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Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Position: Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Salary: Up to £65,000 + bonus + Private Healthcare

Location of Office: Birmingham

Location of Work: WFH Hybrid Model

The role: As our client continue to grow their engineering team, they are now seeking an Embedded Software Engineer who will work throughout the full design life cycle developing cutting edge products for the global healthcare sector. Their office is based in the north Birmingham area, but they offer flexible remote working and a 4-day working week.

Skills and experience required:

Embedded C
Microprocessor development – PIC, STM32, ARM, Renesas etc
CAN, RS232, RS485, I2C, Ethernet
Full software development life cycle

The ideal Embedded Software Engineer will be joining a small, growing team with plenty of new product development to get stuck into straight away. You will be experienced enough to manage your own time and workload and be expected to contribute from initial concept through to in house manufacturing and assembly done onsite. You will be strong coding Embedded C and have worked with a range of serial comms (RS232, RS485, CAN, I2C etc) and a host of microprocessor families (PIC, STM, ARM, NXP etc). Any experience at hardware level or integrating firmware solutions to mobile or cloud-based systems will really make your CV stand out.

This role will best suit an Embedded Software Engineer who is passionate about developing innovative software solutions for a product range that improves peoples lives. You will be comfortable in a small team environment and enjoy the variety of work this style of working presents.

Desirable skills and experience:

Wireless protocols: BLE, ZigBee, WiFi etc
C++ programming
IoT connected devices

To be considered for this fantastic opportunity apply with an up-to-date CV today or contact Laurence Powell or Chris Fawcett at KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions.

Field Application Engineer

December 5, 2023/in Greater London, Midlands, Remote Working, South Permanent /by admin

Job Title: Field Application Engineer

Location: Fully Remote Working

Salary: Up to £45,000 + Car, bonus, healthcare and more

The Role: A successful and growing electromechanical business that develops, manufactures and sells electromechanical components (e.g. connectors, switches, assembly products) is now looking for a Field Application Engineer. You will have electronics design knowledge and be comfortable interacting with non-technical customers and sales agents. In this role you will be mainly working remotely and will be expected to travel throughout the southern region of England to various customer locations on a regular basis.

This role will be made up of 2 primary aspects:

You will be visiting electronic customers to understand and support their requirements, you will be responsible for advising which components would be suitable for their product design developments. This will mean visiting and speaking to customers as well and doing presentations from time-to-time.
You will be responsible for training a team of 5 to 6 sales engineers so that they have the technical acumen to have technical conversations with perspective customers, to help better understand their needs and make accurate recommendations.

Skills and Experience Required:

Electronics design skills – educational or industrial experience
Fault-finding and trouble-shooting of PCB design related issues.
Knowledge of the electro-mechanical industry including use of materials, environmental effects and constraints
Strong communication and
Degree qualification in an Engineering related subject

Desirable Skill and Experience:

Experience teaching or mentoring
Knowledge of cable harness assembly practices.
Any technical sales experience – telephone or face to face based.

Due to this role involving regular travel it is essential the successful candidate holds a dull UK drivers license, a company car will provided and expenses will be fully reimbursed.

Please contact Laurence Powell or Chris Oddy at KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd to discuss this role in further detail.

IT Systems Engineer

November 21, 2023/in Midlands Permanent /by admin

Position: IT Systems Engineer

Location of Office: Stoke-on-Trent

Salary: Up to £48,000

The Role: A new position has now been created for an IT Systems Engineer to join our clients growing Engineering team and take on a key role within their team. Our client build, develop and deploy a range of industry leading detection devices that are deployed around the globe in a variety of hazardous locations. In this role you can expect to be involved in a range of activities from development, build, configuration, design and implementation of a range of bespoke IT hardware, network infrastructure and IT software solutions.

The ideal IT Systems Engineer will be a Microsoft OS expert, familiar with Active Directory, MDT (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit) and Virtual Machines (VMware, Hyper-V etc). You should also be a real IT allrounder with skills and experience covering hardware configuration, network configuration, software validation and system support.

In this role you can expect to work closely with a variety of other engineers from test, firmware, hardware and cybers security teams and should expect your role to offer you plenty of variety of tasks and problems to solve. This is not your standard IT Engineer role, and you should expect the to be very hands on and you will often be expected to carry out work in different production and engineering environments, whilst having the chance to travel internationally to work closely with customers around the globe should you want to.

Skills and Experience Required:

Windows OS
Active Directory
MDT (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit) or similar
Virtualisation – VMware, Hyper-V etc

Desirable Skills and Experience:

Networking with VLAN, VPN and Firewall configurations
Cisco networking equipment or be CCNA certified

Please contact Laurence Powell or Andrew Knight at KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd to discuss this role in further detail.

