Senior Software Engineer - Safety-Critical Robotics

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions; Heddon-on-the-Wall; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £70,000 basic

8% matched pension

Free breakfast and lunch on-site

35-hour week

Relocation allowance up to £5,000

Job summary

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions is recruiting for a Senior Software Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne with a hybrid working pattern. You will design and govern software architecture and CI/CD processes across robotics payloads, vehicle automation, computer vision, sensor integration, digital twins, and simulation.

You'll own the architectural framework to scale from prototyping to full qualification, ensuring safety-critical compliance while enabling rapid prototyping.

Qualifications

• Strong track record in software architecture for safety-critical or compliance-driven systems.
• Hands-on experience with C/C++ and Python in Linux real-time environments.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for safety-critical software.
• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent (2:1 minimum).

Responsibilities

• Define and implement end-to-end software architecture and CI/CD pipelines for remote and autonomous systems.
• Establish unit testing, verification, and validation processes, building the evidence base needed to meet defence safety-critical standards.
• Integrate architecture across control systems, computer vision, sensor fusion, simulation, and digital twin platforms.
• Support system integration, commissioning, and real-world field trials alongside global military end users.

Skills

Software architecture

C/C++

Python

CI/CD pipelines

Safety-critical systems

Education

2:1 degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

ROS/ROS2

OpenCV

CODESYS/PLC

Job description

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions is recruiting for a Senior Software Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne with a hybrid working pattern. You will design and govern software architecture and CI/CD processes across robotics payloads, vehicle automation, computer vision, sensor integration, digital twins, and simulation.

You'll own the architectural framework to scale from prototyping to full qualification, ensuring safety-critical compliance while enabling rapid prototyping.