Senior Embedded Engineer

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Eastbourne, East Sussex
3 days onsite 2 days remote

Competitive salary + Bonus up to 7.5%

KO2's client, a well-established and financially stable engineering company, is looking to recruit a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join their growing development team in Eastbourne. This is an excellent opportunity to join a business known for long-term stability, strong engineering culture, and investment in innovation.

Working in a collaborative multi-disciplinary team, you'll play a key role in the development of embedded software for advanced electronic systems, contributing across the full software development lifecycle from requirements capture through to release and validation.

The position offers a hybrid working model with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote each week.

The Role

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer, you will develop and support embedded software used in controller systems, instrumentation, and interfaces. You will work on both new product development and enhancements to existing platforms, helping deliver robust, production-ready software for global projects.

You'll collaborate closely with engineers across hardware, systems, and product teams while also providing technical guidance within the software group.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain embedded software for controller and instrumentation platforms
• Work across the full software development lifecycle, from requirements capture to validation and release
• Design scalable, maintainable software architectures that promote code reuse and collaboration
• Participate in Agile/SCRUM-based development projects
• Support integration and testing of software with hardware systems
• Investigate and diagnose software and hardware related issues
• Develop test harnesses, automation tools, and validation scripts
• Ensure code is delivered with appropriate design and test documentation
• Contribute to improvements in software development processes and quality standards
• Provide technical mentoring and guidance to less experienced engineers

Skills & Experience Required

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline
• Strong embedded software development experience
• Experience developing software for electronics-based products
• Familiarity with embedded processors and hardware interaction
• Experience working within structured software development processes
• Understanding of Agile / SCRUM development methodologies
• Experience delivering production-ready embedded systems
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose embedded software and hardware issues
• Experience working within multi-disciplinary engineering teams

Desirable Experience

• Experience working within regulated or compliance-driven industries
• Experience working within global engineering teams
• Exposure to automation, test development, or software validation frameworks

Why Join KO2's Client?

• Stable and well-established engineering business
• Hybrid working: 3 days onsite / 2 days remote
• Annual bonus up to 7.5%
• Strong culture of collaboration, trust, and accountability
• Opportunities for career development and technical progression
• Work on complex engineering systems within a highly skilled team