Junior Electronics Engineer

Role: Junior or Graduate Electronics Engineer

Salary: up to £40,000

Location of office: Wigan

Location of work: Largely onsite with flexibility

The role:

An electronics business in Wigan who specialise in the design and manufacture of energy measurement devices for a variety of sectors, including utilities and rail are looking to hire a Graduate or Junior Electronics Engineer to their R&D team.

The business will consider a graduate or junior electronics engineer with 1 to 3 years of experience. You should be an Electronics Engineer who has an interest in Analogue electronics. You don’t have to have direct Analogue design experience, but you should demonstrate an awareness and understanding of three-phase power and op-amps.

In this role you will be working closely with a Senior Electronics Engineer who has a substantial amount of Analogue experience. This Engineer is more than happy to share his experience and provide support to help you learn and develop.

This role will give you plenty of opportunity to do lots of new product developments, working from concept stage. The client specialises in designing bespoke solutions for each of its customers. Their customers typically approach them with a set of requirements they would like an energy measurement device to meet. As such the business usually modifies an existing product design or designs an entirely new product in order to achieve the customers’ requirements. This is achieved by collaborating and working closely with other Engineers in your multidisciplined R&D team e.g. Electronics, Embedded Software, Mechanical.

It is a very exciting time for the business and R&D team as they have a large number of customer orders. With the world increasingly relying on energy for several applications, there is huge demand from their customers for new measurement devices to measure and monitor energy to make sure energy in constant at all times.

Skills and experience required:

  • An Electronics graduate or Junior Electronics Engineer with 1-3 years experience
  • An interest in Analogue electronics
  • Some knowledge of 3 phase power e.g. line-to-line voltage
  • Some knowledge of Op Amps e.g. decoupling

Head of Engineering

Position: Head of Engineering

Salary: Up to £90,000

Office Location: Sheffield

Location of work: Hybrid WFH Available

The Role: A new, exciting position has now been created for a Head of Engineering to join a rapidly growing start up as they work towards the development of their 2nd generation of products. The company works with highly innovative sensor-based technology which is based around complex electronics, mechanical and optical components.

They are looking for a senior level hire who has a technical background and experience of taking complex designs from concept through to the final stages of manufacture. The company design and develop products that use a laser source and amplifies it in a more efficient way to anything currently available on the market. The technology development is gaining interest from some of the most the biggest company names in the electronics sector. These companies are from a wide range of industry sectors that include automotive, defence and telecoms.

As Head of Engineering, you will be tasked with developing and maintaining processes, systems and structure whilst encouraging and directing innovative thinking and creative design. You will oversee the growth of the engineering team and implement new processes and procedures in order to achieve customer requirements as efficiently as possible. The engineers within the business need the leadership in place of someone who can ensure that when an order comes in for a high volume number of their product, this can be executed efficiently, moving away from currently working on small numbers for Research purposes.

Our client has secured £4m in funding from some of the leading names in the VC world and are looking to hire a Head of Engineering to bring a strong, calming and assured engineering mind to a team of very bright, academic but junior design engineers who need guidance from a Head of Engineering who has several years’ experience in a technical leadership role.

The company is now in revenue and has an exciting roadmap ahead of them including a variety of orders for bespoke devices and innovative solutions. So now if the perfect time to be joining the company at this exciting stage with the opportunity to make a real impact in how the company grows and functions moving forward. You should have proven experience taking a product that is manufactured in small volume e.g. for prototype, through to a mass manufactured commercial product that has the required quality.

The Head of Engineering is likely to be from an electronics or mechanical engineering background and have demonstrable experience in taking highly complex products from conception to high volume production whilst having the ability to report on project and people performance. Any knowledge or experience of working with subcontract houses and outsourcing partners for high volume low cost devices is desirable.

If you are an Engineering Manager or senior engineering professional who is still technical but has the desire and passion to lead a high tech, multidisciplinary team of very bright motivated engineers, please send your CV to Laurence Powell or Andrew Knight @ KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions today.

Software Engineer

Position: Software Engineer

Location of Office: Leeds

Location of Work: Flexible Remote Working Available

Salary: Up to £50,000

The Role: A new position has now been created for a Software Engineer to join our client’s software design team as they work towards the development an innovative, brand new range of products. The ideal Software Engineer will be strong programming with Python or C++ and ideally be strong with GUI development.

This is an opportunity to join an electronics business who specialise in developing complex autonomous control equipment and tools used in the subsea sector. You will be writing software which turns these tools into autonomous robotic solutions. You will be developing software solutions to control, monitor and collect data from electromechanical equipment which has moving parts.

Skills and Experience Required:

  • Python or C++
  • GUI Development
  • Linux or window application development
  • Full software development lifecycle
  • Qualified to degree level – BEng or BSc ideally

Desirable Skills and Experience:

  • Docker, Kubernetes or other containerisation
  • Git version control

The role offers you opportunity to write software for interesting and challenging engineering solutions. The projects you will be working on is new development for new products, rather than legacy products.

In this role the successful Software Engineer will be joining a small development team and will be given the opportunity to contribute throughout the full development cycle, using modern design practices whilst having the chance to develop new skills across a range of exciting new projects.

