Embedded Engineer
Bright Purple Resourcing · Torry, Aberdeen ·
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Category
- Embedded
- Salary
- GBP 70,000 / year
Embedded engineer at a global oil & gas technology company's R&D team (Aberdeen or Edinburgh, hybrid 4 days onsite) building firmware for downhole and surface tools in embedded C/C++ — owning the lifecycle from concept and algorithm design through coding, testing, and field deployment, with focus on low power consumption and safe failure modes.
Salary: £70,000 - 70,000 per year
Requirements:- Strong experience writing embedded C
- Solid understanding of the specific challenges and constraints of coding for microcontrollers
- Working knowledge of digital electronics, with exposure to analogue electronics an advantage
- Familiarity with sound software design principles and practices
- Strong mathematical ability, with experience designing custom algorithms
- A lateral thinker who enjoys finding unconventional solutions to tricky design problems
- Good communication skills and a genuine team player
- Join our expanding R&D team to support the full development lifecycle of downhole and surface tools
- Work from initial concept and design through coding, testing, and field deployment
- Collaborate closely with our electronics and mechanical teams to shape design decisions early
- Contribute to firmware built in-house rather than coding to a fixed spec
- Focus on minimising power consumption and designing safe failure modes so faults degrade gracefully
- Build on our established suite of tools and help develop innovative solutions where no off-the-shelf answer exists
- Take real ownership of projects with support and mentoring from experienced colleagues
- Depending on experience, contribute to firmware architecture and mentoring others
- Embedded
- Firmware
- Support
- Sketch
- C++
More:
We are a leading global oil and gas technology company with a strong family-business culture and a presence across the UK, the Middle East, the US and beyond. This is an opportunity to work on innovative tools used in some of the most demanding environments in the industry. The role is based in Aberdeen or Edinburgh with a hybrid working pattern of four days in the office and one day remote per week. We offer a salary of up to £70,000 depending on experience, 33 days holiday rising with long service, long-service awards, private healthcare, life insurance, strong company pension contributions, and a teamwork-driven culture that empowers engineers to make a real difference. We provide genuine ownership from first sketch to field deployment in a supportive, development-focused environment.
last updated 39 week of 2026