Embedded Software Engineer

Position: Embedded Software Engineer

Salary: £40,000 – £50,000

Location of Office: Manchester

Location of work: WFH Hybrid Model – 2 days a week working from home

Skills Required:

• Embedded C and C++
• RTOS
• Microcontroller/ Microprocessor experience (8, 16, 32 bit)
• Communication protocol experience e.g. SPI, I2C, UARRT, USB, RFID, BLE

An established electronics business based in East Manchester require an Embedded Software Engineer to join its R&D team. This is the opportunity to join a successful and privately owned electronics business who do all R&D development and manufacturing out of its Manchester office, with the business having sales offices all over the world.

You will be joining the business at an exciting time as you will be working on a major platform development for two new handheld devices. You will be tasked with doing the embedded firmware development and the GUI user interface design for both battery powered devices (the devices will be powered with double AA batteries). In this role you will be developing RTOS based real time embedded C/C++ software for 32-bit ARM Cortex M4 Microcontrollers.

This opportunity offers you the chance to work in a medium sized R&D team, where you will work closely with other Software, Electronics, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineers.

You will work on projects from concept through to production, and there is opportunity to work on a wide range of device developments, as the company has a wide portfolio of existing devices which is only set to grow due to customer demand.

Skills Required:

• Embedded C and C++
• RTOS
• Microcontroller/ Microprocessor experience (8, 16, 32 bit)
• Communication protocol experience e.g. SPI, I2C, UARRT, USB, RFID, BLE

Desirable skills and experience:

• FreeRTOS
• ARM Cortex M3/4 microcontrollers, STM32, NXP iMX, TI MSP
• Developed software for low powered/ handheld devices
• BLE or Bluetooth experience

On offer is a strong salary and benefits package plus the chance to work from home 2 days a week, as well as flexible working hours. They have a friendly, enthusiastic environment with clear paths for career development for the right Embedded Software Engineer.

If you are interested in this fantastic, unique opportunity contact Laurence Powell or Chris Fawcett at KO2 today.