Senior Firmware Engineer

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions LTD; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to join a growing engineering team in Nottingham. This role offers the chance to work primarily on embedded firmware development while also providing technical leadership and mentoring to peers. Candidates should have strong experience in embedded C and familiarity with RTOS and Linux-based systems. This position is an excellent opportunity for an engineer looking to balance coding with leadership responsibilities in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Salary up to 70k DOE

Influence in a senior technical role

Opportunity to work on complex embedded systems

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience in embedded C / firmware development.
• Background working on bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux-based systems.
• Comfortable balancing hands-on development with leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on development of embedded firmware using C.
• Setting technical direction, standards, and best practice.
• Providing technical leadership and mentoring to engineers.

Skills

Embedded C

RTOS

Linux

Technical Leadership

Communication

Job description

Senior Firmware Engineer

Salary: Up to 70,000 DOE + Benefits

Location: Nottingham

KO2's client is looking to add an experienced Senior Firmware Engineer to their growing engineering team. This is a technically focused senior role, offering a strong balance of hands‑on embedded development (around 70%) alongside technical leadership (around 30%).

This opportunity suits an engineer who enjoys staying close to the code while also influencing architecture, project delivery, and technical direction.

You'll be working on the development of embedded firmware across a range of platforms, contributing to system architecture, guiding project approach, and ensuring high standards of delivery. While this isn't a purely managerial position, it does include responsibility for technical leadership, mentoring, and some line management.

Responsibilities

• 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

Experience Required

• 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

What's on Offer

• Salary up to 70k DOE
• A senior technical role with genuine influence
• A strong mix of coding and leadership
• Opportunity to work on complex embedded systems within a growing team

If you're a Senior Firmware Engineer looking for a role that still values deep technical contribution alongside leadership, please apply or contact KO2 for more information.