Embedded Software Engineer

Carbon60

ScreenedHybrid

Portsmouth, South East

£60/hour

Posted 2 days ago

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About the role

Embedded Software Engineer

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Carbon60 are working with their established defence and aerospace client who is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to support increased workload within an advanced engineering team delivering innovative, real‑time embedded solutions.

This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting‑edge technology within a highly skilled and collaborative environment.

Key Details

Location: Portsmouth, UK (hybrid – 3 days onsite, 2 days remote)
Contract Length: Initial 6 months
Pay Rate: Up to £60 per hour Umbrella / Up to £44.85 per hour PAYE
Working Pattern: 37 hours per week
IR35: Inside IR35
Security Clearance: SC required on submission (sole UK nationals only)

The Role

You will be responsible for developing and prototyping embedded software solutions, progressing successful concepts through to deployment standard. Work is carried out in an agile environment on real‑time systems used within secure and safety‑critical applications. xwzovoh

Key Responsibilities

Development of embedded software and firmware using C/C++
Working in bare‑metal and embedded Linux environments
Configuration and deployment of embedded Linux systems (e.g. Buildroot, Yocto)
Kernel configuration, device trees and bootloaders (e.g. U‑Boot)
Development of Linux device drivers, including DMA and interrupts
Supporting prototype development through to production‑ready solutions

Required Experience

Strong experience programming embedded systems using C/C++
Proven background in embedded Linux and bare‑metal development
Experience with Linux device drivers and real‑time systems
Knowledge of Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Exposure to Software Defined Radio (SDR) environments
Background within defence, aerospace or similarly regulated industries preferred

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