Principal Electronics & Software Engineer

Platform Recruitment
Cambridge
3 weeks ago
£55,000 – £75,000 pa

Salary

£55,000 – £75,000 pa

Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
14 Oct 2026 (3 weeks ago)

Benefits

Comprehensive private medical cover, including eye care, private facilities, and insurance Competitive pension Access to training & development Paid membership to engineering organisations Holiday buy schemes Enhanced parental leave Competitive paid leave options

Principal Electronics & Software Engineer | Cambridge | £55-75k DOE | Hybrid

My client is developing advanced deep tech solutions and has an opportunity to join as a Principal Electronics & Software Engineer on their experienced team

Overview

You'll be joining a truly multidisciplinary team with no shortage of projects working on highly complex engineering challenges.

The role will focus on advanced R&D solving real-world problems, and involve some mentorship of top junior and undergrad engineers.

Your responsibilities

* Work as part of the R&D team on client assignments in multi-disciplinary projects

* Design and implement systems for deep tech applications & products

* Take advantage of opportunities to develop your technical design skills for analogue and digital hardware, information engineering, embedded software, control, communications and whole product design

* Interact with stakeholders, both technical & non-technical to discuss ongoing projects & requirements

About you

We’re looking for applicants with the following experience or skills:

* An 2:1 or above degree, or PhD in a relevant discipline

* Prior industrial experience in at least one of the following areas, and enthusiasm for learning about the others:

* Software implementation in C, C++, Rust, or a similar programming language

* PCB design

* Digital electronics (processors, memory, DSP, Verilog, VHDL)

* Analogue electronics (general, interfaces, RF, power)

Benefits

* Comprehensive private medical cover, including eye care, private facilities, and insurance

* Competitive pension

* Access to training & development, and paid membership to engineering organisations

* Holiday buy schemes, enhanced parental leave, and competitive paid leave options

Do you feel like you're not getting exposure to enough emerging & deep technologies? This is the opportunity for you. Apply today!

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role, and all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance if it is required

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