This role will best suit a Software Engineer who is looking for variety in their daily tasks, enjoys working throughout the full life cycle and is able to manage their own time and workload.

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

Embedded Software Team Leader

Position: Embedded Software Team Leader

Salary: Up to £70,000

Location of Office: Edinburgh

Location of Work: Fully Remote Working – occasional visits to the office

The Role: Our client is expanding fast and are now looking for an Embedded Software Team Leader to lead and grow their software team. The ideal candidate will be an experienced Embedded Software Engineer who has some project or team leading experience who is keen to remain hands on.

You will be working on the design and development of a range of cutting-edge solutions for the sub sea and coastal automation sector. They have an exciting new product road map ahead of them, partnering with a host of technology leaders across the globe, on offer is a strong salary, flexible WFH model and the chance to work a 4-day week if preferred.

You will be tasked with leading and growing a small software team and can expect to take responsibility for all decisions related to software and overseeing the progress of software projects from initial concept through to completion. Experience in a similar role is desirable whilst my client is open to the right senior engineer looking to take the step up into a team leader role.

Required skills and experience:

  • Embedded C/C++ programming
  • Microcontroller development
  • RTOS development
  • Team or project leading experience

You will be leading a small team and should expect your role to cover the full development life cycle and plenty of variety in your daily tasks. You will be working on cutting edge software solutions and have the chance to work on projects that will have a positive impact on the environment and set industry standards for future development plans.

Desirable skills and experience:

  • Software management experience
  • Experience with IoT connected devices
  • Wireless comms – BLE, ZigBee, Wi-Fi etc
  • Low power development

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

Embedded Software Engineer

Position: Embedded Software Engineer

Salary: Up to £50,000

Location of Office: Edinburgh

Location of Work: Fully Remote Working – occasional trips to the office will be required

The Role: The successful Embedded Software Engineer will be focussed on the development of new firmware to meet customers specific needs and standards. You will have an input in all matter software development and the chance to work from initial concept through to completion.

You will be working within a small team and should expect your role to cover the full development life cycle and plenty of variety in your daily tasks. You will be working on cutting edge software solutions and have the chance to work on projects that will have a positive impact on the environment and set industry standards for future development plans.

Our client is expanding fast and keen to add an Embedded Software Engineer to their engineering team. Our client develops industry leading IoT connected services with a focus in the subsea and coastal automation sector.

They have an exciting new product road map ahead of them, partnering with a host of technology leaders across the globe, on offer is a strong salary, flexible WFH model and the chance to work a 4-day week if preferred.

Required skills and experience:

  • Embedded C/C++ programming
  • Microcontroller development
  • RTOS development
  • RS232, RS485, SPI, GPIO, TCP/IP, UDP etc

Desirable skills and experience:

  • Edge processing
  • Experience with IoT connected devices
  • Wireless comms – BLE, ZigBee, Wi-Fi etc
  • Low power development

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

Embedded Engineer

Position: Embedded Engineer

Salary: up to £60,000

Location of Office: Bradford

Location of Work: Hybrid WFH Available

The Role: An exciting new role has now been created for an Embedded Engineer to join our clients growing engineering team in the Bradford area. The ideal Embedded Engineer will have strong industry experience, be happy to work onsite 60% of the time and be keen to work on the development of a range of new products in a small/medium sized multi-disciplinary, team environment.

Skills and Experience Required:

  • Embedded C programming
  • RTOS and bare metal development
  • ARM based microcontrollers
  • Knowledge of or experience with electronic design skills

This is a great opportunity for an experienced embedded engineer to play a key role in the development of a range of new products. You will work closely with like-minded engineers and can expect plenty of variety in task work and technical challenges to get stuck in to. Their office is based in the Bradford area and with plenty of opportunity to work from home (40% of the time) they are easily commutable via large parts of Yorkshire and the Northwest.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

  • C++ programming
  • Python, JavaScript or HTML
  • RF design and related technologies
  • Experience within the Telecoms or Defence industries.

For more information on this fantastic opportunity please get in touch with Laurence Powell or Chris Fawcett from KO2 embedded recruitment solutions.

Head of Cloud Infrastructure

Position: Head of Cloud Infrastructure

Salary: Up to £80,000

Location of Office: Blackburn

Location of Work: Flexible Hybrid Remote Working

The role: An exciting new role has been created for a Head of Cloud Infrastructure to join our clients growing Cloud Engineering team. The ideal candidate will have a DevOps Engineer or Cloud technology design/development background and have experience managing teams and leading projects whilst working with other senior stakeholders making strategic level decisions. Hybrid remote working is offered with the successful candidate able to only attend the office as little as once a week where appropriate.

The focus of this role will be operational infrastructure management, ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of all cloud-based systems whilst growing and managing the support team. You will have proven experience in a similar leadership role and your technical background will include Azure or AWS cloud technologies, CI/CD processes and SQL databases. Whilst any experience with IoT connected devices and electronic device design environment is highly desirable.

