Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Senior Embedded Software Engineer job in Cambridge – DOE

Nuclera is a biotech company developing technology that helps accelerate drug discovery research through advanced protein expression and purification systems. Their eProtein Discovery™ platform is designed to simplify and speed up research workflows within laboratory environments.

This Senior Embedded Software Engineer job in Cambridge focuses on developing embedded software for the company’s next-generation instrument platform, working across low-level firmware, embedded Linux systems, real-time software, and hardware integration.

What you’ll be doing:

• Design and develop embedded software for advanced scientific instrumentation
• Build and maintain bare-metal and RTOS-based firmware for ARM platforms
• Develop low-level drivers for communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, USB, and Ethernet
• Work on embedded Linux applications for system control and data processing
• Develop multi-threaded C applications within embedded environments
• Implement real-time control and signal processing algorithms
• Support board bring-up, debugging, and hardware-software integration
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for embedded software delivery
• Contribute to testing frameworks and production tooling

Technical areas involved:

• Bare-metal firmware development
• RTOS and Embedded Linux systems
• ARM-based embedded platforms
• SoC integration and programmable logic
• Real-time control systems
• Hardware debugging and validation
• Embedded CI/CD and automation workflows

Technologies & tools mentioned:

• C for embedded development
• Python for scripting and testing
• Yocto Linux
• Git and CI/CD tooling
• Docker and embedded toolchains
• Oscilloscopes, logic analysers, and JTAG/SWD debugging tools

What they’re looking for:

• 5+ years of embedded software development experience
• Strong experience with Embedded Linux and RTOS environments
• Advanced understanding of hardware-software interaction
• Experience with board bring-up and hardware integration
• Strong debugging and low-level systems knowledge
• Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop testing strategies
• Comfortable working across firmware and application-level software

Nice-to-have experience:

• Biotech, medical device, or life sciences environments
• PCB design or schematic capture tools
• Embedded image processing or machine learning systems
• Qt or embedded GUI development
• Cloud-connected embedded systems
• EMC and electronics safety standards knowledge

What’s on offer:

• Competitive salary and annual bonus scheme
• Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Professional development and training support
• Team events and office amenities
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Why the role stands out:

This opportunity combines embedded systems engineering with cutting-edge biotech instrumentation, offering exposure to real-time firmware, embedded Linux, hardware integration, and scientific product development within a fast-growing research technology company.

If you’d like to understand more about the platform and technologies involved, it’s worth exploring the full Senior Embedded Software Engineer job in Cambridge details.