38 jobs
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DOMO TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS Whiteley
Design and implement advanced DSP algorithms and bespoke waveforms for mission-critical wireless systems, using Python and/or MATLAB, and help optimise Software Defined Radio platforms. The role sits within an embedded development team serving defence and secure communications, with mentoring duties for senior candidates.
