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Embedded Software Engineer

December 8, 2025/in Midlands, South Permanent /by Chris Oddy

Embedded Software Engineer

Hybrid – One day every fortnight in Milton Keynes

£45,000 – £60,000

KO2’s client is looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to join their R&D team. The role is hybrid, with on-site time set at one day every fortnight. There are no fixed weekly office requirements.

You’ll work on embedded software for digitally controlled power supplies, writing Embedded C for bare-metal microcontrollers. The system uses two micros: one for the PFC stage and one for the inverter and final DC stage. You’ll take ownership of one of these areas and contribute to the wider embedded software development within the team.

You’ll also work alongside a Senior Embedded Software Engineer who will provide mentoring where needed. The client is open to applicants from junior through to senior level, as long as you can demonstrate solid skills in embedded software development. Power electronics experience is not required, but you should be comfortable with basic electronics.

What you’ll work on:

• Embedded C on bare metal

• Control software for digitally managed power supplies

• One of two microcontroller stages (PFC or inverter/DC stage)

• Collaboration with an experienced senior engineer on core embedded software tasks

Skills/ Experience needed:

• Strong Embedded C skills

• Embedded bare-metal or RTOS experience

• Interest in power-related products

• Ability to read electronic schematics and use lab equipment (bench PSU, oscilloscope)

• Experience with Git and Agile

If you want to work on real hardware, grow your embedded software skills, and join a flexible engineering team, this role will suit you well.

Electronics Engineer

November 14, 2025/in Midlands, South Permanent /by Chris Oddy

Electronics Engineer
Location: Peterborough

Salary: £45,000 to £50,000 + Bonus

KO2’s client is a specialist engineering business in Peterborough that designs and develops complex, rugged machines built to operate reliably in harsh and demanding environments. With a small and focused R&D team, they are now looking for an Electronics Engineer to support the ongoing improvement and maintenance of an established product range.

This role is ideal for an engineer early in their career who enjoys practical, hands-on work, troubleshooting, and getting deeply familiar with existing hardware. You will work closely with an experienced hardware engineer to understand product architecture, investigate issues, and implement hardware-related improvements. The work is varied, workshop-focused, and centres on problem solving rather than designing brand-new PCBs from scratch.

There is also potential to support a new product development programme being run from their Bristol team, depending on workload and your interests.

Role Overview
• Continuous improvement and maintenance of current ruggedised products
• Hands-on troubleshooting, fault investigation and root-cause analysis
• Instrumenting, testing and modifying existing hardware to resolve issues
• Engaging with firmware and software colleagues to support system-level behaviour
• Interacting with Raspberry Pi and STM32-based architectures
• Prototyping, soldering and workshop tasks when needed
• Understanding existing schematics, system layouts and hardware behaviours

Skills and Experience
• Degree in electronics or a closely related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of Raspberry Pi and STM32-based hardware platforms
• Comfortable working hands-on with electronics: multimeters, oscilloscopes, soldering and instrumentation
• Able to engage with firmware and software at a basic level (no full coding expected)
• Strong troubleshooting mindset and a practical approach to problem solving
• Suitable for someone with roughly two to four years’ experience or a capable junior engineer
• Driving licence required due to site location

Package
• Salary between £45,000 and £50,000 depending on experience
• Exceptional performance-based bonus scheme, typically delivering between one and two months’ pay in recent years
• Onsite role with free parking

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

Technical Program Manager

August 11, 2025/in South Permanent /by Chris Oddy

Technical Program Manager
Location: Letchworth Garden City (Hybrid Work from Home Available)
Salary: Up to £75,000 + benefits

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to oversee and drive the successful delivery of complex engineering programs, working closely with electronics and embedded software teams. This role will see you managing multiple interlinked projects, ensuring alignment across disciplines and delivering innovative solutions from concept to production.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate multi-project engineering programs from inception to completion
Work closely with electronics, embedded software, and mechanical engineering teams
Develop and manage integrated program schedules, budgets, and resource plans
Drive program governance, risk management, and milestone tracking
Facilitate communication between engineering, operations, and commercial teams
Provide clear reporting to stakeholders on progress, challenges, and mitigation plans

About You

Degree or equivalent in engineering (electronics, electrical, embedded systems, or related field)
Proven experience managing complex technical programs in a product development environment
Strong understanding of electronics and embedded software development lifecycles
Exceptional organisational, communication, and leadership skills
Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities

Why Join Our Client?

