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# Embedded Software Engineer

- **Company:** ECM Selection Limited
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Linux, Embedded C, Linux on Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Fpga Hardware, Bare Metal
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.ecmselection.co.uk/register/27341

## About the Role

* A good degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
 * Demonstrable skills writing C++ embedded software, from bare metal to building out more complex systems, including work on Linux and ideally Embedded Linux.
 * A senior engineer's know-how, independence, and potential for technical leadership and mentoring.

At least one or more of the following is extremely beneficial: kernel/driver code, hardware-intensive algorithms, VHDL / Verilog for FPGA development, C, driving industrial hardware, control systems, power electronics, solar or clean energy.



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