Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Your mission

We are seeking a talented Senior Embedded Engineer to help design and build the backbone of next‑generation systems that integrate data, sensors, and control applications into secure, high‑performance software. You will contribute to technology that powers aerospace, automotive, robotics, and defence‑related platforms where real‑world devices meet advanced software.

Responsibilities

• OS Design: Create and maintain a robust, reproducible Yocto-based Linux distribution tailored for autonomous flight
• Toolchain Management: Create and maintain custom cross‑compilation toolchains and SDKs for the team.
• Driver Ownership: Take full ownership of the lifecycle for MIPI camera and sensor drivers, ensuring total environmental awareness for our platforms.
• Performance: Optimise system boot time and real‑time task latency.
• System Health: Implement fail‑safes and watchdogs for mission‑critical flight code.

Qualifications

• B.Sc/M.Sc in Computer Science, Robotics, Systems Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• C/C++ (17/20/23) : Senior level development for performance‑critical systems.
• Yocto Project:experience building custom layers, recipes, and Board Support Packages (BSPs).
• Kernel Configuration: Deep knowledge of kernel tuning and optimisation.
• Device Tree Manipulation: Hands‑on experience with DTS/DTSI for hardware bring‑up.
• Linux Driver Development: Writing and debugging drivers and kernel modules.
• Hardware Interfacing: Proficiency with SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, and PCIe.
• Must be eligiable for UK Security Clearance (SC)

Nice to Have

• Nvidia Jetson: Experience with JetPack SDK, L4T, and CUDA/TensorRT.
• MIPI Camera Integration: Driver development for CSI-2 sensors and ISP tuning.
• Rust: Any experience or desire to use the Rust programming language.
• UAV Domain: Experience with PX4/ArduPilot flight stacks and MAVLink.
• ROS2: Development of high‑throughput nodes and DDS middleware tuning.
• GStreamer: Building hardware‑accelerated video pipelines for low‑latency streaming.
• Security: Implementing Secure Boot and encrypted file systems.

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