Embedded Software Delivery Lead

Location: Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire – Hybrid (2–3 days on site) 

Salary: Up to £75,000

The Company

This is a fast-growing British technology manufacturer producing a range of connected smart home devices centred around a main communications hub that allows homeowners to monitor, control and optimise the devices in their home, from EV chargers and solar diverters through to home battery storage. The products talk to each other, to the cloud and to mobile apps, giving customers full visibility and control of how they generate, store and use energy. The company is well established, growing internationally, and the firmware development function sits at the heart of everything they build. This is a genuine product role inside an engineering-led business that still moves quickly.

The Role

The business has a Product Manager who owns the commercial roadmap , the market insight, competitive analysis and strategic priorities for each product line. What they need now is someone to take that roadmap and run with it on the firmware side: breaking it down into a prioritised backlog, writing user stories, managing sprint ceremonies and keeping a single shared firmware development team pointed in the right direction across all products simultaneously.

The firmware team has separate backlogs for storage products, chargers and in-life updates. You will own and manage all of them, working closely with the equivalent Product Owner on the mobile app side and the backend (AWS) team to identify and resolve cross-dependencies as features are developed. You will be the person who keeps the firmware delivery process moving, running the sprints, refining the backlog, writing the tickets and making sure the team always has clear, well-scoped work in front of them.

What You Will Be Doing

• Owning and managing the firmware backlog across all product lines, storage, EV charging and in-life firmware updates.
• Taking roadmap items from the Product Manager and translating them into clear, prioritised user stories and development tickets.
• Running sprint ceremonies: planning, stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives with the firmware development team.
• Aligning continuously with the Mobile App and Backend Product Owners to surface cross-team dependencies before they become blockers.
• Reporting on sprint velocity and delivery progress to engineering leadership.
• Working closely enough with firmware engineers to understand and challenge technical estimates, and to represent technical complexity credibly to stakeholders.
• Being the connective tissue between what the business wants built and what the engineering team is building.

What We Are Looking For

The job title on the door is Product Owner and this is an Agile delivery role, but the context is a firmware engineering team building embedded software for connected hardware. The person who will thrive here is someone who either comes from an embedded or firmware engineering background and has moved into Agile product delivery, or has a strong Agile Product Owner track record on hardware and IoT products. The key requirement is that you can walk into a room of firmware engineers and be credible.

Essential:

• Proven experience as a Product Owner or Scrum Master working within an Agile (Scrum or Kanban) software development team.
• Confident writing user stories, managing backlogs and running sprint ceremonies using tools such as Jira.
• Experience working on hardware, IoT or embedded software products ,you need to understand what firmware is and how it is developed.
• Ability to manage dependencies across multiple product streams and align with parallel product teams.
• Strong communication skills, equally comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders and discussing technical detail with engineers.

Desirable:

• A background as a firmware or embedded software developer, someone who has made that transition into Agile delivery or product ownership.
• Experience in smart home, energy management, EV, IoT or any connected device environment.
• Familiarity with the relationship between firmware, cloud/AWS backend and mobile app delivery teams.

What You Will Get

• £75,000 base salary.
• Hybrid working,a mix of on-site in Cleethorpes and remote, with flexibility around the right candidate.
• Free on-site EV charging.
• Employee Assistance Programme including free 24/7 UK-based counselling and wellbeing support.
• A role inside a product team that is genuinely shaping how smart home energy technology

works, at a company that is growing fast and building products people care about.

If you have owned a firmware or embedded software delivery backlog in an Agile environment and want to do it for a product that genuinely makes a difference to how people use energy at home, we would like to hear from you.

Software & Embedded Systems Manager

Sheffield Area
£60,000 – £75,000 + benefits

KO2’s client is looking for a Software & Embedded Systems Manager to lead a multidisciplinary R&D team working across embedded software, wireless systems and next-generation connected products.

This is a hands-on leadership role, combining people management, technical direction and delivery responsibility across a growing engineering function. The successful candidate will oversee software development activities spanning embedded Linux, RTOS-based systems, MCU development and wireless technologies, ensuring projects are delivered to specification, on time and to a high level of quality.

You will play a key role in driving technical standards, mentoring engineers and shaping future product development, while working closely with senior leadership on planning, resource allocation and team growth.

