Senior Software Architect – Robotics & Defence (Hybrid)

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions; North East; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus £10,000

Annual bonus

Pension 8% match

Hybrid 35-hour week

Relocation allowance up to £5,000

Security clearance sponsorship

Job summary

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions is partnering with a fast-growing robotics defence technology business in Newcastle upon Tyne seeking a Software Architect to define architecture and CI/CD for remote and autonomous systems, spanning robotic payloads to autonomous vehicles.

You will lead architecture-level decisions, ensure safety-critical compliance, and collaborate with R&D across computer vision, sensor fusion, and digital twins, with hybrid work and relocation support.

Qualifications

• Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science (2:1 or above).
• Experience designing and implementing software architecture for safety-critical or compliance-driven systems.
• Hands-on programming in C/C++ and Python in Linux real-time environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement end-to-end software architecture and CI/CD pipelines for remote and autonomous systems.
• Set up unit testing, verification and validation processes to meet defence safety-critical standards.
• Integrate control systems, computer vision, sensor fusion, simulation and digital twin platforms into one architecture.
• Support system integration, commissioning and field trials with global military end users.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Safety-critical design

Hardware interfacing

CI/CD for safety-critical

Education

Degree in Software Engineering / Computer Science

Tools

ROS/ROS2

OpenCV

CODESYS/PLC

Linux real-time

Job description

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions is partnering with a fast-growing robotics defence technology business in Newcastle upon Tyne seeking a Software Architect to define architecture and CI/CD for remote and autonomous systems, spanning robotic payloads to autonomous vehicles.

You will lead architecture-level decisions, ensure safety-critical compliance, and collaborate with R&D across computer vision, sensor fusion, and digital twins, with hybrid work and relocation support.