Senior Embedded Electronics Engineer – Imaging R&D

Job title- Senior Embedded Electronics Engineer – Imaging R&D

Job Type - Full time

Location - Malvern – UK – Hybrid

Role benefits - Competitive Salary + Benefits Package and more

Become part of making the impossible possible.

About the role:

As a Senior Embedded Electronics Engineer, you will play a key role within the Imaging R&D team at Malvern Panalytical, contributing to the development of our particle imaging and characterisation instruments, including Morphologi, NanoSight, and next-generation imaging platforms.

You will design and deliver embedded electronic systems and firmware that form a critical part of complex scientific instrumentation. Working across hardware, embedded software, embedded Linux, and FPGA-interfaced subsystems, you will support projects throughout the full product lifecycle—from early concept and architecture through to verification and release.

Your work will directly contribute to product innovation, performance, and reliability, supporting customers across academic, industrial, and government markets worldwide.

What you’ll be doing:

• Design, develop, and verify embedded electronic systems for scientific instruments

• Produce mixed-signal electronic designs including sensor interfaces, data acquisition, power management, and precision control

• Develop and review embedded firmware in C/C++ across bare-metal, RTOS, and embedded Linux environments

• Build and maintain embedded Linux platforms, including kernel configuration, device trees, bootloaders, and Yocto-based build systems

• Collaborate with FPGA engineers on processor-to-FPGA interfacing and system integration

• Support prototype bring-up, system debugging, and EMC/safety compliance activities

• Work closely with software, mechanical, optical, and scientific colleagues to deliver integrated solutions

• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and support to other engineers within the team

About you:

• Significant experience in embedded electronics and firmware development within complex products

• Strong proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems

• Experience designing mixed-signal electronics and supporting PCB development

• Exposure to embedded Linux environments and FPGA-interfaced systems

• A structured, quality-focused approach to engineering and problem solving

• The ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams and contribute to continuous improvement. 

What’s in It for You:

• Hybrid working and flexitime to support work-life balance

• The opportunity to work on technically challenging, scientifically meaningful products.

• A collaborative, inclusive R&D environment within a global organisation

• The chance to make a real impact for customers working to make the world cleaner, healthier, and more productive 

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About us - Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps. 
Together we are a powerful and highly complementary combination of market leading technologies. 

We are the toolmakers for the world's most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories. We are their partners in discovery.

Malvern Panalytical instruments analyze the chemical, physical and structural nature of materials, from proteins to polymers and semiconductors to minerals. Our leading technologies measure particle size, shape, concentration and zeta potential, biomolecular interactions and stability, elemental concentrations and crystallographic structure.

Micromeritics manufactures systems for the characterization of particles, powders, and porous materials for a wide- range of end markets including catalysts, chemicals, building materials, clean-tech and battery.  Our leading technologies measure surface area, porosity, density, adsorption and particle activity.

SciAps specializes in portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF), laser-based (LIBS) and near-infrared (NIR) analyzers to measure any element in any environment. SciAps is the Center of Excellence for our handheld instruments.
We have a global footprint with R&D and manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and Asia.

We are more than 2,500 employees in a customer-focused organization with sales and service offices in 20 countries, all committed to delivering expert and responsive customer support.

We are part of Spectris. Spectris combines precision with purpose, delivering progress for a more sustainable world. Precision is at the heart of what we do – our leading, high-tech instruments and software equip our customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive.

Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics & SciAps
Your Partners in Discovery

Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps, part of the Spectris Group, are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and achieve a fulfilling career. Changing the world isn’t something you can do on your own, or with a single way of thinking; it takes a wide collection of experiences, stories, knowledge, and expertise. We encourage applications from underrepresented individuals and people with diverse backgrounds. Although we always select the most qualified applicant for each role and make all decisions without regard to race, sex, age, or any other protected class, we are an inclusive, equal opportunity organization that prizes diversity. Your unique perspective is important to us.