Senior Firmware Engineer | Nottinghamshire

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to join a growing engineering team in Nottinghamshire. The role focuses on hands-on embedded development while also providing technical leadership and mentoring. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in embedded C along with a background in firmware architecture and systems across bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux environments. This position offers an attractive salary of up to £70,000, highlighting the mix of technical and leadership responsibilities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Leadership influence

Work on complex embedded systems

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on development of embedded firmware using C.
• Contributing to and owning aspects of software system architecture.
• Providing technical leadership and mentoring to engineers.

Skills

Embedded C development

Firmware architecture

RTOS experience

Linux systems knowledge

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Job description

Job Title: Senior Firmware Engineer

Employer: KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd

Location: Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Salary: Up to £70,000 DOE + Benefits

Employment Type: Permanent

Reference Number: 23643_224527052

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.