Firmware Engineer
Why This Role Stands Out
This hybrid role offers you the chance to contribute to cutting-edge radar technology in high-growth markets, fostering significant career growth and skill development within an engineering-led, collaborative team. You'll thrive here if you're a mid-senior engineer with C/C++ embedded experience, eager to take ownership and influence product architecture, with a competitive hourly rate of GBP 45-65. Apply now to join a dynamic company making a real impact!
Quick Overview
Job Description
Embedded Software Engineer Cambridge Hybrid £45-65k
Our client is a privately funded SME developing state-of-the-art radar technology. Their technology is deployed within high-growth markets, including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, where accurate sensing is critical.
The business is engineering-led, with a collaborative culture that brings together
specialists across embedded software, electronics, RF design, signal processing, and
systems engineering. They operate an Agile development environment and maintain
close relationships with UAV partners, alongside operating their own drone fleet for
testing and development.
This is an opportunity to join a growing team where engineers are encouraged to take
ownership, contribute ideas, and work across the full product development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software in C/C++
• Develop software for STM32s operating in bare-metal and RTOS environments.
• Investigate and resolve complex software and system-level issues.
• Contribute to the software architecture of new advanced sensing systems
Requirements
Essential
• Commercial experience developing embedded software in C/C++.
• Experience working within bare-metal and/or RTOS-based embedded
environments.
• Strong understanding of microcontroller-based systems and embedded
architectures.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced start-up environment
• Familiarity with software development best practices including version control
and code reviews.
Desirable
• Hobbyist engineer with complex software/hardware projects completed in own
time
• Exposure to signal processing, sensing systems, radar technology, or UAV
applications.
Benefits
+ Competitive salary DOE
+ 10% bonus in share options
+ Led by engineers, for engineers
+ Strong employee value proposition
If you are looking to join an early stage growing company, on exciting projects involving UAV, & sensing, then this opportunity is for you. Apply today!
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