Together with a large team of ambitious engineers and researchers, SCK CEN wants to develop new medical radioisotopes to treat cancer patients and solve the nuclear waste issue by means of the MYRRHA project. The MYRRHA project’s first phase (start of commissioning scheduled for 2030) consists of a proton accelerator with one-of-a-kind reliability and two target facilities with which research can be performed into radioisotopes, radioactive ion beam physics and nuclear fusion reactor materials. The subsequent phases extend the accelerator to drive a sub-critical reactor intended to proof the concept of nuclear waste transmutation (start of commissioning scheduled for 2040). To help us achieve our ambitious goals, we are looking for an Embedded System Lead for the Supervisory Control System.
As Embedded System Lead for the Supervisory Control System, you will act as a Product Owner to establish the backlog based on the stakeholder needs for components of the embedded system based control of the accelerator and proton target facilities. In this function you will also follow up the design, implementation, test and delivery activities performed by a Scrum team at an external partner. For this, you will report to the MINERVA ICS group leader and work very closely together with other expert groups. Although hands-on activities such as programming are only a minor part of the activities, knowledge gained during embedded system development activities are essential to carry out the function for the project
- lead, support and perform technical follow-up of an off-site Scrum team of about 6 developers
- support and collaborate with expert groups on needs for accelerator and target facility control embedded systems
- participate in the design of critical core embedded systems and concepts
- act as Product Owner to develop control system primarily in the VHDL; C++ and Python on Linux
- set-up integration and commissioning test stands with expert groups
Profile description:
- a Master’s degree or higher in Computer Engineering. Control System, Electronics or equivalent
- 5+ years of work experience as an embedded software/system engineer
- good people management and interpersonal skills
- spoken and written knowledge of English with the ability to draw up and review technical texts
- analytical mindset to contribute to the embedded system concepts and architecture
- experience with automated testing for embedded systems
- experience in an accelerator control system project using EPICS (Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System)
- experience with timing systems like White Rabbit are advantageous
- basic knowledge of version control systems (as user), for example Git
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
@ Embedd 
What we're looking for
At embedd.it, we power hardware-software integration in embedded devices. We turn fragmented semiconductor chip data into configurable digital twins, then deterministically generate code, tests, and documentation – making integration faster, cheaper, and resilient to supply chain shocks.
We’re looking for a true legend – someone with abstract thinking and deep expertise in low-level software development. You’ll build vendor-agnostic tooling for MCU and peripheral integration to solve hardware-software integration once and for all. We work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generation, compilers, and machine learning. It’s your chance to help redefine how low-level development is done.
Responsibilities
- Drive the architecture of the driver structures and system layout
- Define scalable patterns for cross-architectural integration across bare-metal, Zephyr, Linux, and other environments
- Deconstruct complex SoC device trees and translate hardware descriptions into structured internal models for automated reasoning
- Partner with the ML team to shape data and annotation models for AI-driven data-extraction tooling
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in embedded systems development, including bare-metal and RTOS-based systems
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Familiarity with firmware configuration, SoC bring-up, and system-level debugging
- Hands-on experience with code generation tools, or low-level compiler/decompiler/emulator technologies
- Strong background in embedded toolchains: compilers, linkers, debuggers, and build systems
- Python or scripting for automation and tooling is a plus
- Experience with functional-safety standards is a plus
Why embedd.it?
- Dynamic, venture-backed team of engineers challenging the status quo 🚀
- Work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generators, compilers, and ML 🤖
- Unusual challenges requiring out-of-the-box abstract thinking 🧠
- Competitive compensation: cash + equity 💰
- Remote work possible 🌍
About Us
embedd.it is a UK-based startup reinventing embedded development. Our platform transforms unstructured semiconductor data into structured digital twins, enabling automatic generation of drivers, tests, and documentation. We're building a single, traceable source of truth to make integration fast, vendor-agnostic, and future-proof.
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