Job Description:

Embedded Software Engineer

Location: Cambridgeshire
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time
Working Arrangement: On-site

The Opportunity

Tiger Resourcing Group is recruiting for an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to join an established engineering organisation developing advanced electronic and communications technologies.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with strong embedded software development experience to take on a technically challenging position, contributing to the architecture, design and development of sophisticated embedded systems.

Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will be involved throughout the complete product development lifecycle, from initial system architecture and software design through to implementation, integration, testing and ongoing technical improvement.

The successful candidate will combine hands-on embedded development expertise with the ability to provide technical leadership, support engineering decisions and mentor other members of the development team.

Key Responsibilities

Embedded Software Design & Development

• Design, develop and maintain embedded software for complex electronic and communications systems.
  
• Develop software using C, C++ and/or Rust.
  
• Contribute to software architecture, detailed design and algorithm development.
  
• Develop and integrate software for embedded Linux and real-time operating system environments.
  
• Support low-level hardware integration, platform bring-up and device driver development.
  
• Implement and maintain network-connected embedded software solutions.
  
• Investigate and resolve complex software, hardware and system integration issues.
  
• Produce detailed software design documentation and technical specifications.
  

Testing, Integration & Verification

• Develop and execute unit, integration and system-level tests.
  
• Support hardware and software integration activities.
  
• Investigate software defects, perform debugging and implement corrective actions.
  
• Contribute to automated testing and test-driven development practices.
  
• Participate in software design reviews, code reviews and technical assessments.
  
• Work closely with hardware, systems and test engineers to ensure product quality and reliability.
  

Technical Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to other software engineers.
  
• Take technical responsibility for assigned development activities and smaller engineering projects.
  
• Support project engineers with technical planning and coordination.
  
• Provide specialist technical advice to internal stakeholders and customers.
  
• Identify opportunities to improve software architecture, development processes and engineering practices.
  
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies, tools and development methodologies.
  
• Contribute to the delivery of reliable, secure and maintainable embedded software solutions.
  

Essential Skills & Experience

• Significant commercial experience in embedded software development using C, C++ and/or Rust.
  
• Strong understanding of embedded software architecture and development methodologies.
  
• Experience working across the complete software product development lifecycle.
  
• Proven experience developing software for hardware-integrated or real-time systems.
  
• Strong debugging, analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  
• Experience providing technical guidance or taking ownership of complex software development activities.
  
• Good communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts to engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.
  
• A relevant technical degree or equivalent practical engineering experience.
  

Desirable Technical Experience

Embedded Linux & Real-Time Systems

• Embedded Linux development using Yocto.
  
• Board Support Package (BSP) development and platform bring-up.
  
• System integration and low-level hardware/software interaction.
  
• RTOS development, particularly Zephyr.
  
• Device driver development and debugging.
  

Networking & Communications

• IP networking and network-connected embedded devices.
  
• Voice over IP (VoIP) technologies.
  
• SIP, TLS and Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP).
  
• Development of embedded network services and communications protocols.
  
• Software Defined Radio (SDR) concepts and architectures.
  

Embedded Applications & Security

• Embedded web applications and multi-user access control.
  
• LDAP or RADIUS authentication integration.
  
• Secure boot and Trusted Platform Module (TPM) integration.
  
• Cryptographic key management and embedded security principles.
  

Signal Processing & Development Tools

• Digital Signal Processing (DSP) concepts and algorithms.
  
• Model-based design and simulation for embedded or real-time systems.
  
• Automated software testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
  
• AI-assisted software development tools for coding, debugging and verification.
  
• Debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, protocol analysers and software debugging tools.
  

Personal Attributes

We are looking for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and takes pride in developing robust, high-quality software.

You should be comfortable working independently, collaborating across engineering disciplines and supporting less experienced colleagues.

A proactive approach, strong attention to detail and a genuine interest in emerging embedded technologies will be important.

Security Requirements

The successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) screening.

Apply

If you are an experienced Embedded Software Engineer with strong C, C++ or Rust development skills and an interest in complex embedded systems, we would welcome your application.