Quality Engineer

November 10, 2023/in Midlands Permanent /by admin

Position: Quality Engineer

Salary: Up to £50,000

Office Location: Birmingham

The Role: A new role has been created for a Quality Engineer to join our client as they continue to grow their engineering and production teams. Our client design and manufacture a range of IoT connected electronic devices for the healthcare and telemetry sectors.

In this role you will work with the design and production teams leading the way in making sure the business achieves ISO certification and improve manufacturing procedures. This will involve a complete review of their manufacturing process and quality improvement of in field failure procedures. You will analyse these processes and provide solutions and improvements to enable the business to better control their quality standards whilst also providing a continuous improvements programme for the manufacturing and engineering teams.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role and be confident they can produce and implement robust processes to increase efficiency and minimise manufacturing errors. The company plan to grow a quality department around the successful engineer so an interest in growing and leading a small team is desired.

You will be joining a fast-growing electronics business as such there is plenty of opportunity for variety of work and the chance to progress your career within the business. If you are a quality engineer with solid experience in an electronics design product environment and keen to take on a key role in a fast-growing electronics business, this is the role for you.

Skills and Experience Required:

Electronics R&D environment experience
Familiar with IPC electronic standards
Lean manufacturing
Quality control processes control and implementation

Please contact Andrew Knight or Laurence Powell at KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd to discuss this role in further detail.

Embedded Software Engineer

October 25, 2023/in Greater London, Midlands, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Remote Working, Scotland, South, Yorkshire and the Humber Permanent /by admin

Position: Embedded Software Engineer

Location of work: Fully Remote working

Salary: Up to 50,000

The Role: Due to continued growth our client is now seeking an experienced Embedded Engineer to join their team working towards the development of their next generation products. Their products improve people’s lives, and you will have the chance to make a real impact in all new development.

They offer a very flexible remote working scheme and are offering the right Embedded Software Engineer the chance to work on a variety of exciting new products. You will be joining small team working in an agile environment, so the ability to work closely with other engineers and experience working throughout the full development lifecycle is required.

Skills and Experience Required:

Embedded software design
C/C++ programming
RTOS experience– FreeRTOS, AzureRTOS, ThreadX etc

Desirable Skills and Experience:

ARM processors (STM32, Cortex-M)
Bare-metal development
Wireless protocols: Bluetooth, Zigbee, LoRaWAN, Thread etc

Please contact Laurence Powell or Chris Fawcett at KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd to discuss this role in further details.

Senior Electronics Engineer

October 13, 2023/in Midlands Permanent /by admin

Position: Senior Electronic Design Engineer

Location: Leamington Spa + Hybrid Work From Home

Salary: Up to £65,000 + benefits

The Role: KO2 are now working with an industry leading client in Leamington Spa who are now expanding their engineering team due to customer demand and are looking for an experienced Electronic Design Engineer to join them. They offer the chance to work on the development of a brand-new range of products on a hybrid work from home basis.

The successful Electronic Design Engineer will get the chance to work throughout the full development life cycle on new products and can expect to work closely with a multidisciplinary team of like-minded engineers. You will be expected to define the electronics architecture and own the continued improvement of the electronics development processes.

Keys Skills and Experience Required:

Digital circuit design
Analogue circuit design
Multilayer PCB design and layout – Altium ideally

Desirable skills and Experience:

Experience of low power battery
Desing of RF devices
Background in regulated industry – automotive, medical, safety etc

This role will best suit an experienced Electronics Engineer who is keen to make an impact in the design and development of a range of new products who has the ability to work autonomously within a small team environment.

Please contact Laurence Powell or Chris Fawcett at KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd to discuss this role in further detail and apply today with an up-to-date CV!

Junior Embedded Software Engineer

September 4, 2023/in Midlands Permanent /by admin

Position: Junior Embedded Software Engineer

Salary: Up to £40,000

Location of Office: Birmingham

The Role: A new role has now been created for a Junior Embedded Engineer to join our clients growing engineering team working towards the development of a host of cutting-edge software solutions for the automotive industry.

The successful Embedded Engineer will be joining a small team of like-minded engineers and have the chance to get stuck into new project work immediately. You will be given the chance to contribute through the full development life cycle and be given plenty of support and encouragement to develop new skills. The majority of your work will be working on RF technology-based products using Python and C++.

This role will best suit a recent academic who is keen to develop a range of modern software solutions and is keen to get stuck into work immediately and the aptitude to learn new skills and research the required technologies in order to complete complex tasks.

Key Skills and Experience Required:

MSc or PHD qualification – Mathematics, Physics or Computer Science
Experience with Python and C++
Knowledge/experience of Embedded systems

Desirable Skills and Experience:

RF technology – Bluetooth, WiFi and more
Algorithm based development
Experience re-engineering solutions
Desire to learn new technologies

Reach out to Laurence Powell or Chris Fawcett at KO2 Recruitment with an updated CV to seize this exciting opportunity.

