Embedded Software Team Lead
Intellectual Capital Resources
Join a pioneering space communications company – Embedded Software Team Lead, Edinburgh
An innovative space technology company is building the next generation of satellite communications platforms. They are looking for an Embedded Software Team Lead to take technical ownership of the low-level software stack supporting their ASIC-based platforms. This is a hands-on leadership position combining embedded software architecture, firmware development, hardware bring-up and cross-functional technical leadership.
You'll work closely with multidisciplinary teams and drive the development of new and more mature, scalable software engineering practices.
For this Embedded Software Team Lead role, we are looking for someone with:
Extensive experience developing low-level embedded software, with expert-level C programming skills
Proven experience with BSP development and ASIC bring-up
Strong experience with real-time programming, including FreeRTOS, Zephyr or bare-metal environments
Experience with bootloaders, memory management, watchdogs and hardware-level debugging
Proven ability to define software architecture, interfaces and development workflows
Experience leading, mentoring or technically guiding other engineers
What next?
For more information on this role, or any other jobs across Embedded Software, Firmware, C/C++ and Semiconductor Engineering, please contact me, Callum Allen, today.
An innovative space technology company is building the next generation of satellite communications platforms. They are looking for an Embedded Software Team Lead to take technical ownership of the low-level software stack supporting their ASIC-based platforms. This is a hands-on leadership position combining embedded software architecture, firmware development, hardware bring-up and cross-functional technical leadership.
You'll work closely with multidisciplinary teams and drive the development of new and more mature, scalable software engineering practices.
For this Embedded Software Team Lead role, we are looking for someone with:
Extensive experience developing low-level embedded software, with expert-level C programming skills
Proven experience with BSP development and ASIC bring-up
Strong experience with real-time programming, including FreeRTOS, Zephyr or bare-metal environments
Experience with bootloaders, memory management, watchdogs and hardware-level debugging
Proven ability to define software architecture, interfaces and development workflows
Experience leading, mentoring or technically guiding other engineers
What next?
For more information on this role, or any other jobs across Embedded Software, Firmware, C/C++ and Semiconductor Engineering, please contact me, Callum Allen, today.
Reference: WJ-5641_200201 · Posted 13 Nov 2026, 11:25 PM