Embedded Software Engineer - BSP

Salary: £43,000 - 83,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong experience in embedded software development within engineering or technology environments.
• Proven background in BSP development, device drivers, bootloaders, and kernel-level work.
• Solid understanding of Yocto, build systems, and Linux internals.
• Confident working with ARM processors, toolchains, and debugging tools.
• Analytical, detail-focused, and able to collaborate effectively across functions.
• Degree or equivalent experience in Embedded Systems, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or similar.
• Experience with BSPs and Linux kernel development.
• Yocto experience is highly advantageous.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and optimise low-level device drivers for ARM-based platforms.
• Lead BSP development, hardware enablement, and board bring-up activities.
• Design and implement Embedded C software for constrained environments.
• Own and enhance bootloader functionality and early system initialisation.
• Configure, integrate, and debug the Linux kernel for new and existing platforms.
• Build, customise, and maintain Yocto-based Linux distributions.
• Work closely with hardware, firmware, and systems engineering to resolve issues early and ensure smooth integration.

Technologies:

• ARM
• Embedded
• Firmware
• Hardware
• Support
• Linux
• C++

More:

We are an established engineering and technology company seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to take a leading role in developing board support packages and low-level software for our next generation of embedded products. This is a hands-on, hardware-proximal role focused on enabling new platforms, building robust BSPs, and delivering reliable system performance on ARM-based architectures. You will collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, and wider engineering teams across the full software lifecycle to ensure production-ready embedded solutions. The role is based in Colchester, offers a salary of £70,000, and includes hybrid working with three days on site and two from home, with flexibility to be on site as needed for key projects.

last updated 39 week of 2026