Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Principal Embedded Software Engineer focuses on lead a team of multidisciplinary engineers, without the line management side of things.

What the role involves

• Lead a team of multidisciplinary engineers, without the line management side of things.
• + Lead the software design and development of embedded and connected systems.
• + Take a system-wide view: balancing firmware, hardware, connectivity, and cloud considerations.
• + Work directly with clients, defining not just delivery but also the actual product itself from idea through to production.

Skills and requirements

• Report directly to the Head of Engineering and have a significant degree of authority over the architecture of each project.
• + Strong experience developing embedded software using C/C++ for RTOS-based systems (ideally Zephyr).

Confirmed role details

• + PhD or MBA qualified.
• + Experience leading own consultancy or Ltd.
• If you love developing exciting products and would like to play a leading role in a consultancy, apply!

Candidate fit

• technical problem-solving, code quality, testing discipline, and clear collaboration

Additional role context

• Principal Embedded Software Engineer.
• An exciting medium-sized consultancy is looking for an experienced software engineer to join their driven & motivated team.
• A lot of their projects tend to be outside of heavy industry regulations and varied, so you have a lot of freedom to be creative & solve a range of problems.