Competitive salary up to £75,000
Hybrid working – flexibility to work from home part of the week
Opportunity to work on cutting-edge, industry-leading technology
Collaborative and innovative culture

Apply now to KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions with your up to date CV.

Embedded Systems Engineer

August 5, 2025/in South Permanent /by Chris Oddy

Embedded Systems Engineer – Sport Tech Scale-Up (Vauxhall, London | £40,000–£55,000)
Hybrid: 3 days in-office (inc. Thursdays), 2 days remote | 1 month/year working from the Austrian Alps

Are you passionate about sports, electronics, and cutting-edge embedded systems? Fancy spending a month every year working from the Austrian Alps—testing world-class ski tech on real snow?

KO2’s client are a rapidly scaling sport tech company based in Vauxhall, London, building the future of ski coaching. The compabies flagship product is a wearable sensor system combined with a novel mobile app that delivers real-time coaching to skiers using precision embedded systems and smart motion analysis. It’s been a hit—and we’re growing fast.

They are now looking for an Embedded Systems Engineer who’s excited to design and build the next generation of our hardware. If you live and breathe electronics, ski (or want to learn), and love getting stuck into both firmware and hardware—this could be your dream role.

What you’ll be doing:

Designing and prototyping custom electronics hardware (including PCB layout)
Writing embedded firmware in C for Nordic NRF52 series MCUs
Integrating MEMS sensors and Bluetooth connectivity into wearables
Collaborating with a small, talented hardware team (London and remote)
Supporting R&D for next-gen embedded systems platform
Spending 1 month/year working from our Austrian office in a top-tier ski resort—gear up, it’s all on us!

About you:

3–5 years of experience in embedded systems and electronics design
Strong hands-on experience with PCB design and prototyping
Comfortable with embedded C development, ideally on Nordic platforms
Bonus: experience with MEMS sensors, Bluetooth, or ski gear!
You enjoy working in small teams, wearing multiple hats, and seeing your product used on the slopes

Why join us?

Work on a genuinely novel product used by thousands of passionate skiers
Base yourself in London (Vauxhall) with hybrid flexibility (3 days in-office incl. Thursdays)
Be part of a fast-growing team (50+ people), but small and tight-knit hardware crew
Free accommodation and ski access in Austria for a month every year
Influence both the design and direction of the product and company
Salary of £40,000–£55,000, depending on experience

If you’re a skier, a snowboarder, or just a sports-mad embedded engineer tired of the same old roles—this could be the career move that finally combines your passion and your work.

Apply now to join the team bringing world-class embedded systems and electronics to the slopes.

Electronics Design Engineer

January 6, 2025/in South Permanent /by Chris Oddy

Position: Electronics Design Engineer

Location of Office: Finchley, North London

Location of work: 4 days in Office 1 day WFH

Salary: Up to £65,000

The Role: Our client, a well backed, fast growing start-up in the sports technology sector, are now looking to add an experienced Electronics Engineer to join their team to work on the development of their next generation of products.

Their engineering team is made up on a multidiscipline team of likeminded people including sports scientists, electronics engineers, mechanical engineers and software d evelopers and they are looking for Electronics Engineers who are keen to work as part of a team whilst taking ownership over their own time and workload.

Responsibilities:

Work through the full electronic design process of our next generation of products.
Take ownership of sections of our new products, developing solutions to our unique challenges.
Tackle complex technical problems with a balanced mix of analytic and hands-on approaches.
Develop new ideas and clearly communicate them with the rest of the engineering team.
Support the pre-compliance analysis and testing of new products.

This role will suit electronics engineers who are passionate about technology and keen to develop state of the art hardware to allow people to gain more insight into the live sports sector. You will be keen to be part of a team and be motivated by working on a variety of projects with the chance to contribute throughout the full lifecycle.

Skills and Experience:

PCB design and schematic capture – Altium ideally
Digital and analogue circuit design
Experience through the entire product design process
Proficient with test equipment (oscilloscope, dmm, logic analyzer etc)

Desirable Skills and Experience:

Experience working with products including RF (GPS, BT, UWB).
Experience in a smaller company or start-up environment
Experience designing digital, battery powered electronics around a microcontroller.

Apply today with an up to date CV or contact Laurence Powell or Chris Oddy at KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions.