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Lead Design Engineer

Lead Design Engineer

Location: Renfrew

Salary: Up to £55,000 DOE

KO2’s client is seeking an accomplished and motivated Lead Design Engineer to join their team in Renfrew. This is a pivotal role where you will drive the design and development of innovative products, providing both technical expertise and leadership to ensure the successful delivery of projects from concept through to production.

As Lead Design Engineer, you will establish and maintain design standards, guide a skilled team of engineers and designers, and ensure all work meets the highest levels of quality, compliance, and functionality.

Key Responsibilities

Design Leadership – Oversee the design process from concept to delivery, ensuring manufacturability, functionality, and alignment with design intent.
CAD Expertise – Provide advanced CAD leadership, reviewing and approving complex models in line with best practice.
Collaboration – Work closely with manufacturing, suppliers, and internal teams to deliver cost-effective, high-quality solutions on time.
Technical Reviews – Lead design reviews including DFMA, FMEA, and RCA to ensure robust products.
Mentorship – Coach and develop engineers and designers, fostering growth within the team.
Human-Centred Design – Apply ergonomics, usability, and human factors across all development stages.
Industrial Design Translation – Convert A-surface design concepts into manufacturable components, with expertise in Colours, Materials, and Finishes (CMF).

Qualifications & Experience

Degree in Mechanical, Product, or Design Engineering (or related discipline).
7+ years of relevant design engineering experience, ideally with leadership responsibility.
Proven track record of taking products from concept through to launch.
Advanced CAD proficiency with the ability to define and enforce standards.
Strong leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.
Knowledge of design standards, manufacturing processes, and regulatory compliance.
Ability to balance creativity with sound engineering judgement.

What We Offer

Competitive salary starting at £55,000 DOE
Generous holiday package with Christmas 2024 shutdown
Discretionary Christmas bonus
Contributory pension scheme
Death in Service cover
Birthday gift
Free on-site parking in modern offices
Early finish Friday (subject to business needs)
Part-time contracts from 28 hours+ considered (salary/holidays pro rata)

Apply today with an up to date CV and a member of the KO2 team will be in touch.

Electronics Technician

Job Title: Electronics Technician

Location: Aberdeen (Relocation package available)

Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 (depending on experience)

About the Company

This is your chance to join a small but highly innovative company at the cutting edge of oil and gas technology. Backed by major industry players including ConocoPhillips, Weatherford, and Scottish Enterprise, they design and build world-class systems for acoustic data transmission through metal structures. The technology delivers the best noise resilience-to-speed ratio on the market, enabling real-time data transfer from deep oil wells to the surface — even in the harshest offshore environments.

The Role

We are looking for a permanent Electronics Technician to work hands-on in our Aberdeen laboratory. This role involves assembling, testing, and maintaining high-performance tools that measure pressure, temperature, and acoustic signals inside oil wells. These tools send real-time data through metal tubing to the surface only.

Whether you are an experienced electronics technician looking for an exciting new challenge, or a practically minded individual eager to start your career in electronics, this is an opportunity to work with technology few others in the world have access to.

Key Responsibilities

Assemble, calibrate, and test advanced downhole electronics systems
Support product development and troubleshooting in the lab
Ensure quality control of electronic components and assemblies
Work closely with engineers to improve designs and performance
Take ownership of lab processes and equipment upkeep

What KO2’s client are looking for

Either proven experience as an electronics technician OR a strong practical background with a passion for learning electronics
Good problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Ability to work independently and take responsibility for tasks
Interest in oil and gas technology or challenging engineering environments

What’s in It for You

Competitive salary (£35,000 – £45,000)
Relocation package for candidates moving to Aberdeen
Chance to work on industry-leading acoustic transmission systems
Supportive small-team environment with big-company backing
Career development and training in advanced electronics and oilfield technology

If you’re ready to take ownership of your work, enjoy solving real-world engineering challenges, and want to be part of a company pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, KO2 would love to hear from you.

Apply now to become the Electronics Technician who is helping shape the future of downhole communications.

Embedded Machine Vision Engineer

July 22, 2025/in Scotland Permanent /by Chris Oddy

Embedded Machine Vision Engineer – Hybrid (Aberdeen)

Salary: £70,000 – £80,000
Location: Aberdeen – Hybrid – 3 days from home a week

KO2’s client, an Aberdeen-based technology company, is leading the way in embedded vision systems for real-time threat and risk detection. Their work combines advanced near-infrared (IR) camera sensors with deterministic AI models to identify anomalies, hazards, and safety risks.

This is a rare opportunity to join a company developing cutting-edge embedded vision and AI technology, with the balance of in-office collaboration and home working. You’ll spend two days per week at their Aberdeen site, working closely with the engineering team, and three days per week working remotely.

The ideal candidate will be a strong embedded software engineer who has recently moved into AI and machine learning for vision systems, and is eager to continue working in that space. You’ll be working on certifiable, fixed AI models (no runtime learning), helping to deliver reliable, reproducible results in safety-critical systems.