In this role you will over see and manage all matters related to Cloud Infrastructure including, operational management, developing and implementing cloud strategy, technology integration, data management and security. To do this, you can expect to work closely with your team and other members of the leadership team to ensure successful collaboration and the smooth running and implementation of all cloud infrastructure modifications and developments.

You will play a key role in aligning cloud strategies with product direction, ensuring operational efficiency for customers and internal systems. You will work closely with the Head of Cloud Developments and can expect to form part of technical leadership of the business meeting with customers (face to face and remotely) when required.

Skills and Experience Required:

·        Technical background

·        DevOps Technologies – AWS, Azure technologies

·        Team management and leadership

·        Strategic level decision making, integration and implementation

·        SQL Databases

Desirable Skills and Experience:

·        CI/CD Processes

·        NodeJS

·        IoT connected devices

To apply for this fantastic opportunity or for more information contact Laurence Powell at KO2 Recruitment Solutions today with an up to date.

Junior Electronic Software Engineer

Position: Junior Electronics Software Engineer

Location of Office: Blackburn

Location of work: This is an office-based role.

Salary: £30,000 – £40,000

The role: A position is now available for a Junior Electronics Software Engineer to join an engineering team to work towards the development of a new range of industry leading IoT connected security devices. Our client is an established R&D focused business, with a stellar reputation built upon providing cutting edge, industry leading products for the last 20+ years.

This role is for a Junior Electronics Software Engineer who has a relevant degree qualification and some industry experience, this can be as work experience or after graduation. You will be given the chance to work in a role where you will get experience across analogue and digital circuit design, PCB layout, Embedded programming, circuit prototyping and test.

This role will be ideal for a Junior Electronics Software Engineer who is looking to work in a range of electronics disciplines with a keen eye for detail who is comfortable working in a dynamic, fast paced environment. You will be working in an experienced team, so there will be plenty of opportunity to learn and develop new skills so can expect plenty of variety in the role and chance to develop your skills quickly and with support from experienced Engineers.

Experience or knowledge of the following is required:

  • PCB design and layout – Altium
  • Circuit prototyping and test
  • Embedded C coding
  • Degree qualification in relevant Engineering subject

Desirable experience:

  • RF design
  • Microcontroller design – ARM, PIC, Atmel etc
  • IoT connected devices

If you are keen to build your career within a new product development focussed business who are leaders in their industry the contact Laurence Powell or Chris Fawcett from KO2 embedded recruitment solutions for all the details.

Electronic Test Engineer

Position: Electronic Test Engineer

Location of Office: Coventry

Salary: Up to £40,000

The Role: As our client continue to grow their engineering team, they are now looking for an Electronics Test Engineer to join them. The successful Test Engineer can expect to work in their Coventry based offices and will be able to illustrate 2/3 years industry experience in a similar role testing electronic devices.

Our client develops and builds a range of leading safety products that are manufactured to high volumes and sold throughout Europe. In this role you will play a key role, making sure all designs are fit for purpose before and ready before they go to production.

Skills and Experience Required:

  • Electronic device testing
  • Electronics lab equipment – oscilloscopes, soldering, signal generators etc
  • Reading schematics and PCB designs
  • PCB and firmware troubleshooting

This role will best suit a motivated Electronics Test Engineer who is looking for challenging and varied work with the chance to learn and develop new skills within electronics. You will be working in a growing engineering team and should expect to work closely with the test team, electronics engineers, product managers and application engineers focusing on product quality and reliability.

You can expect the role to involve:

  • Undertaking validation of new products to the agreed specifications.
  • Contributing to the validation of existing designs in-line with production and certification requirements.
  • Generating Failure reports and liaising with other engineering disciplines in the evaluation of failures.
  • Undertaking testing and characterisation of existing and new components.
  • Compiling test results and generating test reports.
  • Diagnostics and fault finding on products, to component level.
  • Design and manufacture of test fixtures or equipment to support validation, test and development.
  • Creation and implementation of test process and procedures to support validation activities.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

  • EMC testing and standards
  • Writing test scripts
  • National Instruments LabView

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

Electronics Engineer

Position: Electronic Engineer

Salary: £40,000 – £50,000

Office Location: Sheffield

Location of work: This role is an office-based role.

The Role: An exciting new position has been created for an Electronics Engineer to join a small, growing design team in the centre of Sheffield. Our client has built up a great reputation in their industry sector and have almost 40 years’ experience supplying quality, reliable, audio electronic products to a host of customers worldwide.

Skills and Experience Required:

  • Analogue circuit design
  • Digital electronics – including microcontroller interfacing
  • PCB layout and design
  • Schematic capture

This role will suit an Electronics Engineer who has a solid grounding in analogue circuit design and is keen for variety in their role, with the chance to contribute to the full design life cycle across a range of next generation products.

In this role you will have plenty of chance to work on new product developments so experience working throughout the full development life cycle is required. Joining a small team there will be plenty of variety available for the right person and developing new design skills across electronics and software techniques is openly encouraged.

Desirable Experience:

  • Audio DSP or Digital Audio connectivity
  • An interest in audio/music technology

This is a fantastic opportunity for an electronics design enthusiast to join a stable, growing, new product development focused company, so contact Laurence Powell or Andrew Knight at KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd to discuss this role in further detail.