory-constrained codebase into clean object-oriented C++ using UML-led design, covering the full lifecycle from requirements to integration and validation. The team is adopting TDD, automated testing and CI/CD, and you'll mentor engineers as the team grows.
Platform Recruitment St Ives £60,000 – £70,000 pa
Develops and optimises firmware and software for bare-metal processors and embedded Linux/RTOS platforms, with heavy use of high-performance C/C++. Also leads a cross-functional team of hardware and software engineers through the full development life cycle, defining requirements and driving next-generation control software concepts.
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.
WR HVAC London £60,000 – £70,000 pa
Hands-on role combining embedded firmware development in C/C++ and Python with custom PCB design, from schematics and layout to prototyping and debugging. You'll build real-time control systems for thermoelectric modules, fans and sensors, using UART, SPI, I2C and Modbus, and take solid-state heat pump products from prototype to production alongside mechanical and thermal engineers.
KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Cheshire £70,000 – £85,000 pa
Lead the device-side firmware build for intelligent connected hardware used at the edge of the energy grid, owning low-level problems such as SPI bus behaviour, cross-processor timing, tight memory footprints and radio coexistence. Work across ESP32, RP2040 and STM32 class parts with FreeRTOS, embedded C/C++, MQTT with mutual TLS and Modbus, setting standards and mentoring a small, senior team.
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.
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.
CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler Merseyside £480 – £500 pd
Owns the target architecture and design authority for an enterprise Factory Edge hosting service, defining reference architectures, reusable site patterns and guardrails across VMs, Kubernetes, MES/UNS and AI/GPU workloads. Acts as design authority across infrastructure, cloud, networking, security and OT, assessing platforms such as Azure Local, Dell NativeEdge and Nutanix.
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.
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.
