via Indeed · 14 September 2026 ·5 days ago

Principal Embedded Software Engineer

ZENOVO
Bristol Full-time
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Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Location: Bristol

Working: Hybrid

Salary: Up to £75,000 DOE

We are working with an established technology business developing safety\-critical embedded software looking for a Principal Embedded Software Engineer to join their Bristol\-based engineering team.

This is a hands\-on technical leadership role focused on developing safety\-critical embedded software, with particular emphasis on Embedded C and RTOS technologies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead technical aspects of embedded software projects.

  • Design, develop and test low\-level embedded software.

  • Work extensively with C, assembler and RTOS technologies.

  • Contribute to software architecture and technical design.

  • Debug hardware/software integration issues.

  • Lead code reviews and promote software best practices.

  • Support safety\-critical validation, certification and compliance.

  • Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers.
Key Requirements
  • Strong commercial experience in Embedded Software Engineering.

  • Excellent Embedded C skills.

  • Strong RTOS experience – ideally FreeRTOS or SAFE RTOS.

  • Low\-level embedded experience, ideally ARM Cortex.

  • Experience within a safety\-critical environments

  • Experience with embedded networking such as TCP/IP and UDP.

  • Experience with software architecture, requirements and configuration management.

  • Degree or equivalent in an engineering/science/technical discipline.
Please note, applicants must be based in the UK.

If you are interested and want to know more, please apply below.

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