Embedded Robotics Engineer, Alderbury

Founding Embedded Software & Robotics Engineer

Alderbury, Wiltshire (Onsite)

£ 90,000 + Salary

We’re building next-generation autonomous aerial systems and are looking for a Founding Embedded Software & Robotics Engineer to help shape the core intelligence behind our platform.

This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives at the intersection of embedded software, robotics, and real-world hardware integration. You’ll work on the systems that enable autonomous sensing, communication, control, and onboard decision-making across a highly integrated VTOL platform.

You’ll be joining at an early stage with the opportunity to influence technical direction, architecture, and engineering culture from day one.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Designing and developing robust embedded software for autonomous robotic systems
• Integrating and debugging sensors, microcontrollers, companion computers, and onboard communications hardware
• Working directly with Linux-based embedded devices using SSH and low-level debugging tools
• Supporting system bring-up, testing, validation, and field integration
• Developing reliable interfaces across protocols such as CAN, I2C, UART, and SPI
• Collaborating closely with a small, fast-moving engineering team to rapidly iterate and solve complex technical challenges
• Contributing across the full development lifecycle — from prototype to deployed hardware

What We’re Looking For

Essential Experience

• Strong embedded software engineering background with experience on real hardware systems
• Experience developing on Linux-based embedded platforms
• Practical systems integration skills across electronics, sensors, compute modules, and communications interfaces
• Familiarity with embedded protocols including CAN, UART, SPI, and I2C
• Confidence debugging issues across hardware and software boundaries
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced startup environment
• Strong engineering fundamentals and problem-solving mindset

Desirable Experience

• STM32, Raspberry Pi, Jetson, or similar embedded platforms
• Robotics systems or autonomous vehicle development
• ROS2, OpenCV, or computer vision pipelines
• RF communications systems
• UAV/autopilot systems and flight controller integration
• Electronics or hardware design experience

What’s on Offer

• Founding-level equity package
• Competitive salary with future growth opportunities
• Significant technical ownership and influence
• Flexible paid time off
• Pension scheme
• Opportunity to help build breakthrough autonomous technology from the ground up

If you enjoy solving difficult engineering problems, building real-world systems, and working in a highly ambitious environment, we’d love to hear from you. Please reply with an up to date CV.