Junior Embedded Engineer

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hands-on experience across product lif

Mentoring from experienced engineers

Firmware for next-generation products

Hybrid working

Job summary

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd in Aberdeen is seeking a Junior Embedded Engineer to join a small, hands-on team developing embedded firmware for instrumentation devices.

You’ll write Embedded C for microcontrollers, bring up hardware and test on the bench, and gain experience across the full design life cycle with mentoring from experienced engineers. ARM Cortex-M and RTOS experience are welcome but not required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or a related subject.
• Embedded C programming on microcontrollers.
• Experience with SPI, I2C, UART, RS232, RS485.
• Peripherals: GPIO, timers, ADCs, interrupts.
• Ability to read schematics and understand analog/digital circuits.
• Confident debugging firmware on target hardware.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded firmware in C for microcontrollers.
• Join a small team and contribute across full design life cycle, from bring-up to testing.
• Collaborate with hardware and software to deliver reliable products.

Skills

Embedded C

Microcontrollers

SPI/I2C/UART/RS232/RS485

GPIO/Timers/ADC/Interrupts

Schematic reading

Firmware debugging

ARM Cortex-M

FreeRTOS

Oscilloscopes/Equipment

Git

Python/Matlab (testing)

Personal projects/placements

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering / Computer Science or related

Job description

Junior Embedded Engineer

Location: Aberdeen

Salary: Up to £40,000 DOE

The Role

Our client has created a new Junior Embedded Engineer position in their growing engineering team in the Aberdeen area. They design and develop industry-leading products used around the world.

They design a range of electronic instrumentation and measurement devices and are starting work on their next generation of products. You’ll join a small, supportive team, mainly developing embedded firmware in C for the microcontrollers at the heart of these products. You’ll get hands‑on experience across the full design life cycle, from writing and debugging firmware to bringing up new hardware and testing it on the bench, learning alongside experienced engineers.

This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or an engineer early in their career who enjoys working where hardware and software meet and wants real responsibility for the code that runs on real products.

You’ll be confident programming in Embedded C on microcontrollers, whether from industry, a placement, university projects or your own personal projects, and comfortable working with peripherals and communication interfaces. Experience with ARM Cortex processors will make your application stand out.

This role will suit someone who is keen to learn, enjoys solving problems at a low level, and likes working in a small team while taking ownership of their own work and managing their time.

Skills & Experience Required

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or a related subject
• Embedded C programming on microcontrollers
• Experience with communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, RS232 and RS485
• Understanding of microcontroller peripherals such as GPIO, timers, ADCs and interrupts
• Ability to read schematics and understand basic analogue and digital circuits
• Confident debugging firmware on target hardware

Desirable Skills & Experience

• ARM Cortex-M processors (e.g. STM32, NXP)
• Real-time operating systems such as FreeRTOS
• Using test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analysers and multimeters
• Version control with Git
• Matlab or Python for test and data analysis
• An industrial placement, graduate role or personal embedded projects (e.g. Arduino, STM32, Raspberry Pi Pico)

What’s on offer

• Hands‑on experience across the full product design life cycle
• Mentoring and support from an experienced engineering team
• The chance to write firmware for next-generation products used around the world
• Hybrid working and a competitive benefits package