Edge Computing Jobs

• 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
• £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

• Leuven, Belgium
• Lead

Define and review security architectures for embedded software, firmware and secure platforms, performing threat modelling, risk assessments and vulnerability investigations. Work with customers, development teams and certification bodies on security-by-design across the product lifecycle, with a focus on C/C++ embedded systems and certification schemes such as Common Criteria and EMVCo.

Java Card · Trusted Execution Environments · HSMs +3

• Glasgow
• Lead

Define and improve security architectures for embedded software, firmware and secure platforms, performing threat modelling, risk assessments and vulnerability investigations. Work with customers, development teams and certification bodies on security-by-design across the product lifecycle, with a focus on smart cards, secure elements and TEEs.

Java Card · Trusted Execution Environments · HSMs +3

• 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

• London
• £60,000 – £70,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Hands-on role spanning embedded firmware in C/C++ and electronics design, including schematics, PCBs, and hardware/firmware integration. You'll develop control systems, integrate sensors and microcontrollers, and support products from prototype through to production, working with manufacturers and external suppliers in a growing start-up.

STM32

• Newport
• On-site
• £70,000 – £90,000 pa
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Lead the autonomy system architecture and technical roadmap for an R&D business developing technology for agricultural vehicles. Line manage 4-6 engineers, coordinate 3-4 subsystem suppliers, and lead C++ and ROS2 delivery across perception, localisation, planning and motion control, with hands-on technical support and verification and validation planning.

ROS2 · C++ · Linux

• Hereford
• £120,000 – £200,000 pa
• Director · manages people
• Permanent

Lead a Defence-Tech software organisation building unmanned aircraft, edge video and mission systems, remaining hands-on across architecture, code reviews and hardware-in-the-loop testing. Establish a code-to-flight process with automated testing, simulation and signed releases, while recruiting and shaping an initial team of around five or six engineers.

MAVLink · ArduPilot · PX4 +1

• Worcester
• On-site
• £45,000 – £55,000 pa
• Junior

Hands-on role developing and maintaining embedded firmware in C for microcontroller-based products, ideally PIC and ESP32 platforms. Involves working closely with electronic hardware and PCB development, plus testing, debugging, telemetry, low-power and RF/compliance activities within an engineering and manufacturing team.

PIC · ESP32

• Nottingham
• £65,000 – £85,000 pa
• Senior

Lead the development of embedded Linux and edge AI systems for a camera-based edge computing platform built on NVIDIA Jetson hardware. Work across software, electronics and hardware integration, owning system-level technical decisions on performance, reliability and delivery. Focus is on robust, deployable products rather than proof-of-concept work.

NVIDIA Jetson · GStreamer · V4L2 +4

• United Kingdom
• Entry level

Graduate role supporting a signal processing group on real-time embedded systems across communications, sensors and audio. Work spans filter design, simulation, embedded programming in C/C++/Assembler and modelling in Matlab/Python, with exposure to platforms from TI, Arm, Tensilica and custom ASICs. Mentoring and training provided, though it is not a formal graduate scheme.

MATLAB · Python · ARM +7

• Eye
• £55,000 – £60,000 pa
• Lead

Senior technical authority for embedded firmware in smart metering products, working entirely in embedded C on Microchip tools. Leads firmware architecture, standards and cyber security integration across new development and redesign work, while mentoring engineers and influencing the product roadmap.

Microchip

• Peterborough
• £55,000 – £60,000 pa
• Lead

Senior technical authority owning firmware architecture and standards for smart metering products, working entirely in embedded C on Microchip tools. Leads complex new development, redesign and modular improvement work, embeds cyber security, and mentors engineers, with a path to leading the firmware function.

Microchip

• London
• Hybrid
• £185,000 – £254,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Designs and builds core infrastructure for a serverless AI inference platform running across a global network of GPUs and accelerators, covering model scheduling, request routing, KV cache management and sub-second cold starts. Works with AI/ML engineers and hardware partners on distributed systems and HPC problems, with a strong Rust and networking focus.

Kubernetes · Nomad · LLMs +2

• Bedford
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• £60,000 – £68,000 pa
• Mid-level

Develops embedded firmware for monitoring instruments in the environmental sector, supporting digital electronics design of new products. Works within a growing R&D team, producing robust software solutions and architectural designs for 8, 16 and 32-bit microprocessor targets, with wireless connectivity such as BLE, Wi-Fi and mobile networks.

Bluetooth · BLE · Wi-Fi