- Company: Get A Job.ai
- Location: Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
- Salary: Pay not listed
Website Get A Job.ai
Represented by Get A Job.ai
Responsibilities
Our talent team is representing a confidential aerospace organization seeking a Principal Embedded Software Engineer I for their Milton Keynes location. In this role, you will:
- Design and implement software for embedded devices and systems from requirements through production and commercial deployment
- Design, develop, code, test, debug, and document system software for complex aerospace applications
- Review code and system designs, analyzing for efficiency, stability, and scalability
- Integrate and validate new product designs across the software stack
- Support software quality assurance and optimize I/O performance
- Provide post-production customer support and troubleshooting
- Interface directly with hardware design and development engineers
- Assess third-party and open-source software components
- Present engineering design review materials to customers and executive leadership
- Participate in proposal-writing efforts for new projects
What We're Looking For
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering
- 9+ years of industry experience in software development
- Hands-on development and troubleshooting experience with embedded hardware
- API design experience for interfacing with FPGAs
- Experience developing products for aerospace applications
- Strong programming skills in C or C++
- Experience in embedded systems design with preemptive, multitasking real-time operating systems
- Familiarity with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and peer review processes
- Excellent knowledge of real-time system coding techniques, IP protocols, interfaces, and hardware subsystems
- Strong understanding of multi-threaded applications and resource management
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with real-time Linux environments
- Ability to read electronics schematics and component data sheets
- Experience with ARM processors and fully-featured microcontrollers
- Experience designing and developing Software Development Kits (SDK)
Important note: This role is subject to security and export control restrictions. Factors including nationality, any previous or dual nationalities, place of birth, and country of residence may limit eligibility.
How We Work With You
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Pay
Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process and will depend on your experience, qualifications, and the client's final offer.
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Working in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
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Milton Keynes is a city in Buckinghamshire, England, about 50 miles (80 km) north-west of London. At the 2021 census, the population of its urban area was 264,349. The River Great Ouse forms the northern boundary of the urban area; a tributary, the River Ouzel, meanders through its linear parks and balancing lakes. Approximately 25% of the urban area is parkland or woodland, including two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). By design, the city comprises many well-delineated neighbourhoods.
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. England shares a land border with Scotland to the north and another land border with Wales to the west, and is surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and
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Consumer price inflation in United Kingdom: 3.9% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in United Kingdom: 1.4% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in United Kingdom: 1,533 — via OECD
Nearby green space: 2 parks within 1.5km — closest is Fred Roche Gardens (1.3km). via OpenStreetMap
Nearest public transit: Fishermead Boulevard (bus stop, 116m). via OpenStreetMap
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- Elevation 103m (338 ft)
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About this role & career path
Traits that fit this role
- Innovation
- Adaptability
- Achievement Orientation
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Attention to Detail
Source: O*NET Work Styles (Distinctiveness Rank).
Typical preparation needed: Job Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. — via O*NET
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Salary & compensation
Workers in Computer & Mathematical occupations earn a national median of $98,769 — via US Census ACS / Data USA
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Listing facts
- Role Principal Embedded Software Engineer I
- Employer Get A Job.ai
- Location Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
- Type Full Time
- Pay (from listing) Pay not listed
- Posted September 15, 2026
- Apply by October 16, 2026
- Country United Kingdom
- Overview Full job description on this page (398 words)
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- Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan installation of a new system or modification of an existing system.
- Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
- Confer with data processing or project managers to obtain information on limitations or capabilities for data processing projects.
- Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
- Consult with customers or other departments on project status, proposals, or technical issues, such as software system design or maintenance.
- Coordinate installation of software system.
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