Job Description:

An established technology company developing advanced communication and connected device solutions is seeking a Principal Embedded Application Engineer to join its growing software team.

This is an opportunity to work on complex, real-world products where reliability, performance and software quality are critical. The successful candidate will play a key role in the design, development and delivery of embedded application software across a range of next-generation products.

The Role

Working within a collaborative Agile development environment, you will take ownership of software components from concept through to release. You will be involved in architecture, design, implementation, testing and technical leadership activities while working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and developing embedded application software
• Implementing and maintaining software on Embedded Linux platforms
• Developing Android applications for commercial products
• Producing technical specifications and design documentation
• Participating in technical reviews and project planning activities
• Investigating and resolving complex software issues
• Supporting integration and system testing activities
• Providing technical leadership and mentoring where required

Essential Experience
Applicants must be able to demonstrate:

• 10+ years commercial software development experience
• Strong Embedded Linux development experience
• Commercial Android application development experience
• Excellent C programming skills
• Strong Java development experience
• Experience developing software for released commercial products
• Solid understanding of embedded software systems
• Experience working across the full software development lifecycle
• Test Driven Development (TDD) experience
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Ability to interpret and work from complex technical specifications
• Experience working within Agile development environments

Desirable Experience
Any of the following would be advantageous:

• Telecommunications or wireless communications systems
• Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
• Safety-critical or mission-critical systems
• ARM-based embedded platforms
• Mobile communications technologies
• Industry standards and protocol specifications
• Technical leadership of complex software projects

Up to £80k DOE + great benefits on offer, including private pension, healthcare/medical, and more.

This role requires eligibility to obtain SC level security clearance & is based on-site 5 days per week.

For more information, please apply now.