Senior Embedded Software Engineer

I.T. & Communications
West Lothian
August 12, 2026
Permanent
Urgent

Job Description

A fast-growing engineering consultancy is looking for an experienced Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design and deliver innovative embedded products across varied markets. This is a hands on role where you’ll take ideas from early concept through prototype and into production, working closely with both engineers and customers.

The role

You’ll be developing robust, high-quality embedded software for technically demanding projects, often under tight timelines. You’ll contribute across the full lifecycle: architecture, implementation, testing, debugging, and customer-facing documentation.

What you’ll be doing

  • Develop embedded/real-time software in C and modern C++
  • Build software for 16/32-bit microcontrollers (e.g. ARM, PIC, MSP430, DSP)
  • Integrate standard comms interfaces: Ethernet, USB, RS232, I2C, SPI
  • Control and integrate wireless modules: Bluetooth, Wi Fi, LoRa, NFC
  • Debug, fault-find, and improve reliability/performance of embedded systems
  • Produce customer ready documentation, test evidence, and reports
  • Evaluate and introduce new tools, techniques, and processes where useful
  • 5+ years developing embedded / real time systems
  • Strong commercial experience with modern C++ and C
  • Embedded Linux development exposure (Yocto/Debian or similar)
  • Confident with embedded comms protocols and typical hardware interfaces
  • Good communication skills (internal + customer facing)

Nice to have

  • Object-oriented design
  • Windows / C#
  • Security/crypto/TLS stacks
  • DSP algorithms, image/video capture & processing

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering (or related)
  • Must have the right to work in the UK (sponsorship not available)

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