Electronics Engineer

August 17, 2023/in Midlands Permanent /by admin

Position: Electronic Engineer

Salary: Up to £70,000

Location of Office: Loughborough

The role: A new position has been created for an Electronics Engineer to join a small team in the Loughborough area as they work towards the development of the next generation of their industry leading products for the environment tech sector.

The successful Electronics Engineer will be joining a small design team and can expect plenty of variety in their day-to-day tasks and will be given the chance to work throughout the full design life cycle. You will ideally be a hands-on electronics engineer who enjoys picking up a soldering iron or oscilloscope and solving complex design problems.

Skills and Experience Required:

Analogue and Digital design and integration
PCB design and layout
SPI, I2C, UART, RS485
Using lab equipment – Oscilloscopes, DMMs, Signal generators etc
Prototyping and bench testing

You will be working within a small team of like-minded engineers from different backgrounds and can expect your role to involve: developing hardware prototypes, designing new PCBs and circuits, bench testing, documenting designs and test procedures and performing in house tests, diagnoses and repairs.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

Embedded Microcontrollers – Atmel, STM, PIC etc
Hands on assembly – soldering/de-soldering, crimping, surface mount and through-hole technologies
Test, diagnose and repair – fault finding to component level.

Apply today for this Electronics Engineer role with an up-to-date CV or contact Laurence Powell at KO2 Embedded Recruitment for more information.

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

August 9, 2023/in Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber Permanent /by admin

Position: Senior Embedded Engineer

Salary: Up To £65,000

Location: Mansfield

The Role:

A position is now available for an Embedded Engineer to join an engineering team to work towards the development of a new range of industry leading control solutions. Our client is an established R&D focused business, with a stellar reputation built upon providing reliable products for the last 30+ years.

Skills Required:

Embedded C programming
ARM microcontrollers
RTOS and Bare metal development
CAN, Ethernet, RS232, RS485 protocols

The successful Embedded Engineer will be tasked with contributing to the full software life cycle of the design and development of embedded devices and systems from requirements to production and roll out. The role will involve developing software, primarily in embedded C for ARM Cortex microcontrollers, both at low level and application level. Working in a team environment you can expect to contribute to team meetings whilst also working on individual projects where applicable.

This role will best suit an engineer who is particularly strong with embedded design and enjoys variety in their role with the chance to contribute to new products throughout all stages of the development process.

Desirable Skills:

Embedded Linux
Low level driver development
High volume manufacturing environment

Please contact Laurence Powell or Andrew Knight at KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd to discuss this role in further detail.

Senior Firmware Engineer

July 18, 2023/in Midlands Permanent /by admin

Senior Firmware Engineer

Our client is embarking on an exciting journey, building a new R&D team in their state-of-the-art offices in Coventry. As they step into the next phase of growth, they are seeking an experienced Firmware Engineer to spearhead the development of numerous groundbreaking projects. This is a golden opportunity to be a key member of a small but rapidly expanding engineering team.

The Role: As the Senior Firmware Engineer, you will be at the forefront of innovation, leading the development of cutting-edge new projects. Your expertise and leadership will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the company’s offerings. Joining a growing team, you’ll be part of a collaborative environment, bringing new ideas to life and taking on a hands-on technical lead role.

Required Skills and Experience:

C and C++ Programming
RTOS and bare metal development
RF technologies – BLE, LoRa, Zigbee or Sub-GHz
A range of microcontrollers including STM32 chipsets

As a Senior Firmware Engineer, you will play a central role in the development process, ensuring high-quality firmware implementation, promoting best practices, and fostering collaboration across different teams for seamless project delivery. You can expect your day to day to include:

Product Specification Realization: Take ownership of turning product specifications into efficient and robust embedded Firmware, ensuring an optimal balance between effort and benefit.

Firmware Development Process: Be responsible for the Firmware Development Process, ensuring compliance with our Business Management System. Propose and implement improvements when identified.

Documentation and Traceability: Create firmware requirements specifications and design documentation to ensure complete traceability of the firmware implementation from start to finish.

Best Practices Implementation: Promote and implement industry best practices within the team, including adherence to recognized coding standards and validation methodologies for a rigorous development process.

Design Reviews and Documentation: Lead and coordinate design reviews, creating comprehensive reports and related documentation for the release of designs.

Source Code Management: Establish and oversee the management of source code in Github.

Collaboration with Validation Team: Facilitate enhanced collaboration with the Validation team to improve understanding and reduce development iterations, ensuring timely project delivery within agreed timescales.

In return our client is offering the chance to play a key role in the development of a host of new projects whilst working in brand new office and a benefits package that includes a strong bonus, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, competitive pension and a starting salary of up to £65,000.

Desired Skills and Experience:

NXP or Si-Labs chips
Experience working in highly regulated industries – Fire, Safety, Medical, Aviation etc
Agile development

Reach out to Laurence Powell or Chris Fawcett at KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions to discuss this role in further detail.