Embedded Software Engineer
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | Silverstone |
| Area | Northamptonshire, England |
| Sector | Software - EmbeddedSoftware - Test |
| Salary | £good but can |
| Currency | GBP |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Jamie Harris |
| Job Ref | 54009JH |
| Job Views | 336 |
- Description
- If you enjoy working close to hardware and want to develop software applications for cutting edge embedded platforms, this could be a great opportunity. You’ll join a team that designs test solutions for computing products used across a wide range of industries including graphics, aerospace, defence and industrial.
This embedded software engineer role has opened as part of succession planning and is suitable for someone early in their career or an engineer with more experience who wants to broaden their embedded skillset. You’ll work on new SBCs, graphics systems and SoC based boards, as well as supporting long standing products still in manufacture.
The Embedded Software Engineer role:
You’ll develop embedded test applications in C, build scripts and tools to exercise hardware at driver/register level, and support both development and manufacturing. The work spans Linux, RTOS environments and a wide variety of CPU architectures, with plenty of opportunities to learn from experienced embedded software engineers and contribute to continuous improvement.
Benefit include a great pension, annual bonus, private medical, 26 days holiday + flexible benefits package.
Key skills required:- Computer Science (or similar) degree
- Strong C programming skills
- Knowledge of Linux
- An understanding of hardware/driver/register level
- Structured approach to development and documentation
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Python or Bash scripting
- JTAG/boundary scan
- Ethernet networking protocols
- Experience with RTOS (e.g., VxWorks)
- Appreciation of CPU architecture and electronics
