About AGI
Founded in Japan, the AGI Group (AGI) is a global engineering and technology company serving high-value chemical, pharmaceutical, energy, and advanced materials industries. Built on a heritage of precision engineering and long-term partnerships, AGI has evolved from its manufacturing roots into a global solutions provider supporting customers across the entire compound lifecycle, from laboratory innovation through to pilot and production scale.
With its European headquarters in Zurich, and a growing international presence across North America, Europe, and Asia, AGI combines deep process expertise with forward-looking digital innovation. We work alongside our customers to solve complex scientific and engineering challenges, enabling safer, smarter, and more efficient operations that accelerate the advancement of science.
At AGI, we believe progress happens when engineering excellence meets intelligent integration.
About AGI SDA (Synthesis, Digitalization and Automation) in Royston, UK
The AGI Synthesis, Digitalization and Automation (SDA) division develops the software and automation platforms that power AGI's next generation of scientific and industrial systems.
Based in Royston, UK, our engineers build scalable software that connects laboratory instrumentation, automation, and digital workflows, enabling scientists and engineers to design, control, and optimize complex chemical processes.
About the Role
Are you passionate about embedded systems and excited to see your code drive real machines? Join us and help build the next generation of lab automation used by scientists worldwide.
You’ll design, develop, and test the firmware and embedded software behind our instruments, working closely with mechanical, electronics, and software teams to turn complex ideas into reliable, high‑performance systems.
If you love tough technical challenges, fast collaboration, and building tech that directly fuels scientific discovery, you’ll fit right in. It’s a very hands‑on role, and you’ll spend most of your time deep in code.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
o Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for lab automation instruments and control systems.
o Implement firmware to interface with sensors, actuators, pumps, temperature controllers, and communication peripherals.
o Collaborate with electronics, mechanical, and software engineers to ensure seamless hardware/software integration.
o Conduct debugging, validation, and performance optimisation on target hardware.
o Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
o Help accelerate the tools behind modern scientific breakthroughs
Requirements
What You'll Bring
o Degree in Electronics, Computer Science, or related discipline
o 5+ years of experience in embedded software development for real-time systems
o Proficiency in both C++ and C
o Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming
o Strong understanding of RTOS, interrupt-driven programming, and low-level hardware interfacing
o Experience with microcontrollers, ideally STM32
o Experience with communication protocols (SPI, I²C, UART, USB, Modbus, Ethernet, etc.)
o Familiarity with debugging tools (JTAG, microcontroller debuggers, oscilloscopes, etc.)
Some non-essential but desirable experiences include:
o Experience with any additional software development languages, like C# or Python
o Experience with Linux OS
o Experience with building custom Linux distributions using Yocto project
o Experience designing and implementing closed-loop control (e.g. PID)
o Experience writing bootloaders
o Experience implementing secure boot on ARM platform (AHAB)
o Ability to read and understand schematic diagrams
Benefits
What You'll Enjoy
Our successful Embedded Software Engineer will receive the following benefits:
* 25 days holiday per year (not including bank holidays)
* Hybrid working (only 2 days a week in the office)
* Pension scheme
* Private health insurance (AXA)
* Death in service benefit
* Employee health and wellbeing support (EAP)
We offer a dynamic working environment where your skill set will be highly valued and encouraged to expand and explore your capabilities.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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