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Embedded Software Engineer

January 12, 2022/in Midlands, Remote Working Permanent /by admin

Position: Embedded Engineer

Salary: Up to £45,000

Location of office: Nottingham

Location of work: WFH Hybrid Model

The Role: Our rapidly expanding design consultancy client are now seeking an Embedded Engineer to join their team in their Nottingham based offices. They offer a hybrid work from home scheme and are offering the right Embedded Engineers the chance to work on a variety of exciting products from IoT devices, touchscreen solutions to Ai based projects. If you are passionate about software and looking for a challenging role with plenty of variety then this is the role for you.

The successful Embedded Engineer will have experience in delivering well designed and functioning embedded software solutions, be strong with C/C++ programming, ideally have worked on a range of RTOS environments and with a host of networking and comms protocols. You should expect to work throughout the full product lifecycle working closely with other team members including software, hardware, test and mechanical engineers. You will enjoy collaborating in a team environment and be keen to work with cutting edge technology across multiple projects

Skills and Experience Required:

Degree in Computer Science or similar
Embedded software design – C/C++
RTOS
ARM processors (STM32, Cortex-M, 8051 etc)
RS232, RS485, TCP/IP, I2C, SPI

Desirable Skills and Experience:

Bare-metal coding
Embedded Linux
Ble, Zigbee, Wi-Fi protocols
IoT devices

The ideal Embedded Engineer will have 3/4 years industry experience and be keen to take on a challenging role with plenty of opportunity for variety as well as the chance to develop new skills whilst working with cutting edge technology.

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

Embedded Software Engineer

December 22, 2021/in Midlands, Remote Working Permanent /by admin

Salary: Up to £70,000

Location of office: Nottingham

Location of work: WFH Hybrid model

The Role:

Our rapidly expanding design consultancy client are now seeking an experienced Embedded Engineer to join their team in their Nottingham based offices. They offer a hybrid work from home scheme and are offering the right Embedded Engineers the chance to work on a variety of exciting products from IoT devices, touchscreen solutions to Ai based projects. If you are passionate about software and looking for a challenging role with plenty of variety then this is the role for you.

The successful Embedded Engineer will have proven experience in delivering well designed and functioning embedded software solutions, be strong with C/C++ programming, ideally have worked on a range of RTOS environments and with a host of networking and comms protocols. You should expect to work throughout the full product lifecycle working closely with other team members including software, hardware, test and mechanical engineers. You will enjoy collaborating in a team environment and be keen to work with cutting edge technology across multiple projects.

Skills and Experience Required:

Degree in Computer Science or similar
Embedded software design – C/C++
RTOS
ARM processors (STM32, Cortex-M, 8051 etc)
RS232, RS485, TCP/IP, I2C, SPI

Desirable Skills and Experience:

Bare-metal coding
Rapid prototyping environment experience
Ble, Zigbee, Wi-Fi protocols
IoT devices

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

November 22, 2021/in Midlands Permanent /by admin

Salary: up to £60,000

Location of office: Coventry, West Midlands

Location of work: 2 days a week WFH, some international travel will be required

The role:

An exciting new role has now been created for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our clients Engineering function to take on the responsibility of the transition of new products from product development into manufacturing. The ideal Manufacturing Engineer will have a background across software, electronics and mechanical new product development and you will be comfortable with international when required, where you will be representing the company on production and manufacturing matters.

The successful Manufacturing Engineer can expect their role to involve:

Author, review and maintain technical documents such as Design Specifications, Architecture Documents and Requirements Specifications.
Actively participate in all aspects of Manufacturing Engineering including system specification, design, implementation, and test
Ensure products meet the technical and legislative requirements laid out in industry standards, supporting the Validation and Certification teams during product testing
Provide a key link between the Engineering team and the Contract Electronics Manufacturer (CEM) ensuring a Quality first approach to design
Problem Solving through to resolution supported by formal process where appropriate (for example 8D, Engineering Change Management etc.)

This is a critical role for the business and the successful engineer will be reporting directly to the Technical Director and be given plenty of opportunity to make their mark in the role and the freedom to make a real impact in how the company grows.

Skills and Experience Required:

Experience in a similar manufacturing role
Experience in the development of electronics products.
Experience with PCB designs and injection moulding techniques.
Strong technical documentation creation
Oversees manufacturing environments

Desirable Skills and experience:

ECAD software, ideally PADS
Knowledge of digital and analogue circuit design
Knowledge of embedded design
High volume manufacturing environment
Low power and battery powered devices

Firmware Test Engineer

August 24, 2021/in Midlands, Remote Working Permanent /by admin

POSITION: Firmware Test Engineer

LOCATION OF OFFICE: Coventry, West Midlands

LOCATION OF WORK: WFH Hybrid Working

SALARY: up to £45,000

THE ROLE: As our client continue to grow their engineering team, they are now looking for a Firmware Test Engineer to join them. The successful candidate will be able to work from home 50% of the time whilst the other half of your time will be spent working out of their offices in the Coventry area. Our client builds a range of leading safety products that are manufactured to high volumes and sold throughout Europe.

As their Firmware Test Engineer your core responsibilities will include ensuring the compliance of product firmware with the products requirements and specifications whilst reducing the need for product recalls and in field failures. You will be working in a growing engineering team and should expect to work closely with design engineers, product managers and application engineers focusing on product quality and reliability.

The ideal Test Engineer will have a background in a similar role testing embedded software focused products in a R&D environment. Any experience with embedded or scripting languages (C, C++ or Python) is desirable whilst knowledge of safety critical products will really make your CV stand out.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Degree in Computer Science or similar
Full testing and verification procedures
TestPlanet, LabView or Vector Software
C, C++ or Python
Technical writing

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Safety critical products
Battey powered products
LCM software

Electronic Design Engineer

August 17, 2021/in Midlands, Remote Working Permanent /by admin

SALARY: £50,000 – £60,000

LOCATION OF OFFICE: Coventry, West Midlands

LOCATION OF WORK: A hybrid WFH model is offered, 2 days a week working from home.

THE ROLE:

A highly successful electronics business, who design and manufacture five million IoT smart home safety devices every year require an experienced Electronics Engineer to join their Engineering team.

In this role you will report directly to the Electronics Manager, and your core responsibility will be to work towards the development of their next generation product range whilst maintaining their existing products.

The ideal Electronics Engineer will be degree qualified and be able to illustrate industry experience in a similar role, ideally designing cutting edge electronic products in a high-volume design environment. You will be strong designing analogue and electronics circuits, designing multi-layer PCBs, schematic capture and be familiar with low current design. Whilst any experience with safety critical standards, embedded design or experience IoT connect devices would make your CV standout.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Digital and analogue circuit design
Multi-Layer PCB design
PADS
Schematic capture
Low current design – battery powered product

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE:

IoT connected devices
Safety critical design
Embedded software development
High volume product design

The company prides itself on having a great team and working environment, which is proven by an excellent staff retention record. It is clear to see that employees feel proud about the products they are developing.