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Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems

Spectrum IT Recruitment
Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Today
£40,000 – £60,000 pa

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£40,000 – £60,000 pa

Posted
25 Aug 2026 (Today)
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Join a specialist engineering team developing software for next-generation autonomous systems.

Location: Oxfordshire - commutable from Oxford and surrounding areas. Please note, the role requires office attendance 3 days per week.

What you'll be doing

  • Design and develop safety-critical embedded software for autonomous systems
  • Work with a specialist team and contribute to software architecture
  • Build software in an evolving and growing space that makes a genuine impact


Required skills:

  • Strong embedded software engineering background - C, C++, or similar
  • Positive about AI and its application within software engineering and robotics
  • Experience with real-time or embedded systems
  • Familiarity with regulated environments
  • Aerospace, defence, automotive or autonomous systems is highly desirable
  • Software engineering, Robotics, or similar education at degree level or higher


Please apply to the advert or email your CV direct to

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