Cybersecurity Embedded Software Engineer

Salary: £50,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements:

• 5+ years of embedded software or systems engineering experience, including production code delivery in a relevant wireless or high-tech industry
• Experience with network-connected products and protocols such as TCP/IP and HTTP/S
• Hands-on experience implementing secure communications and cybersecurity features
• Proficiency in embedded C or C++11/14
• Experience with RTOS platforms such as ThreadX, Azure RTOS, or FreeRTOS
• Experience with bare-metal development and low-level driver work
• Familiarity with cybersecurity standards and frameworks such as IEC 62443
• Strong diagnostic, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Awareness of the Cyber Resilience Act and connected-product regulations
• Experience supporting compliance, certification, or customer cybersecurity requests
• ARM Cortex-M or STM32 experience
• Exposure to SPI, I2C, I2S, UART, and DMA
• Hardware test and debug experience
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience

Responsibilities:

• Lead cybersecurity assessments by identifying risks, vulnerabilities, and remediations
• Design and implement secure, network-connected product functionality, including HTTPS/TLS and RFC-based networking
• Write, review, and maintain production code for cybersecurity and network features
• Support compliance with the Cyber Resilience Act, EN18031, and IEC 62443, including technical documentation
• Investigate and resolve vulnerabilities and support patching and secure update strategies
• Provide technical leadership and best-practice guidance across engineering teams

Technologies:

• ARM
• Azure
• Embedded
• Firmware
• FreeRTOS
• Hardware
• HTTP
• Support
• Network
• TCP/IP
• Cloud
• Security

More:

We are a well-established, global manufacturer of high-tech electronic products based in the Nottingham area, offering a hybrid working arrangement and a salary of £60,000 to £70,000 DOE. We are looking for a Senior Product Cybersecurity & Firmware Engineer to join a well-resourced team delivering a genuinely leading-edge development programme. This is a hands-on senior role at the intersection of embedded engineering and product compliance, working closely with firmware, hardware, test, compliance, and quality teams to keep our products ahead of evolving regulatory requirements.

last updated 30 week of 2026