Embedded Software Engineer

Embedded Software Engineer

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Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems. With over 200 employees across four continents, we supply our products to customers in more than 150 countries, both directly from our UK head office and through a well-established international distributor network.

Join the engineering team at Deep Sea Electronics Ltd, where you will design and deliver high‑quality embedded software for industrial Control and Automation applications. The role focuses on real‑time control, industrial communications and functional safety (IEC 61508/IEC 62061), creating robust solutions for environments such as power generation, manufacturing, utilities and process industries. You will contribute across the product lifecycle — from requirements and architecture through implementation, verification, certification and field support.

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​ Requirements:

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Expert in C/C++ for microcontroller development

Functional Safety: IEC 61508 (and/or IEC 62061); safety concepts (SIL, SFF, PFH), safety planning and verification

Principles of Industrial Automation products: control theory basics (PID), sensors/actuators, transducers and signal conditioning

Electrical principles

Familiar with stage gated / agile development approaches

Comfortable collaborating closely with electronics engineers on embedded systems

Working to a high-quality standards

Excellent team player with problem-solving and trouble-shooting capabilities

Experience defining a task breakdown for a give piece of work and provide estimates

Ability to translate requirements into a technical product specification

Experience in working in a high-pace environment

Enthusiastic and optimistic

Development with Real Time Operating Systems

Development of unit tested C code, using Jenkins or similar

Source code build tools, bug tracker tools, source code repositories, etc

BEng or above in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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​ Key Duties & Responsibilities:

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Design and implement C/C++ software for embedded devices (bare‑metal and RTOS) used in industrial control systems

Develop real‑time control algorithms (e.g., PID, state‑based control) for sensors, actuators, and power systems

Produce work break down structures and define work packages for execution in JIRA tasks and integration into high level plans

Integrate with industrial control equipment and software, including PLCs, HMIs and SCADA systems

Implement and validate industrial communication protocols: Modbus (RTU/TCP), CAN/CANopen/J1939, Ethernet/IP, PROFINET, OPC UA, RS‑232/RS‑485

Apply functional safety practices in line with IEC 61508/IEC 62061, including SIL determination, Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS), HARA/FTA/FMEA, and verification evidence

Contribute to software quality by the use of coding standards (e.g., MISRA C/C++) and static analysis tools, performing code reviews and developing unit/integration tests

Create test plans and perform functional product verification and validation activities

Author and maintain engineering documentation: architecture, design descriptions, interface control documents, test plans, and safety lifecycle artefacts

Collaborate closely with electronics, test & approvals, cybersecurity and product management to deliver cohesive solutions

Support system integration, commissioning and troubleshooting at parent company and customer sites (UK and international travel required)

Contribute to continuous improvement of processes, toolchains, CI/CD and development workflows (e.g., Git, Jira, code review)

Mentor less‑experienced engineers; share knowledge through design reviews, brown‑bags and documentation

Participate in sustaining activities for existing products, including defect resolution and targeted feature enhancements

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Benefits:

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​25 days holiday & Bank Holidays

​Flexible holiday scheme

​Bupa Healthcare package & Life Assurance

​Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity pay

​5% Pension contributions

​Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme

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For full details of the job please download the job description by following the link below:

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Please Note:

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