Edge Computing Jobs

NXP Semiconductors · Glasgow

Supports product teams in specifying, designing and reviewing system software security architectures for embedded platforms, covering threat modelling, risk assessment and secure boot, update and key management. Acts as a technical interface to customers, labs and compliance experts, translating standards such as the Cyber Resilience Act into engineering requirements. AI security experience is mandatory.

NXP Semiconductors · Gratkorn, Austria

Designs and evolves system software security architectures for embedded products across automotive, industrial, IoT and edge markets, covering threat modelling, risk assessment and secure boot, update and key management mechanisms. Acts as technical interface to customers, labs and compliance experts, translating standards such as the Cyber Resilience Act into engineering requirements. AI security experience is mandatory.

Platform Recruitment · London · £35,000 – £80,000 pa

Develops software for complex embedded systems, spanning low-level code, embedded Linux and real-time systems, plus hardware bring-up, integration and performance debugging. Works closely with hardware, systems and software engineers in a multidisciplinary team, contributing to architecture and technical decisions. Open to junior and mid-level engineers, with focus shaped by experience and interests.

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.

Redline Group · Luton · £50,000 – £70,000 pa

Design and develop application software and embedded firmware in C and C++ for future products, while supporting and enhancing an existing product portfolio. Day-to-day work includes FreeRTOS-based real-time firmware, direct hardware and sensor interfacing, microcontroller peripherals, and system integration, debugging and testing alongside cross-functional engineering teams. Products are safety-critical and life-saving, with flexible/hybrid working from Rochester, Kent.

FryerMiles · Newcastle upon Tyne · £65,000 – £90,000 pa

Lead low-level, embedded and real-time software development on complex Defence programmes, combining hands-on coding in C++ or Rust with architecture, code reviews and technical leadership. The role involves mentoring engineers, defining engineering standards, working directly with clients, and supporting technical proposals within a growing consultancy team.

ECM Selection · Cambridge

Technology development, proof of concept and prototyping with diverse applicationsCambridge (south); to £80k DoE plus good benefitsThis small and multi-disciplinary group within a larger company develop diverse, groundbreaking electronics technologies. Explore new challenges, collaborate, and see your work come to...

Unipart · Cambridge · £58,000 pa

Develops and tests onboard software for autonomous mobile robots and the fleet management system, including vision processing, localisation and multi-robot path planning. Splits time between ROS 2 development in C++ and Python and on-site support of live operations at Nuneaton, working with CANopen, MQTT and WebSocket integrations.

Microchip · Caldicot

Support the design, development and manufacture of electronic products and modules within a multidisciplinary engineering team. Build and maintain automated test systems using Visual Basic, Visual C# and National Instruments equipment, translate requirements into test specifications, and analyse test data. Open to graduates and experienced engineers, with occasional international travel.

Zachary Daniels · Edinburgh

Design, develop and debug compact, low-power wearable medical devices from concept to production, covering system architecture, component selection, schematic and multi-layer PCB design, prototyping and validation. Work spans analog, mixed-signal, RF and embedded circuits, precision optical sensor signal conditioning, and ultra-low-power battery and wireless connectivity (BLE, LTE-M, GNSS) integration, with a route to leading a hardware team.

Cambridge Consultants · United Kingdom

Join the Signal Processing Department within the Wireless and Digital Services Division for a 12-month internship, working on bespoke real-time systems spanning satellite communications, voice activity detection and robotics. You'll contribute from first-principles research through to design, development and deployment, supported by mentoring and training.

Reperio Human Capital · Shannon, Ireland · £51,794 – £60,426 pa

Develops embedded C/C++ software for microcontroller-based life-safety and connected-home products, including drivers, communication protocols and system features. Involves wireless integration (BLE, Matter, Thread, Wi-Fi), hardware bring-up and hardware/software integration, plus unit, integration and system-level testing. Works with design and code reviews and CI/CD practices.

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.

Circuit32 Recruitment · Cheltenham · £55 – £65 ph

Hands-on kernel-level role developing and maintaining Linux device drivers for custom hardware, including board bring-up with U-Boot, device tree and BSP work on ARM platforms. Involves debugging low-level hardware/software issues and optimising performance, power and boot time on resource-constrained systems, working closely with hardware engineers in a small team.

Spectrum IT Recruitment · Southampton · £100,000 – £115,000 pa

Lead and mentor a team of embedded software engineers while staying hands-on with technical direction, architecture and delivery. You'll define engineering standards, oversee wireless communication software on heterogeneous platforms, and act as the customer-facing technical point of contact across the full development lifecycle.