Firmware Engineer

Platform Recruitment
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
£45,000 – £65,000 pa

Salary

£45,000 – £65,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
23 Jun 2026 (2 weeks ago)

Benefits

10% bonus in share options

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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