Embedded Software Engineer

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Bishop Auckland; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer near Bishop Auckland to join a multidisciplinary engineering team. You will design and develop embedded firmware for handheld, battery-powered devices and contribute to Bluetooth-connected products across the full product lifecycle.

You will work across RTOS and bare-metal environments, using ARM Cortex processors and interfaces like Bluetooth/BLE, USB, SPI, UART, GPIO, and ADC.

Qualifications

• Strong embedded programming skills in C (some C++ desirable).
• Experience with RTOS and bare‑metal firmware development.
• Familiarity with ARM Cortex and NXP processors is preferred.
• Practical experience with Bluetooth/BLE, USB, SPI, UART, GPIO, and ADC communication protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded firmware for handheld, battery-powered devices.
• Work across RTOS and bare-metal environments.
• Develop and maintain communication interfaces including Bluetooth/BLE, USB, SPI, UART, GPIO, and ADC.
• Collaborate with electronics and test engineers across the full product lifecycle.
• Contribute to Bluetooth-connected products with mobile and Windows platforms.

Skills

Embedded C

RTOS

C++

Bluetooth/BLE

ARM Cortex

USB

SPI

UART

GPIO

ADC

Battery-powered devices

Team collaboration

Job description

Location: Near Bishop Auckland (Fully Onsite) - finish at 2.30pm on Fridays

The Opportunity

An established engineering business near Bishop Auckland is looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to join their growing engineering team. The wider team of 16 spans firmware, electronics, software and test disciplines. This is a genuinely multidisciplinary environment, giving engineers full input across the entire product lifecycle — from concept and design through to testing and production.

You’ll be working on handheld, battery-powered devices that connect via Bluetooth to a range of devices, contributing to products used in real-world, hands‑on applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded firmware for handheld, battery-powered devices.
• Work across both RTOS and bare‑metal environments.
• Develop and maintain communication interfaces including Bluetooth/BLE, USB, SPI, UART, GPIO, and ADC.
• Collaborate closely with electronics and test engineers across the full product lifecycle — from concept through to production.
• Contribute to the design, development, and integration of Bluetooth-connected products with mobile and Windows platforms.

Skills & Experience

• Strong embedded programming skills in C (some C++ desirable).
• Experience with RTOS and bare‑metal firmware development.
• Familiarity with ARM Cortex and NXP processors.
• Practical experience with Bluetooth/BLE, USB, SPI, UART, GPIO, and ADC communication protocols.
• Experience developing firmware for battery‑powered or handheld devices is highly desirable.
• Comfortable working as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team with full lifecycle involvement.

What's on Offer?

• Full involvement across the entire product lifecycle, working alongside firmware, electronics, and test specialists.
• A collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering environment.
• 37.5‑hour week with an early finish (2.30pm) on Fridays.
• Fully onsite role near Bishop Auckland.

If you’re an Embedded Software Engineer looking to work on innovative handheld, Bluetooth-connected devices within a supportive, multidisciplinary team, we’d love to hear from you.