Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Location

Location: Weston super mare ( on site 5 days a week)

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Embedded Software Engineer to develop and optimise embedded systems for advanced sensing and signal processing platforms.

Highly proficient and experienced embedded software engineer with skills including kernel development for Yocto Linux based embedded platforms, FPGA development, hardware drivers, experience producing platforms for real-time high-speed digital signal processing (DSP) and software defined radio (SDR), to interface with front-end software applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Yocto Linux-based embedded platforms
• Write and integrate low-level drivers and hardware interfaces.
• Collaborate with FPGA developers and application software teams.
• Optimise real-time data acquisition and processing pipelines.
• Support system integration and validation.
• Participate in customer review meetings when required
• Contribute towards generating estimates for bids and proposals
• Role may require some team leadership / management / mentoring of junior engineers.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in embedded software development for real-time bare metal environments (no operating system)
• Experience with Yocto Linux kernel, device trees, hardware schematics and driver development.
• Experience with Software Defined Radio and/or high-speed Digital Signal Processing platforms is highly beneficial.
• Familiarity with VHDL / FPGA integration and real-time DSP.
• Experience with hardware bring-up and debugging tools.
• Excellent understanding of embedded system architecture.

About Us

we are a SME of around 30 staff and work with defence clients, but we are a R&D company who works on projects such as drones/ robots/ very technical projects that other companies don’t offer.

• Tax free bonus £2,800 annually
• Royal London Pension (5% company contribution)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Salary Sacrifice for Electric Car Scheme, Cycle Scheme, Tech at Home
• Rail Season Ticket Loan
• Option to Buy/Sell holiday
• Discretionary annual bonus
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Company Christmas shutdown

Commuting

• Free on-site car parking available
• < 30 mins train ride from Bristol
• Nearest station is Weston Milton (1 mile walk / cycle from office)
• Good cycling routes, on-site bike sheds and showers

Culture

• Wide range of projects and technical work opportunities
• Regular company social events & annual Christmas party
• Free provision of fruit, snacks, and refreshments in the office