Chester Area
Up to £65,000 + Bonus
KO2's client is a well-established, employee-owned consultancy that designs bespoke embedded electronic products for a wide range of applications. With a strong reputation for delivering high-quality engineering solutions, they combine in-house product development with custom design work, giving engineers the chance to work on varied, technically challenging projects across the full lifecycle.
They are now looking for a Mid to Senior Electronics Engineer with strong embedded software experience to join their growing team.
This is a hands-on role sitting right at the hardware-software boundary. You'll be involved in everything from schematic capture and PCB design through to board bring-up and embedded C development, working on complex embedded systems including microcontroller and application processor-based designs.
What you'll be doing:
Designing analogue and digital electronics, including PCB layout
Bringing up new hardware and debugging at board level using embedded software
Developing embedded C code to support hardware validation and functionality
Working across the full product lifecycle, from concept through to production
Contributing to a range of projects, including next-generation embedded and IoT-style systemsWhat they're looking for:
A well-rounded electronics engineer with solid embedded software skills
Strong experience in analogue and digital design
Confidence with board bring-up and debugging using embedded C
Experience with common interfaces such as SPI, I²C, UART, CAN
Comfortable working with microcontrollers (e.g. ARM Cortex-M) and ideally application processors
Someone adaptable and capable of picking up new technologies (e.g. Linux, FPGA, or higher-level software where required)Desirable experience:
Embedded Linux or RTOS experience
Mains-powered design / power supply experience
Experience with single board computer or similar embedded platforms
Exposure to production or manufacturing environmentsWhy join KO2's client?
This is an opportunity to join a collaborative, engineering-led environment where you'll work on genuinely interesting products rather than narrow, siloed tasks. Engineers here are involved in real problem-solving, not just incremental changes.
The business offers a unique and highly attractive working pattern:
Every other Friday off
Early finish at 1pm on the alternate FridayThey are also employee-owned, which means you benefit directly from the company's success.
This includes:
A profit-related bonus, with up to £3,600 per year tax-free
The opportunity to receive free shares and purchase additional shares in the businessAdditional benefits include:
Private medical insurance
Competitive holiday allowance, increasing with service
A supportive, non-corporate culture focused on quality engineering rather than long hoursThis role is based on-site, reflecting the hands-on nature of the work, particularly around hardware development and lab-based testing.
If you're an engineer who enjoys working across both electronics and embedded software, and you want to be part of a business where your work genuinely makes an impact, this is well worth exploring
Salary description
£50000.00 - £65000.00 per year