Key responsibilities:

Develop and optimise real-time embedded vision algorithms in C/C++
Work with near-IR camera sensors to classify visual and behavioural characteristics
Integrate fixed AI/ML models (e.g. CNNs) into embedded systems
Ensure deterministic, certifiable software execution under memory and timing constraints
Evaluate model performance under varied environmental conditions (lighting, motion, etc.)
Collaborate closely with software, hardware, and certification engineers

Required Skills & Experience:

Strong embedded software development experience (C/C++, Linux, real-time systems)
Proven background in embedded machine vision or image pipelines
Hands-on with IR, CMOS, or similar camera/imaging systems
Practical understanding of embedded AI/ML techniques (e.g. CNNs, segmentation, shape tracking)
Comfortable working in memory- and timing-constrained environments

Preferred Qualifications:

Degree or MSc in Computer Vision, Embedded Systems, or related field
Experience developing software for safety-critical systems
Familiarity with IEC 61508 or similar certification standards

This is a fantastic opportunity for an engineer passionate about embedded AI and real-time vision to work on impactful technology that directly contributes to driver and passenger safety. You’ll be joining a small, expert team at the forefront of embedded machine vision, with the flexibility of hybrid working

Embedded Software Engineer

July 22, 2025/in Scotland Permanent /by Chris Oddy

Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Medical Devices

Location: On-site, Stirling

Salary: £60,000 – £70,000

KO2’s client is a Stirling-based medical device consultancy with a unique offering: they not only develop their own CE-marked and 510K-cleared products, but they also lead major OEM design projects from concept through to manufacture. Working with some of the most recognisable names in the global healthcare space, they’ve established a reputation for delivering complex, regulated medical technologies from cradle to grave.

Due to sustained growth and new project wins, the team is now looking to hire a Senior Embedded Software Engineer. This role will see you contributing to full-lifecycle embedded development across a variety of long-term medical device programmes (typically 2-3 years in length), including systems involving microwave technology and embedded UI platforms.

The company is around 60 people strong, with a close-knit engineering function that includes electronics and embedded specialists. You’ll be joining an embedded team currently led by one senior engineer and will be expected to take on a high-impact technical role with responsibility for core embedded systems, while also contributing to production testing tools, validation against 62304, and unit/system testing.

Most development is in Embedded C on STM32 platforms, with additional use of FPGAs for hardware mitigation and standardised UI display systems. While OEMs often handle the more complex UI tasks, you’ll still need to be confident working on embedded UI logic and display control.

The team follows a structured, quality driven approach to software design, and experience working within a regulated framework (medical, aerospace, automotive, etc.) will be highly advantageous. You’ll be exposed to the full product lifecycle, from early concept through to final production, working closely with cross-disciplinary teams both internally and within OEM partner organisations.

The ideal candidate will have:

Strong commercial experience in Embedded C development
Experience working on STM32 or similar microcontroller platforms
Exposure to FPGA-based systems or hardware mitigation techniques
Familiarity with medical device standards (IEC 62304) or similar regulated environments
Good communication skills, both within engineering teams and when interfacing with clients
Experience developing production test software, test rigs, and performing unit/system testing
Full lifecycle product development exposure – ideally from concept to manufacture

This is a fantastic opportunity for a capable, hands-on engineer who enjoys variety, technical challenge, and being part of a growing team working on life-changing technology.

To find out more or apply, please contact KO2 with your CV.

Lead Electronic Engineer

July 22, 2025/in Scotland Permanent /by Chris Oddy

Lead Electronics Engineer – Medical Devices

Location: Stirling, On site

Salary: £65,000 – £75,000 (depending on experience)

KO2’s client is a leading medical device consultancy that is not only designing and developing its own innovative healthcare products but has also delivered cradle-to-grave design projects for some of the biggest OEM names in the global medical sector. With a strong track record of securing multi-year projects, they continue to grow and are now seeking a Lead Electronics Engineer to join their on-site team.

This role is ideal for a Senior Electronics Engineer looking to take the next step into technical leadership, or someone already operating at Lead level who enjoys combining hands-on engineering with team supervision and cross-functional collaboration.

You’ll be joining a company of around 60 people, including a growing electronics team consisting of 3 engineers: 2 juniors and 1 senior, alongside a highly experienced Principal Hardware Engineer. The team is looking for another senior-level engineer to support the increasing workload and help shape the team’s structure and processes.

The role will be roughly 30% supervisory – you’ll be helping to bring organisation, mentorship, and technical guidance to the team, while still remaining hands-on with design and development. You’ll be expected to contribute to schematic reviews, PCB layout checks, and FPGA development, while collaborating closely with a Principal Engineer who brings deep domain expertise.

The ideal candidate will have strong analogue and digital electronics experience and enjoy working on complex medical device systems, including projects involving microwave systems. You’ll be interfacing with OEM clients as an extension of their internal design teams, managing projects that typically span 2–3 years and go through full certification and regulatory approval (including CE marking and 510K submissions).

This is an exciting opportunity to join a business with a mature quality management system, a proven product development track record, and a reputation for delivering full lifecycle design – from concept through to manufacture – in one of the most technically challenging and rewarding sectors.

Key Skills & Experience:

Strong background in analogue and digital electronics design
Experience with PCB schematic capture and layout reviews
FPGA development knowledge
Proven ability to supervise or mentor engineering teams
Comfortable interfacing with senior technical stakeholders
Experience in medical device development (or other highly regulated environments) is a strong advantage

If you’re looking for a technically diverse, hands-on role that also gives you the chance to step into leadership and make a real impact on products that improve lives, KO2’s client would love to hear from you.

Please apply with your CV or get in touch with KO2 to find out more.