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Electronic Software Engineer

February 15, 2024/in Remote Working, South Permanent /by admin

Salary: £40,000-£60,000

The Role:

We are working with a client who develop and maintain cutting-edge complex mission critical communications systems for harsh environment that ensure that complex issues that are faced in the real world which involve, sensors, acoustics, hydraulics, actuation systems and complex electronics and embedded systems are monitoring at peak levels. These systems also help to preserve life.

The business employ people who love solving complex technical challenges which are often bespoke and novel. The embedded software engineer will take part in the full product life cycle of this complex instrumentation, working from cradle to grave and having involvement in the entire design process as well as interaction with manufacturing. The chance to work on site with customers also adds to the breadth and variety of the role.

The team is small, friendly, enjoys working onsite the majority of the time, you can work from home one day per week, as long as it does not impact the business, and the offices have parking, are warm, welcoming and everyone has access to each other.

This opportunity is ideal for an electronics software engineer who wishes to have a real impact on the design and development of a product, you will have opportunity to speak to the customer to understand their requirements from concept through to manufacture.

When KO2 were on site with the client it was explained to us that an engineer was actually installing a product in Brazil he had designed from the embryonic stage and taken through to manufacture and customer deployment. If you want to truly own a project this is for you, engineers are totally autonomous and raise their own PO’s and acquire their own components and parts without the need for sign off.

When working on this instrumentation you will need the ability to

Write embedded software in C
Work with existing code bases to upgrade, enhance and optimise
Create embedded instrumentation electronics, including the chance to work with power and analogue and digital electronics.
Select components, manage availability
Schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer

Benefits Package

Friendly, motivated happy small team environment
Full-time, 37.5hrs per week
The ability to work one day from home as long as it dos not impact the business
Life Assurance
Private Medical Insurance
Profit sharing scheme
Spacious headquarters site
Travel opportunities

Embedded Software Engineer

January 26, 2024/in Midlands, Remote Working, South Permanent /by admin

Position: Embedded Software Engineer

Salary: up to £60,000

Location of office: Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire

Location of work: Flexible hybrid WFH

The role: A growing SME electronics business who specialise in developing energy efficient products that are up to 10% more efficient than anything currently on the market require an Embedded Software Engineer to join their expanding R&D team.

Required Skills:

Embedded C and C++ programming
ARM Cortex Micros – STM32 ideally
Bare Metal development
RS232, RS485, SPI, I2C and other protocols

This game changing power supply design will be more efficient, intrinsically safer, and more portable than anything currently available on the market. The power supply can be used in adverse weather conditions e.g. heavy rain without any safety issues to be worried about. The product is being designed for multiple industry sectors, including agriculture, emergency services and household consumer e.g. an outdoor garden could use the power supply to light a garden easily and safely.

For an Embedded Software Engineer seeking an opportunity to work on a project at the early stages of development and work on it to manufacture then this is extremely exciting. After this product development is complete there is multiple other brand-new product developments to be kick started. With huge potential and high demand for the businesses patented technology, you will be joining the company at an incredibly exciting time, where you will make a real impact on the embedded software development.

Desirable experience:

Git
Jira and Confluence
IoT connected devices
Wireless comms – Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, ZigBee etc

For more information on this fantastic opportunity contact Laurence Powell or Chris Fawcett at KO2 today.

System Design Engineer

January 26, 2024/in Greater London, Midlands, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Remote Working, Scotland, South, Yorkshire and the Humber Permanent /by admin

Position: Systems Design Engineer

Salary: Up to £60,000

Location of Work: Fully Remote

An electronics business who are leaders in the design and development of complex mission critical software, are looking for a systems design engineer to work on the “left hand side” of the V life cycle. The business are a multinational, with huge cash reserves, a strong order book and are looking to improve upon what was a very successful 2023 by adding to the Systems Design Team. The business is looking for the right talent, and as a result is more than happy to consider System Engineers who would like ‘fully remote working’.