The Role

• Lead and manage a team of embedded software and electronics engineers
• Provide technical leadership across embedded Linux, RTOS and wireless product development
• Oversee concept, design and development activities from architecture through to release
• Ensure software quality, stability and robust bug resolution processes
• Support resource planning, recruitment, training, performance management and team development
• Work closely with hardware teams, understanding schematics and system-level design considerations
• Contribute to the development of both legacy and next-generation embedded platforms
• Drive engineering best practice across software development and product delivery

Essential Experience

• Strong leadership and people management experience within an engineering environment
• Commercial experience with embedded Linux and/or RTOS development
• Experience with MCU-based embedded systems and low-level programming
• Good understanding of electronics and the ability to interpret hardware schematics
• Experience working on connected or wireless embedded products
• Strong understanding of embedded software development lifecycles and product quality processes

Desirable Experience

• Experience with Sub-1GHz RF systems or wireless communication technologies
• Knowledge of Linux kernel development
• Understanding of low-power embedded product design
• Experience with modern C++ (C++11 or later)
• Familiarity with regulated or standards-driven product environments
• Experience leading multidisciplinary R&D teams within an embedded systems environment

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineering leader who enjoys combining hands-on technical involvement with team leadership in a fast-paced product development environment.

Role: Electrical / Electronics Engineer

Location: Pickering, North Yorkshire

Our client is seeking a motivated and innovative Electrical / Electronics Engineer to join their growing R&D team in North Yorkshire. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in new product development, concept generation, and the continuous improvement of existing technologies within a dynamic engineering environment.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years experience in a similar Electrical/Electronics Engineering role, looking to further develop their technical expertise across varied and challenging projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of new products and engineering innovations within the R&D department
• Support both standalone projects and larger multidisciplinary engineering programmes
• Produce detailed electrical design specifications and technical documentation
• Provide electrical and electronic design input across multiple projects
• Support and mentor junior engineering team members
• Deliver technical support to production, logistics, and integration teams
• Assist Sales and Marketing teams with technical content for quotations and proposals
• Provide off-site engineering support for both new installations and existing systems
• Support the creation of operating manuals and maintenance documentation
• Assist customers with technical support and operator training
• Ensure all work complies with company procedures and relevant national/international standards
• Deliver projects within agreed budgets and timescales
• Undertake additional engineering duties as required by the Engineering Manager

Technical Experience Required

Candidates should have experience in several of the following areas:

• Electric motors
• Power distribution and protection systems
• Variable speed drives and soft starters
• Electrical wiring distribution systems
• Communication systems and industrial protocols
• Industrial sensors and associated equipment
• Fibre optic multiplexers and related systems
• Analogue circuit design
• Digital and analogue electronic circuit design
• PCB design, prototyping, and manufacturing standards

Ideal Skills & Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Electrical or Electronic Engineering
• Solid engineering fundamentals with strong technical problem-solving ability
• Ability to interpret and produce technical drawings
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Experience with AutoCAD or DraftSight
• Experience using Altium Designer
• Enthusiastic and willing to learn new technologies and engineering practices

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunity to work on innovative R&D and product development projects
• Diverse and technically challenging work
• Supportive and collaborative engineering environment
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities

If you are an ambitious Electrical / Electronics Engineer looking to develop your career within an innovative engineering environment in North Yorkshire, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today with your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role.

Role: Senior Electronics Engineer

Location: Shipley, West Yorkshire + Hybrid Work from Home and flexi hours
Salary: Up to £70,000 + Benefits

KO2 are working with a forward-thinking technology company in the Shipley are, seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer to join their multi-disciplinary team developing the next generation of wireless communication products.

This is a hands-on, end-to-end role — you will play a key role in electronics design process from concept and prototyping through to production handover, ensuring every design meets exacting standards of performance, reliability, and manufacturability.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience with PCB design tools (Altium Designer and/or PADS Logic/Layout).
• Experience designing multi-layer PCBs
• Strong experience with digital electronic circuits
• Experience with a host of serial and comms protocols (RS232, RS485, Ethernet, SPI, UART etc)
• Degree in Electronic Engineering or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of professional experience in electronics design.
• Proven track record delivering products within multi-disciplinary development environments.
• Eligible for, or already hold, SC-level security clearance (British citizenship required).
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative, cross-functional team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead hardware design, including embedded processor systems, PCBs and communication interfaces.
• Perform PCB schematic capture and layout, including component library creation and management.
• Ensure designs meet all EMC compliance and performance standards.
• Collaborate closely with RF, firmware, and mechanical teams through all stages of development and production.

Apply today with your up-to-date CV for immediate consideration.