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Principal Embedded Software Engineer in Somerset

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

Principal Embedded Software Engineer in Somerset

Somerset, KY
Full time

Published on 09/07/2026

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