Embedded Electronics Engineer

5 days ago


Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Wave Recruitment Full time £60,000 - £80,000 per year

Role: 2x Firmware / Electronics Hardware Engineers wanted

Location: Cambridge (Onsite Only)

Salary: Competitive, based on experience, well pay what we need for the right talent

Levels: We welcome mid-level engineers but also senior engineers

Join a fast-growing tech company where your designs will power real-world products used by thousands. We're on the hunt for a hands-on Firmware Hardware Engineer who thrives on solving complex problems, building from scratch, and delivering market-ready solutions.

Who You Are

We're looking for a motivated and passionate person who has a strong interest in embedded software & electronics design.

You enjoy writing code, building and simulating circuits and you have a good intuitive understanding of discrete components.

You're organized, methodical and take pride in doing things well. You love debugging code, troubleshooting circuits and always seek to understand the fundamental reason when things don't work. You are capable of developing code from either a blank slate or building on an existing codebase. You understand the need for good documentation and don't see it as an impediment.

What You Bring


• Hands-on experience in electronics and firmware design


• Degree in Electronics Engineering


• Proven track record designing commercial products


• Strong skills in schematic capture and PCB layout (Mentor Graphics PADs or similar)

Expertise in:


• Embedded bare metal experience and Transistor-level and analogue circuit design


• Low-power DC-DC SMPS (under 50W)


• LED drive circuits and microcontroller comms (SPI, USB, etc.)


• Bare-metal and RTOS development in C


• Writing low-level drivers (SPI, I2C, UART, ADC, PWM)


• IoT protocols (Wi-Fi, BLE, MQTT)


• Confident with lab tools: oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers, soldering fine-pitch components


• Experience working within ISO 13485 or ISO 9001 quality systems

Email a CV to



  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Coherence Neuro Full time £80,000 - £140,000 per year

    Coherence Neuro is a fast-growing, venture-backed company pioneering implantable technologies that interface with the human body to address critical unmet medical needs. We're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of engineering and science to solve some of the most complex biological challenges. In this early-stage...


  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Ampere Recruitment Full time £60,000 - £120,000 per year

    Embedded Systems Engineer - FPGALocation:CambridgeEmployment type:PermanentAmpere Recruitment is partnering with a leading European developer to identify anEmbedded Systems Engineerto join a small, highly skilled R&D team focused on cutting-edge converter technology.You'll be hands-on with both hardware and software: developing FPGA-based control systems,...


  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Enterprise Recruitment Ltd Full time £29,000 - £35,000 per year

    Graduate Applications EngineerPrivately owned and proud of its 60-member team, which includes a dynamic Electronics & Software division of 25 experts, this company specializes in crafting innovative solutions for the electronics and manufacturing sectors. As the sole UK entity with this distinction, they offer an exceptional opportunity for Graduate...


  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Verso Recruitment Group Full time £75,000 - £90,000 per year

    My client is a fast-growing fabless Semiconductor business that develops advanced embedded solutions used in a wide range of consumer and industrial products worldwide. Due to continued expansion, they are looking for an experienced Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join their multi-disciplinary team of embedded, electronics, silicon and control...


  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom TEC Partners - Technical Recruitment Specialists Full time £40,000 - £70,000 per year

    Embedded Software Engineer - Salary to £70,000We are looking for experienced Embedded Software Engineers to join an innovative engineering team based in Cambridge. The role involves developing software for a new range of cutting-edge automotive electronic control units as part of a dynamic and collaborative team. This opportunity offers a chance to...

  • Electronics engineer

    2 weeks ago


    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom PragmatIC Full time £30,000 - £60,000 per year

    Job Description PragmatIC is seeking an enthusiast Electronics Engineer to support prototyping activities and new product development relating to both analogue and digital circuits using PragmatIC's FlexIC technology in combination with traditional electronics as well as externally sourced thin-film and printed components. The role encompasses design,...


  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Enterprise Recruitment Ltd Full time £60,000 - £140,000 per year

    There is a common theme when talking to engineers at this exciting start-up – they all have complete faith in and admiration for the board and management team. They are on a mission to be the fastest growing tech company in UK history and are making phenomenal progress with development to date.They are growing the software team by 3 between now and...

  • Electronic Engineer

    5 days ago


    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Lynx Recruitment Full time £60,000 - £120,000 per year

    Electronics EngineersMy client is a consultancy specialising in defence and homeland security. They provide research and development services from idea generation, prototyping, to full product design and manufacturing hand-over.As an Electronics Engineer, you will get to tackle diverse, real-world challenges from the ground up. Typically, this will involve...


  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Platform Recruitment Full time £65,000 - £75,000 per year

    Embedded Linux Engineer | £65-75k | CambridgeAre you an ambitious engineer experienced with Linux build systems & networking?I am partnered with an ambitious scale-up in the heart of Cambridge, leading global edge innovation with IP that has set the industry standard and forced major players in the networking space to innovate to keep up.Responsibilities as...


  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Enterprise Recruitment Ltd Full time

    A consistent theme emerges when speaking with engineers at this dynamic start-up – they have complete trust in and respect for the board and management team. The company is on a mission to become the fastest-growing tech company in UK history and is already making remarkable progress in its development efforts.They are growing the Electronics team by 3...