Embedded Software Engineer

Job Title: Embedded Software Engineer Salary: £60,000-70,000K + benefits Location: On-site (5 days per week) in Southampton We're working with an innovative engineering business developing cutting-edge hardware and software products that are redefining how intelligent systems interact with the real world. This is an opportunity to join a highly collaborative R&D environment where engineers are given genuine ownership, work on technically challenging problems, and contribute directly to products making a measurable real-world impact. The Opportunity As an Embedded Software Engineer, you'll work on low-level firmware and embedded systems development across a range of next-generation products and prototypes. This role would suit someone who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, working close to hardware, and contributing within a fast-moving R&D-led environment where innovation and experimentation are actively encouraged. What You'll Be Doing

• Developing and maintaining embedded software for ARM Cortex-M / STM32-based systems
• Designing and implementing new firmware features and capabilities
• Debugging and resolving low-level embedded and hardware integration issues
• Working with communication protocols including CAN, UART, SPI and I2C
• Supporting board bring-up, integration and system-level testing
• Contributing to performance optimisation, reliability improvements and code quality
• Working on connected and intelligent systems with real-world applications What We're Looking For
• 2-3yrs at least of commercial experience in embedded systems / firmware development
• Strong Embedded C programming skills
• Experience working with STM32 or similar microcontroller platforms
• Understanding of low-level drivers and hardware interfaces
• Confident debugging embedded systems using oscilloscopes, debuggers and logic analysers
• Familiarity with Git and modern development workflows
• Comfortable working within a collaborative, fast-paced engineering environment
• Strong problem-solving mindset and interest in R&D / innovation-led engineering Nice experience to have Any exposure to the following would be advantageous:
• Motor control systems and platforms, Power electronics
• RTOS experience, bootloaders and firmware update strategies
• Python or scripting for testing/automation and any knowledge of Connected devices / IoT systems and safety-critical or high-reliability systems