Embedded Software Engineer

Embedded Software Engineer

Location: Livingston, Scotland
Salary: £60,000 - £75,000
Work Pattern: Hybrid (onsite required, but more flexible than hardware roles)

About the Role

We're looking for experienced Embedded Software Engineers to work on complex, real-world products across energy, industrial, oil & gas, medical, and consumer sectors. Projects range from bare-metal and RTOS-based embedded systems to embedded Linux platforms, with growing use of modern C++.
This role offers significant technical variety, customer exposure, and the opportunity to see products move rapidly from concept to production.

What You'll Be Doing

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  Developing embedded and real-time software in C and modern C++
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  Working with RTOS-based systems (e.g. FreeRTOS) and embedded Linux
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  Developing software for ARM- and STM-based microcontrollers
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  Implementing and debugging low-level drivers and interfaces
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  Working with communication protocols including I2C, SPI, CAN, RS232, Ethernet
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  Supporting system integration, testing, and production handover
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  Producing high-quality, customer-facing documentation

What We're Looking For

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  8-10+ years' experience in embedded software development
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  Strong commercial experience with C/C++ in embedded systems
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  Experience with RTOS and real-time constraints
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  Confident working close to hardware and collaborating with electronics engineers
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  Comfortable in a busy, project-based environment

Desirable Experience

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  Embedded Linux (Yocto, Debian)
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  STM32 / ARM microcontrollers
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  Oil & gas or industrial systems
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  Wireless technologies (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LoRa, NFC)
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  Object-oriented design and software architecture
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  Exposure to security, cryptography, or DSP

Assessment & Interview Process

1. 
   Technical take-home exercise (approx. 2 hours)
2. 
   First stage: Teams interview with software and hardware engineers
3. 
   Second stage: Onsite interview, engineering discussions, and site tour

Why Join

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  Exceptional technical variety across multiple industries
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  Clear progression and skills development
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  Stable workload with growing project scale
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  Supportive, highly technical engineering culture