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# Embedded Software Engineer

- **Company:** SpaceAM Limited
- **Location:** Stonehouse, UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £58,000.0 - £98,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, C (Programming Language), Abstraction Layers, C++ (Programming Language), Communications Protocols, Databases, Embedded Software, Fault Tolerance, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, Python (Programming Language), Systems Development Life Cycle, Standard Sql, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Technical Data Management Systems, Git, SC Clearance
- **Published:** October 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5939154543

## About the Role

* Complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks before starting and be eligible for and willing to undergo UK Security Check (SC) clearance; SC clearance normally requires at least five years residency in the UK.
 * Have the right to work in the UK.
 * Be fluent in C, C++ and Python, with experience of SQL-based databases.
 * Be familiar with Git version control.
 * Bring an analytical mindset and the ability to break down complex problems and develop elegant, efficient code.
 * Write clean, well-commented code that other developers can follow and build on.
 * Take a collaborative approach and be able to bridge hardware, physics and software disciplines.
 * Desirable: experience with low-power wireless SoCs.
 * Desirable: embedded firmware experience in C or C++ for radio stacks.
 * Desirable: experience with RF simulation tools and PCB design tools.
 * Desirable: experience in defence, security or space projects.

## Description

* Design and implement robust, real-time embedded software in C and C++ for microelectronics, sensors and other subsystems.
 * Write low-level drivers and hardware abstraction layers (HALs) for a range of microcontrollers and FPGAs.
 * Implement and optimise communication protocols.
 * Design and deploy data collection systems for remote environments, as well as load-balanced staging and production IoT data services.
 * Maintain and correct records in SQL-based databases.
 * Run unit, integration and hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing, along with structured test protocols, to make live deployments fault tolerant, reliable and long-lasting.
 * Contribute across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), from clean-sheet design to efficient, working code.
 * Align technical solutions with market research and customer requirements.

Technologies:

 * Embedded
 * Firmware
 * Git
 * Hardware
 * IoT
 * Python
 * SQL
 * Security
 * C++