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Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Wotton-under-Edge, UK💼 Full-time💰 $70,000–$70,000🗓 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design, develop, and verify embedded software architectures and applications for next-generation additive manufacturing products, focusing on real-time control, sensing, and communication.

Role type

Principal Embedded Software Engineer (C)

Builds

Embedded software platforms for control, sensing, communication, and real-time processing in additive manufacturing equipment.

Domain

Additive manufacturing / Industrial automation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

C programming, embedded software architecture, real-time systems, microcontroller development, hardware/software integration, system-level design, debugging on target hardware, verification strategies, industrial communication protocols, multi-threaded systems, memory management, state machines, DMA, interrupt-driven architectures

Preferred skills

C++, Python, ARM Cortex-M, FPGA systems, industrial protocols (EtherCAT, Modbus, CANopen, IO-Link), CI/CD workflows, static analysis tools, control systems, signal processing, EMC, safety-conscious development

Technologies

C, C++, Python, ARM Cortex-M, FPGAs, SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, EtherCAT, Modbus, CANopen, IO-Link, Git, Azure DevOps

Responsibilities

Develop embedded software architectures and applications from concept to production; implement low-level drivers, middleware, and application-layer software; optimize software for real-time performance and memory usage; develop robust verification strategies and automated test frameworks; define software architecture roadmaps and influence engineering strategy; collaborate with electronics, FPGA, and mechanical engineering teams; produce technical documentation including architecture specifications and verification reports.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with technical leadership and strategy influence

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