Embedded Firmware Engineer
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- England,East of England,Cambridgeshire
- Full Time, Permanent
- £50,000 - £60,000 per annum
Job Description:
Firmware / Embedded Software Engineer (Next-Generation IoT Wearable Devices)
Location: Cambridge (Hybrid) Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 + Excellent Benefits Contact: Adam Mayne – –
Embedded Software Engineer Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Firmware / Embedded Software Engineer to join a rapidly growing technology company developing next-generation IoT, Bluetooth-enabled, low-power wearable devices.
You’ll be part of a talented, supportive R&D team working on real products with real users, contributing to both current-generation firmware and new product development from concept through to mass production.
This is an environment known for innovation, employee development, and a genuinely collaborative culture, offering excellent training, career growth and the chance to work with cutting-edge embedded technologies.
Responsibilities of Firmware Engineer
*Designing and developing embedded firmware for IoT wearable products
*Working across the full product lifecycle — prototyping, implementation, optimisation, validation and release
*Creating efficient, reliable firmware for battery-powered, resource-constrained devices
*Developing and maintaining low-level drivers, communication interfaces and wireless protocol stacks
*Collaboration with hardware, electronics and software teams to deliver high-quality, production-ready systems
What we are looking for, as much as possible from below.
Education & Core Skills
*Degree/Masters/PhD in Computer Science, Electronics, Embedded Systems or similar
*Strong commercial experience in embedded C development (ideally 5+ years)
*Experience with RTOS environments such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ThreadX or similar
*Confident working in Unix/Linux development environments
*Strong grounding in software testing (unit, regression, system)
Embedded & Firmware Expertise
*Experience writing device drivers directly from datasheets
*Knowledge of low-power design techniques and firmware optimisation for constrained MCUs
*Experience working with BLE/Bluetooth, WiFi, Cellular or other wireless protocols
*Experience with battery-powered, low-energy devices is highly beneficial
*Familiarity with Git, Jira, Bitbucket, or similar tooling
Nice to Have
*Prior experience with wearable technologies
*Cellular expertise (e.g., LTE-M, NB-IoT)
*Exposure to embedded Linux environments
Location: Cambridge (Hybrid) Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 + Excellent Benefits Contact: Adam Mayne – –
Embedded Software Engineer Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Firmware / Embedded Software Engineer to join a rapidly growing technology company developing next-generation IoT, Bluetooth-enabled, low-power wearable devices.
You’ll be part of a talented, supportive R&D team working on real products with real users, contributing to both current-generation firmware and new product development from concept through to mass production.
This is an environment known for innovation, employee development, and a genuinely collaborative culture, offering excellent training, career growth and the chance to work with cutting-edge embedded technologies.
Responsibilities of Firmware Engineer
*Designing and developing embedded firmware for IoT wearable products
*Working across the full product lifecycle — prototyping, implementation, optimisation, validation and release
*Creating efficient, reliable firmware for battery-powered, resource-constrained devices
*Developing and maintaining low-level drivers, communication interfaces and wireless protocol stacks
*Collaboration with hardware, electronics and software teams to deliver high-quality, production-ready systems
What we are looking for, as much as possible from below.
Education & Core Skills
*Degree/Masters/PhD in Computer Science, Electronics, Embedded Systems or similar
*Strong commercial experience in embedded C development (ideally 5+ years)
*Experience with RTOS environments such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ThreadX or similar
*Confident working in Unix/Linux development environments
*Strong grounding in software testing (unit, regression, system)
Embedded & Firmware Expertise
*Experience writing device drivers directly from datasheets
*Knowledge of low-power design techniques and firmware optimisation for constrained MCUs
*Experience working with BLE/Bluetooth, WiFi, Cellular or other wireless protocols
*Experience with battery-powered, low-energy devices is highly beneficial
*Familiarity with Git, Jira, Bitbucket, or similar tooling
Nice to Have
*Prior experience with wearable technologies
*Cellular expertise (e.g., LTE-M, NB-IoT)
*Exposure to embedded Linux environments
Job number 3459701
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Industry: Recruitment Consultancy
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