Lead Engineer – Embedded Systems &,Industrial IoT

Embedded Firmware & Edge Gateway Development

▪ Lead end-to-end firmware design and development for industrial IoT edge gateways on ESP32, STM32,

and ARM-based platforms, from concept through production release

▪ Architect and implement modular firmware on FreeRTOS and embedded Linux with secure commissioning,

OTA updates, dual-bank rollback, and configurable edge logic orchestration

▪ Implement multi-protocol connectivity including BLE 5.0, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, RS485/Modbus RTU, and

MQTT/TLS cloud integration with network failover and remote device management

▪ Own the full embedded software lifecycle: requirements, architecture, coding, code review, integration

testing, and release management

Industrial Protocols & Real-Time Networking

▪ Design, port, and validate industrial protocol stacks including PROFINET IO Device, OPC UA, HART, and

TSN/PTP (802.1AS) solutions across Linux, FreeRTOS, and Yocto-based platforms

▪ Lead conformance testing with ART/ETS tooling, PLC integration validation, and packet-level debugging for

real-time industrial communication requirements

▪ Build TSN demonstration and validation platforms with PTP synchronization, scheduled traffic,

YANG/sysrepo configuration, NETCONF APIs, and multi-node latency/jitter measurement

Linux Platform Engineering & Device Integration

▪ Perform embedded Linux board bring-up, device tree customization, kernel driver development, and BSP

integration on TI AM64x, AM437x, PHYTEC, and BeagleBone platforms

▪ Develop and maintain Yocto-based build environments, cross-compilation toolchains, and CI-ready

firmware build pipelines with coding standards and static analysis practices

▪ Support hardware-software co-design including schematic review, peripheral integration, factory validation,

and field reliability qualification

Technical Leadership & Customer Engagement

▪ Serve as technical SPOC for global client engagements across pre-sales, SoW definition, effort estimation,

RFP responses, and delivery governance

▪ Lead and mentor cross-functional teams of 15–20 engineers across firmware, test, and systems integration

workstreams

▪ Collaborate with product management, systems engineering, and customer stakeholders; manage

workstreams using project management tools (e.g. Jira, Azure DevOps) with planning, estimation, and risk

management
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Essential

▪ 7+ years of hands-on embedded firmware and software development in industrial automation or IoT

environments

▪ Expert-level proficiency in C and C++; strong understanding of RTOS constraints, memory management,

concurrency, and real-time firmware design

▪ Proven experience with FreeRTOS, embedded Linux (Yocto), kernel drivers, device tree, and cross-

compilation for ARM32/aarch64 platforms

▪ Demonstrable delivery of industrial IoT edge gateways with MQTT/TLS, Modbus RTU, BLE, OTA, and

secure device commissioning

▪ Deep experience with industrial communication protocols including PROFINET, OPC UA, HART, TSN/PTP,

and Modbus across UART, SPI, RS485, Ethernet, and USB interfaces

▪ Strong background in firmware integration with hardware, including schematic review, protocol tracing

(Wireshark), and field debugging

▪ Experience with verification and validation methodologies, conformance testing, test frameworks (GTest),

and delivery traceability

▪ Proven track record leading technical delivery as team lead, SME, or customer technical SPOC in multi-site

OEM and enterprise programs

▪ Exposure to industrial technology ecosystems, techno-commercial proposals, and end-to-end product

development processes

Desirable

▪ Familiarity with NETCONF/YANG, sysrepo, and centralized TSN configuration (CUC/CNC) for automated

stream scheduling

▪ Experience with HMI development, touchless network orchestration, and browser-based commissioning

portals

▪ Knowledge of deterministic networking principles, PTP grandmaster/slave synchronization, and TSN traffic

scheduling (802.1Qbv/Qbu)

▪ MBA or post-graduate qualification in data science, analytics, or business management; international client

engagement experience (Japan, US, Europe)

Pay: £65,000.00-£90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Leicester (Leicestershire)