Embedded System Engineer

Job Specification

• Role: Embedded System Engineer
• Location: Glasgow
• Salary: Competitive based on experience
• Contract: Full time, permanent

About SynaptecWe are a highly innovative company based in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 2015, our goal is to reduce outages and the operational cost of modern, clean power networks by providing advanced monitoring and control systems based on our patented core technologies. Grid operators and clean power generators use our systems across a range of diverse environments on- and off-shore to instantly know the health and performance of their assets over unprecedented distances. To achieve our goals, we recruit the most talented individuals and develop their abilities to the full.We are committed to boosting productivity and competitiveness through fairness, equality, and sustainable employment. We aim to take full advantage of diversity of experience and thought and to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation or identification, marital status, or race. We are proud to be an accredited Living Wage Employer and member of the Living Wage Foundation.We conduct ourselves according to four core values:

• Technical excellence: We are committed to recruiting the most outstanding engineers, physicists and seasoned industry specialists, and investing in their continuous development.
• Openness: We work hard to sustain a culture of openness that underpins honesty, respect, and directness with each other and all stakeholders.
• Responsiveness: We thrive on challenge and seek to deeply understand customers’ problems and drivers and respond with creative, robust solutions.
• Continuous improvement: We constantly evaluate how we can improve, and we firmly believe that only by continuously adapting and improving can we remain at the frontline of our discipline.

Overview of RoleThe role is focused on embedded software design and development of Synaptec’s advanced sensing and instrumentation system.Prior experience and confidence in embedded software development for real-time systems will be important.The principal objectives of the role are:

• Design and implement embedded software for high-performance sensing systems
• Perform rigorous testing of new features
• Work with the team to release new features and products
• Assist with the configuration and deployment of customer systems

The Engineer will be closely involved in Synaptec’s core product development and testing processes and will be given some autonomy to design and conduct experimental or development activities within the guidance of the team. It is expected that the Engineer will gain invaluable interdisciplinary experience and will take opportunities to develop new skills and input at a growing level to Synaptec’s success.You will report on a day-to-day basis to the Lead Engineer in embedded system team, and will be expected to provide updates to the wider team on technical progress, and to participate in the preparation of reports or presentations to external clients.This is a full-time post. It is expected that most work will be completed within an office or lab, but with flexibility for remote working. Site visits and short-term working at client or supplier sites may be required, where it is safe to do so. Essential criteriaThe ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate or rapidly develop:

• An excellent academic qualification in an engineering, physics, or computer science discipline
• 2+ years of professional experience in embedded software development.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ for microcontrollers or embedded platforms Experience working with real-time or time-sensitive applications
• Familiarity with embedded development workflows, including cross-compilation and debugging
• Practical use of version control systems such as Git and GitHub
• Experience writing and running unit tests and integration tests for embedded code
• Comfort with using lab equipment for basic testing and validation
• Self-motivation, proactive attitude, and an ability to work autonomously, efficiently, and rigorously, including the ability to manage own time and workload effectively
• Excellent verbal communication skills and attitude, with an ability to convey technical information in clear and simple terms with colleagues and customers
• Ability to write clean, well-structured code and clear, well-organised documentation
• Willingness and enthusiasm to travel (both in the UK and internationally) to support on-site system installation, testing, and commissioning
• Proactive and ambitious in growing own technical and professional expertise
• Confidence with both independent responsibility and time management, and collaborative team-working, in a high-technology environment

Differentiating criteria

• Familiarity with RTOS or embedded Linux environments
• Experience with scripting languages for tooling or test automation (e.g. Python)
• Exposure to CI/CD practices for embedded software (e.g. GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Experience with standard hardware communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and PCIe
• Familiarity with software quality assurance. Familiarity with electronic circuit design, prototyping, and testing
• Interest in power systems, signal processing or instrumentation
• Familiarity with power system engineering or power system protection

Benefits

• Ethical private healthcare
• Occupational maternity pay
• Invention bonus scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Cycle-to-work scheme and secure bicycle parking
• Free secure underground car parking
• Free electric car charging stations
• On site nursery
• On site subsidised gym membership

About our location

• Glasgow location with excellent public transport links.
• Glasgow has a famously vibrant arts and culture scene and holds UNESCO Creative City of Music status.
• We are an hour's train ride from the east and west coasts of Scotland, home to some of the most beautiful islands in the world.
• To the north, we're an hour from Loch Lomond and access to the Scottish mountains.

Job Types: Full-time, PermanentPay: £32,000.00-£36,000.00 per yearBenefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• On-site gym
• UK visa sponsorship

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Glasgow G31 3AU: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Experience:

• post graduate : 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In personReference ID: Embedded System Engineer Aug 2025