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Principal Embedded Software Engineer

ZENOVO LTDNormanton, West Yorkshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 19 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Embrace a leadership role in developing cutting-edge, safety-critical embedded software, leveraging your expertise in Embedded C and RTOS technologies within a hybrid work environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer to mentor others, influence architectural decisions, and contribute to a reputable technology firm with a competitive salary of up to £75,000. If you thrive in a technically challenging and impactful setting, this position offers significant growth and development.

Quick Overview

Salary
£75k/yr
Seniority
Leader
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Normanton, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Posted
1 week ago
TCP/IP

Job Description

Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Location: Bristol
Working: Hybrid
Salary: Up to £75,000 DOE
We are working with an established technology business developing safety-critical embedded software looking for a Principal Embedded Software Engineer to join their Bristol-based engineering team.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on developing safety-critical embedded software, with particular emphasis on Embedded C and RTOS technologies.
Key Responsibilities
  • Lead technical aspects of embedded software projects.
  • Design, develop and test low-level embedded software.
  • Work extensively with C, assembler and RTOS technologies.
  • Contribute to software architecture and technical design.
  • Debug hardware/software integration issues.
  • Lead code reviews and promote software best practices.
  • Support safety-critical validation, certification and compliance.
  • Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers.

Key Requirements
  • Strong commercial experience in Embedded Software Engineering.
  • Excellent Embedded C skills.
  • Strong RTOS experience – ideally FreeRTOS or SAFE RTOS.
  • Low-level embedded experience, ideally ARM Cortex.
  • Experience within a safety-critical environments
  • Experience with embedded networking such as TCP/IP and UDP.
  • Experience with software architecture, requirements and configuration management.
  • Degree or equivalent in an engineering/science/technical discipline.

Please note, applicants must be based in the UK.
If you are interested and want to know more, please apply below.

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