The embedded software used in the businesses mission critical applications controls complex Bluetooth related applications, and their client portfolio is a who’s who of the worlds bluechip companies. You will be working with a hugely talented team of engineers who take great pride in their work and are all on the same goal of ensuring the company continues to deliver its goals and provides stable and enjoyable employment. The team you will work in is cross functional, and as a result the System Design Engineers role will be pivotal to ensuring that all the separate entities in the team are succeeding.

The System Design Engineer will be working on the left hand side of the V life cycle and as a result be responsible for working closely with customers, who will be some of the biggest companies in the world, whilst working as a product owner in a cross functional team. The System Engineer will need to have the ability to understand the customers technical requirements whilst designing and developing solutions from concept to launch, whilst designing solutions and formalised representations that meet the customer needs.

The knowledge of safety critical standards and functional safety standards will be key very much a nice to have, but one that would be appreciated by the business alongside the use of CAN tools such as CANoe and CANdela studio whilst delivering prototype to external and internal stakeholders.

The business will offer the Systems Design Engineer a salary of £40,000 – £60,000 plus bonus, pension and competitive package and fully remote working.

If you would like to apply for the Systems Design Engineer role, please send your CV to Andrew Knight at KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions.

Electronics Engineer

January 7, 2024/in Greater London, Remote Working, South Contract /by admin

Electronics Engineer with Test experience

Location of work: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote
Rate: up to £50 per hour, outside IR35

The role: An SME electronics business requires an Electronics Engineer for an initial 3 month contract to work on an electronic controller and inverter development. The client is wanting to get the product into production and as such there is lots of integration, validation, verification, and certification task work to do. A 3^rd party is building the end of line test jig. You will be responsible for communicating with the 3^rd party and defining what the test jig needs to achieve. To do this you will be responsible for creating the test specification report and explaining what needs to be tested so the 3^rd party can build a suitable test jig. You will be responsible for:

Validation, verification and certification tasks before the product goes into full production.
Defining what needs to be tested.
Working with a 3^rd party company who are building the end of line test jig

Skills required:

Electronics Engineer with full product lifecycle experience
Experience with pre manufacturing task work e.g. verification, validation, certification
Test plan writing
End of line Test Jig experience
EMC

Embedded Software Engineer

December 15, 2023/in Midlands, Remote Working /by admin

Role: Automotive Embedded C Software Engineer

Rate: up to £50 per hour, outside IR35

Location of work: Fully remote working

The Project:

An automotive electronics business based in the West Midlands requires an Embedded Software Engineer to join them for an initial 6-month contract that is likely to extend. This role can be performed fully remotely.

You will be working on the development of a charge controller which is used when charging an EV vehicle.

The ecu on a vehicle will communicate to the charging station which then sends a message to the charge controller. The charge controller controls the contactors. Because of high currents and voltages it will also measure temperature. If the temperature was to reach a dangerous level then everything cuts out and the contactors open again to ensure everything is cut. This product needs to be ASIL B functional safety rated.

This is an opportunity to join a project at the early stages of development on a newly formed team.

Experience required:

Automotive/ ECU development experience.
Embedded C
RTOS
NXP STM32
CAN bus or J1939

Desirable experience (not essential):

Functional safety
AUTOSAR
DaVinci Developer/ Configurator

Compliance Engineer

December 7, 2023/in Remote Working, Yorkshire and the Humber Permanent /by admin

Position- Compliance Engineer for consumer electronic products

Salary- up to £55,000

Location of client- Leeds city centre

Location of work- You can perform this role remotely or in the office

The role-

A growing electronics business in Leeds who design and manufacture their own products, as well as sell third party manufactured products require a Compliance Engineer to join their expanding team. In this role you will take ownership for all compliance related tasks for their electronic products.

The types of products you will be responsible for ensuring meet compliance and regulatory standards will be set top boxes, smart televisions, wifi equipment, routers, 4G mesh networks and devices used in retail.

To be suitable for this role you should be passionate about ensuring electronic devices meet and comply with international standards such as REACH, RoHS, CE, UK-CA, and that all necessary documentation and declaration of conformities (DoC’s) are in place.

