Embedded Software Engineer

Company: Profectus Recruitment
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Location: Witney
Job Description:

Embedded Safety-Critical Software Engineer

Location: Oxfordshire

Salary: Up to £60,000

Working pattern: Hybrid

Type: Permanent

An innovative technology business developing safety and assurance solutions for next-generation autonomous systems is expanding its engineering team and is looking for a Safety-Critical Software Engineer.

You’ll develop embedded and real-time software supporting autonomous aviation, defence and other mission-critical applications.

The Role

  • Develop safety-critical embedded and real-time software.
  • Design software supporting runtime assurance, safety monitoring and fail-safe functions.
  • Contribute to autonomous flight and mission-critical systems.
  • Support verification, validation and certification activities.
  • Produce software documentation and certification evidence.
  • Work within structured safety-critical development processes.
  • Collaborate with systems, verification and safety engineers.

About You

We’re looking for a strong embedded software engineer with experience developing safety-critical or real-time systems. You’ll need to be technically curious and confident discussing your engineering decisions, processes and approach to solving complex problems.

You’ll have experience with:

  • Embedded software development.
  • Real-time systems and software lifecycles.
  • Safety-critical development processes.
  • Requirements and traceability.
  • Verification and validation.
  • Working within a regulated engineering environment.

Security: Candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Check (SC) clearance.

This is an opportunity to work on technically challenging safety-critical software at the forefront of autonomous technology.

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Posted: October 3rd, 2026