Senior Firmware Engineer

• Hands-on development of embedded firmware using C
• Working across bare-metal, RTOS, and embedded Linux environments
• Contributing to and owning aspects of software system architecture
• Setting technical direction, standards, and best practice
• Supporting project estimation, planning, and delivery approach
• Monitoring progress to ensure work is delivered to the required quality, time, and budget
• Providing technical leadership and mentoring to engineers
• Conducting 1-to-1s and line management where required
• Collaborating with hardware, systems, and wider engineering teams

Technologies:

• Embedded
• Firmware
• Hardware
• Support
• Linux
• C++

• Strong commercial experience in embedded C / firmware development
• Background working on bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux-based systems
• Experience contributing to firmware or software architecture
• Comfortable balancing hands-on development with leadership responsibilities
• Able to estimate work and support technical project delivery
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset

We are KO2, and we are looking to add an experienced Senior Firmware Engineer to our growing engineering team in Nottingham. This is a technically focused senior role, offering a strong balance of hands-on embedded development alongside technical leadership. You will have the opportunity to influence architecture, project delivery, and technical direction while working on complex embedded firmware across a range of platforms. We offer a competitive salary up to £70,000 DOE, alongside benefits and the chance to make a genuine impact in our team.