Embedded Systems & Integration Engineer – UAS

Company: Thales Group
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Location: Bristol
Job Description:

Overview

As an Embedded Systems & Integration Engineer, you will develop and integrate software for an edge-computing system based on NVIDIA Jetson, merging hardware and software to run reliable processing pipelines. You’ll work across embedded Linux, hardware peripherals, and C++ algorithms to ensure cohesive operation with the Jetson platform. The role involves integrating new hardware, adapting interfaces, and contributing to secure, end-to-end system performance in a defence-focused context. You’ll travel for training and collaboration, including to Ukraine, and contribute to a high-impact ISR/UAS program.

Pay / Benefits

  • bonus
  • pension contribution
  • private healthcare
  • relocation support
  • learning and development opportunities
  • career progression

Responsibilities

  • Develop, configure and maintain software on NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano platforms
  • Work with Ubuntu Linux in embedded environment
  • Diagnose and resolve hardware/software integration problems
  • Configure boot, system services, device configuration and application startup
  • Integrate and configure hardware peripherals and carrier boards
  • Adapt software platform to underlying hardware changes (e.g., new Jetson carrier board)
  • Identify differences in peripheral interfaces and hardware configuration
  • Develop interfaces between hardware acquisition software and existing algorithm code
  • Develop, integrate and optimise software using NVIDIA CUDA
  • Understand Jetson GPU architecture implications for performance
  • Apply cybersecurity principles to embedded Linux systems
  • Configure systems securely and minimise unnecessary services
  • Develop integration and diagnostic tools and test procedures for hardware/software integration
  • Test new hardware components against the existing system
  • Security clearance considerations and eligibility requirements

Key requirements

  • Comfort working from hardware documentation, schematics, interface specifications
  • C++ algorithm integration with sensor outputs into existing pipelines
  • NVIDIA CUDA / GPU experience
  • Embedded Linux expertise
  • Security-focused system configuration and hardening
  • System integration and verification experience
  • Willingness to travel, including to Ukraine
  • SC clearance eligibility and status
  • problem-solving orientation
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • NVIDIA Jetson/Orin Nano
  • Ubuntu Linux (embedded)
  • C++ development
  • CUDA / GPU programming

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Posted: October 21st, 2026