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# Lead Embedded Software Engineer

- **Company:** KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd
- **Location:** Gloucester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £65,000.0 - £75,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Embedded Software, Hardware Design
- **Published:** July 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/lead-embedded-software-engineer-bristol-gloucestershire/2879266779-2/

## About the Role

* Strong background in embedded software development (ideally with some hardware exposure)
 * Experience working on physical products (not purely cloud or desktop systems)
 * Background in a regulated environment (medical, safety-critical, or similar preferred, but not overly specialised)
 * Solid understanding of full product lifecycle, from concept through to launch and improvement
 * Experience with design control, testing, and documentation
 * Strong communicator with the ability to lead and influence

Technical skills:

 * Experience in C or C++ (or similar embedded languages)
 * Understanding of electronics or hardware integration (beneficial, not essential)
 * Awareness of cybersecurity and safety considerations

This role would suit someone who:

 * Wants to step into or continue in a technical leadership role
 * Enjoys working on tangible, real-world products
 * Prefers broad engineering ownership rather than being siloed
 * Has some exposure to regulated environments but doesn't want an overly compliance-heavy role.

## Description

You'll act as the system-level lead across embedded software and hardware, driving design, integration, and validation of both current and next-generation wearable products.

This role blends hands-on engineering, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration, giving you real influence over product direction without being confined to purely regulatory work.

What You'll Be Doing

 * Contribute to early-stage innovation, exploring new technologies in embedded systems and wearable applications
 * Develop proof-of-concepts and functional prototypes
 * Identify risks early and shape product direction through informed engineering decisions
 * Support usability testing and concept validation

 * Lead system design across software and hardware for new product development
 * Own design control, risk management, and verification/validation activities
 * Provide technical oversight and challenge solutions to ensure high-quality delivery

 * Investigate complex technical issues and support resolution of field challenges
 * Drive continuous improvements in performance, reliability, and cost
 * Work closely with quality and cross-functional teams


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