Embedded Software Engineer

• Develop Embedded Linux applications for UAV platforms
• Optimise software for constrained environments (low memory/bandwidth)
• Work on multi-core Embedded systems (eg 4-core CPUs)
• Build and maintain Real Time systems (feedback loops, controllers)
• Contribute across the full stack - from bare metal through to application layer
• Support system integration, testing, and performance tuning

Essential:

• Strong experience with Embedded Linux
• Proficiency in C++ (Rust also of interest)
• Experience working across firmware to application layer
• Solid understanding of:

• Memory management
• Efficient data structures
• Performance optimisation

• Experience working in Real Time or hardware-interfacing systems

Desirable:

• Experience with ArduPilot or Betaflight
• Background in:

• Defence systems (flight control, missiles, radar, EO systems)
• Aerospace or automotive engineering
• Machine vision/sensor integration

• Strong systems thinking (test, integration, end-to-end systems)
• Exposure to Rust

We are supporting a rapidly growing engineering company working on cutting-edge UAV technology, as they scale their team to support a major EU defence programme. This is a hands-on role focused on developing and optimising software deployed onto drone platforms, operating in highly constrained, real-world environments. You'll be working across Embedded systems and application layers, contributing to Real Time, cyber-physical systems that directly interact with hardware.