Job Title: Embedded Software Engineer - Power

If your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application. Location: Lichfield Term: 6 Month Initial IR35: INSIDE Hourly Rate: £DOE Key Skills: Embedded Software, Engineering, C++, Python, Microcontrollers, DSPs, MATLAB, Simulink, DOORS, Requirements Management, Aerospace, Electronics, Testing The Role: Are you an embedded controls specialist with a passion for tackling complex engineering challenges? We’re looking for a highly skilled Embedded Software Engineer to join our dynamic project team on a contract basis. You’ll be the go-to expert driving the design, implementation, and verification of cutting-edge embedded software applications across multiple high-profile programmes. What are we looking for in our next Embedded Software Engineer? Take the lead as the embedded technical authority within a small but impactful engineering team, developing innovative electrical power systems (with a focus on converters and controllers). Design and develop DSP and microprocessor-based control solutions for power conversion and protection equipment. Work hand-in-hand with systems, hardware, and electronic engineers to refine requirements, define interfaces, and optimise implementation. Build, test, and validate prototypes to ensure robust, compliant, and future-proof solutions. Act as the bridge between stakeholders – collecting, challenging, and clarifying requirements to deliver clear, customer-focused results. Support verification, validation, and qualification testing while ensuring compliance with industry standards. Drive re-use and standardisation across projects, maximising efficiency and value. Qualifications/Experience: A BEng/MEng or MSc/PhD in Electrical, Electronic, Systems, or Software Engineering. A proven background delivering embedded software/firmware in one or more regulated industries (automotive, aerospace, defence, nuclear, etc.). Proficiency in embedded C/C++ and/or Python for microcontrollers. Strong understanding of embedded systems operation and ideally DSPs. Experience with MATLAB/Simulink code generation would be a plus. A team player mindset, quick to adapt, and eager to solve problems in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Systems testing and validation experience. Familiarity with power systems and related applications. Knowledge of requirements management tools (Jama, DOORS, Polarion). Hands-on experience with Agile practices (sprints, scrums, Jira) Why Join us? This is your chance to play a pivotal role in developing next-generation power and control systems. You’ll work on technically challenging projects, collaborate with world-class engineers, and make a direct impact on industries that demand innovation, safety, and performance. ***PLEASE NOTE*** Active Security Clearance (SC) or eligibility to gain is required to be considered for this vacancy