Edge Computing Jobs in Cambridge

• Cambridge
• £80,000 pa
• Mid-level

Hands-on electronics engineering role in a small multi-disciplinary group, covering technology development, proof of concept and prototyping. You'll co-develop systems combining advanced sensors, imaging, EM, acoustics, fluidics and AI, applying digital electronics, FPGA, DSP, embedded code, analogue electronics and RF skills across edge computing, instrumentation and special projects.

FPGA · VHDL · Verilog +6

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• £45,000 – £65,000 pa
• Mid-level

Design, develop and maintain embedded software in C/C++ for STM32 microcontrollers running bare-metal and RTOS environments, and help shape the software architecture of new advanced sensing systems. You will debug complex system-level issues within an Agile, engineering-led team working on radar technology for UAVs, with access to the company's own drone fleet for testing.

STM32 · UAV · Radar +1

• Cambridge
• £40,000 – £60,000 pa
• Mid-level

Develop driver firmware for proprietary silicon, working across the full SDLC including bring-up, regression testing and performance testing, and validating new silicon chips. The role sits in a multidisciplinary deep-tech team, with desirable exposure to ARM Cortex-M, pytest, Jenkins CI/CD and PCB electronics design.

pytest · Jenkins · Linux +4

• Cambridge
• £70,000 – £80,000 pa
• Lead

Take technical ownership of low-level embedded software and device driver development across a complex multi-processor real-time platform for secure wireless communication products. Lead platform software activities including design, task planning, integration testing and technical reviews, while mentoring engineers and collaborating with hardware teams during board bring-up. Work spans Embedded Linux, RTOS and bare-metal, with a focus on ARM-based BSPs and real-time debugging.

Embedded Linux · RTOS · ARM +4

• Cambridge
• On-site
• £75,000 – £90,000 pa
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Lead a high-calibre embedded platform team, owning the software foundation for mission-critical KVM products. Split time between hands-on Embedded C development on Linux for resource-constrained hardware and complex SoCs, and setting architecture direction, coaching engineers and driving root-cause thinking for high-reliability systems.

Linux · KVM

• Cambridge
• £80,000 – £85,000 pa
• Lead

Lead the software design and development of embedded and connected systems, taking a system-wide view that balances firmware, hardware, connectivity and cloud considerations. Working directly with clients to define products from idea through to production, and leading a team of multidisciplinary engineers without line management duties. Projects are varied and largely outside heavy industry regulation, giving freedom to be creative.

Zephyr · Linux · AWS +1

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• £55,000 – £65,000 pa
• Senior

Own a bare-metal control stack for ARM-based microcontrollers, developing, debugging and optimising firmware and adding features to an existing codebase. Work closely with hardware engineers on schematics and drivers for SPI, I2C, UART, ADC and DAC, with autonomy over complex hardware-software integration and precision motion control.

ARM · SPI · I2C +5

• Royston
• £60,000 – £70,000 pa
• Senior

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

ARM Cortex · UART · I2C +4