Embedded Software Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 22 March 2026
LOCATION
Bristol
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Technology
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Real Time Operating Systems C assembler Embedded Systems Design FreeRTOS SAFE**RTOS**® Linux

FULL DESCRIPTION

Personal qualities are very important to us. We are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer who can:

- Use their initiative and work independently or in a small team;
- Take responsibility for delivering specific tasks & projects;
- Demonstrate the ability to appreciate the customer’s viewpoint and to nurture relationships;
- Possess excellent communication skills;
- Reply clearly and accurately to all levels of international customer enquiries;
- Strive to achieve the highest possible quality;
- Show integrity (it’s not just our products that are high integrity, but our personnel as well);
- Work at our Bristol office in the UK and travel when required;
- Provide evidence of a permanent Right to Work in the UK.

Minimum Education Standard

- Degree in an Engineering/Science/Maths subject

Required Experience and Expertise

- Real Time Operating Systems, ideally in FreeRTOS, OPENRTOS®, SAFERTOS® and/or Linux;
- C and assembler;
- Embedded Systems Design.

Highly Desirable Additional Skills and Experience

- ARM, MIPS and Power Architectures;
- Experience of using Real Time Operating Systems, ideally FreeRTOS or SAFERTOS®
- Low level embedded engineering experience – ie working at processor level – Cortex M3, M4, A7
- Safety Software Development to standards: IEC 61508, DO 178B/C, ISO26262, IEC 61508, IEC 62304
- Networking – TCP, UDP
- Embedded software security
- Multicore devices

How To Apply

Please email your CV, with a covering letter explaining your interest in the role, to [contact hidden].

Interview Process

The initial recruitment process (typically 1st and 2nd interviews) will be virtual over Microsoft Teams. Final F2F interviews are held at our Long Ashton office.

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