Edge Computing Jobs

NXP Semiconductors · Leuven, Belgium

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.

NXP Semiconductors · Toulouse, France

Lead a team of engineers designing and implementing in-vehicle networking transceivers, defining block requirements and architecture optimised for area, power and timing. The role spans SystemVerilog or Chisel implementation, functional safety, DFT and static timing closure, working closely with architecture, analog, DV and validation teams through tape-out and silicon bring-up.

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.

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.

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.

Technical Futures Ltd · Birmingham

Builds and maintains Yocto-based Linux distributions and writes firmware for microcontrollers, working across the stack from bootloader and kernel drivers down to real-time firmware. The role sits within a technical consultancy serving medical, smart home, energy, defence and communications clients, with close customer collaboration and field product support.

Cambridge Consultants · United Kingdom

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary technical team on client assignments across consumer, industrial, and defence markets. Design and implement embedded systems, including C software for embedded targets, SystemVerilog for FPGAs, PCB design, and analogue/digital hardware testing, while interacting directly with clients from requirements capture to handover.

Renishaw · Bristol · £55,000 pa

Develops and maintains real-time software controlling high-speed, high-accuracy automated measurement systems, working from low-level registers up to systems architecture. Involves implementing control and measurement algorithms, conducting design and code reviews, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on new sensors and systems.