Due to incoming changes to existing standards this will mean updating documentation and DoC’s to ensure the products comply to the latest standards. An example are changes being made to WiFi and IoT security standards.

This role will give you opportunity to take a lot of responsibility within a successful and growing business, where you will work with a variety of stakeholders internally and externally. You will also have a lot of flexibility to perform the work where you wish. The company prides itself on having a fun and friendly team environment, where all colleagues look to support each other.

Skills and experience required:

Knowledge of standards for electronic products e.g. CE, UK CA, REACH, RoHS, ECHA, SCIP, CSR
Ensuring compliance reports are reviewed, validated, and filed correctly.
Generating and storing Declarations of Conformity (DoC)
Understanding legal requirements and translating them into practical procedures to adhere to industry standards
Being proactive about compliance changes
Excellent written and oral communication

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.

Technical Author – Software

November 29, 2023/in Remote Working, Yorkshire and the Humber Contract /by admin

Role: Technical Author for a Software AI Control System

Rate: up to £50 per hour, inside IR35

Location of work: Fully Remote

Contract length: 6 months initially, with opportunity to extend

The Role:

A leading software business who are pushing the edge with the revolution of AI are looking for an exceptional and self-motivated Technical Author to pull together all the information required to deliver a complex user manual. The Technical Author will need the ability to produce exceptional content, be from a technical background but most importantly be able to be bullish in their approach to obtaining information from a group that consists of 10 teams.

The content that needs to be written will not be provided to the individual on a plate and if the Technical Author cannot find the information required to create the content, the Technical Author will need to be able to fight the battle to gain the information. The release of the software is due in 2024 and as a result the teams will be focussed on delivery and obtaining the content and information will be a challenge, the Technical Author must be prepared to “ruffle feathers” speak with multiple stake holders, be happy not to hide behind team leaders and grasp all the key decision makers and pull the content together.

The Technical Author will be from a technical background and be able to work with teams located throughout Europe, we are not looking for a content writer, we are looking for an experienced Technical Author who is able to dig deep into technical minds and technical teams and create documentation in an environment that when the pressure is on for release date, could be frantic. The information will then be written into exceptional prose.

The best way to view this role is understanding 3 elements of technical authoring which are technical skills, writing skills and business skills, all 3 are needed combined with the diplomacy of working with those who do not necessarily want, or feel the need to provide the information needed to produce an exceptional technical document.

Skills required:

Content Writing

Business intuition

Software Background

Desirable experience:

Automotive knowledge

Delivering training or writing training material

Software or Electronics background

Please contact Andrew Knight or Chris Oddy 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.

Embedded Software Application Engineer

September 25, 2023/in Remote Working Permanent /by admin

Position: Embedded Software Applications Engineer

Salary: Up to £50,000 + Benefits

Location of work: Fully Remote Working Available

The Company: Our market leading client is continuing to grow their Engineering function, this time looking for a Software Applications Engineer to join their customer focused team. You will be working across their range of products within the autonomous vehicles sector with the chance to work closely with their leading design team and a host of customers from around the globe. They offer a flexible working environment and are happy for people to take on this role on a remote basis and are equally happy to welcome you to their state-of-the-art offices if preferred.

The Role: In this role you will work closely with the design team and customers to define design specifications, estimate, plan and lead prototype development. You will deliver embedded software consulting on customer projects and develop embedded software prototypes in C language. This role will offer plenty of variety and cover aspects of design, technical support, consultation and project management.

Strong understanding or experience with embedded software solutions is required whilst experience working closely with other engineers or in a customer facing environment is required. You can also expect the role to involve developing software prototypes, test software, debugging, delivering presentations to customers and working closely with the sales and product management teams.

Skills and experience required:

Master degree qualification in a relevant computer science related subject
Embedded C programming
Embedded software development
Strong communication and organisation skills

Desirable skills and experience:

Misra C standards
Experience in a customer facing role
Automotive sector experience – CAN, LIN or Ethernet protocols

For more information on this fantastic opportunity contact Laurence Powell or Chris Fawcett at KO2 today.