Embedded Software Engineer

Embedded Software Engineer

Bristol Permanent Full-Time 37.5 Hours Monday-Friday

Are you an experienced Embedded Software Engineer with strong C programming skills and a passion for developing firmware close to hardware?

We're working with an established engineering business developing complex, high-reliability technology, and they're looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to join their Bristol-based engineering team.

The Role

You'll be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining embedded firmware, working closely with hardware and wider engineering teams to deliver reliable, high-performance products.

This is a hands-on role covering bare-metal C development, hardware integration, debugging and testing, with involvement across both new and existing products.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded firmware using C.

• Develop and maintain bare-metal applications.

• Support new product development and sustaining engineering projects.

• Develop firmware for embedded hardware and communication interfaces.

• Write unit and integration tests and supporting test scripts.

• Diagnose and resolve firmware and hardware issues.

• Read and interpret hardware schematics and datasheets.

• Evaluate new hardware devices and designs.

• Debug embedded systems using appropriate test equipment.

• Produce technical documentation, including APIs and communication protocols.

• Use task tracking tools to manage development activities.

• Contribute to reliability analysis, risk assessments and FMEA.

About You

You'll ideally have:

• 5+ years' experience working with embedded systems.

• Strong commercial experience developing bare-metal firmware in C.

• Knowledge of embedded communication protocols such as SPI, RS485 and CAN.

• Experience debugging embedded hardware and firmware using oscilloscopes, logic analysers and multimeters.

• Good understanding of electronics and the ability to read schematics.

• Experience using task tracking and development tools.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.