Senior Embedded Software Engineer | £60-65k | Royston | Cambridge A highly innovative engineering team is looking to a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to bridge the gap between hardware innovation and intelligent control systems. You’ll be designing & developing extremely high spec instrumentation and be involved from a completely fresh concept through to test & production. This opportunity is unique as you’ll be writing code that directly shapes the direction of scientific discovery, and developing your embedded software skills in a high-spec environment that will take your skills to the next level. Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Responsibilities + Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for automation instruments and control systems + Work directly with electronics & mechanical engineers, acting as a bridge while architecting the software + Implement firmware to interface with sensors, actuators, pumps, temperature controllers, and communication peripherals Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Requirements + Proficiency with OOP & C++ + Demonstrable experience developing bare metal C code + Experience developing ARM Cortex architecture, ideally STM32s + Strong understanding of RTOS, ideally FreeRTOS Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Desirable experience + Experience with building custom Linux distributions using Yocto + Ability to read and understand schematic diagrams What’s in it for you? + Hybrid working – Mondays & Thursday in office + Private health insurance + 25 days holiday per year