Electronics Engineer
Chester Area
Up to £65,000 + Bonus
KO2's client is a well-established, employee-owned consultancy that designs bespoke embedded electronic products for a wide range of applications. With a strong reputation for delivering high-quality engineering solutions, they combine in-house product development with custom design work, giving engineers the chance to work on varied, technically challenging projects across the full lifecycle.
They are now looking for a Mid to Senior Electronics Engineer with strong embedded software experience to join their growing team.
This is a hands-on role sitting right at the hardware-software boundary. You'll be involved in everything from schematic capture and PCB design through to board bring-up and embedded C development, working on complex embedded systems including microcontroller and application processor-based designs.
What you'll be doing:
* Designing analogue and digital electronics, including PCB layout
* Bringing up new hardware and debugging at board level using embedded software
* Developing embedded C code to support hardware validation and functionality
* Working across the full product lifecycle, from concept through to production
* Contributing to a range of projects, including next-generation embedded and IoT-style systems
What they're looking for:
* A well-rounded electronics engineer with solid embedded software skills
* Strong experience in analogue and digital design
* Confidence with board bring-up and debugging using embedded C
* Experience with common interfaces such as SPI, IC, UART, CAN
* Comfortable working with microcontrollers (e.g. ARM Cortex-M) and ideally application processors
* Someone adaptable and capable of picking up new technologies (e.g. Linux, FPGA, or higher-level software where required)
Desirable experience:
* Embedded Linux or RTOS experience
* Mains-powered design / power supply experience
* Experience with single board computer or similar embedded platforms
* Exposure to production or manufacturing environments
Why join KO2's client?
This is an opportunity to join a collaborative, engineering-led environment where you'll work on genuinely interesting products rather than narrow, siloed tasks. Engineers here are involved in real problem-solving, not just incremental changes.
The business offers a unique and highly attractive working pattern:
* Every other Friday off
* Early finish at 1pm on the alternate Friday
They are also employee-owned, which means you benefit directly from the company's success.
This includes:
* A profit-related bonus, with up to £3,600 per year tax-free
* The opportunity to receive free shares and purchase additional shares in the business
Additional benefits include:
* Private medical insurance
* Competitive holiday allowance, increasing with service
* A supportive, non-corporate culture focused on quality engineering rather than long hours
This role is based on-site, reflecting the hands-on nature of the work, particularly around hardware development and lab-based testing.
If you're an engineer who enjoys working across both electronics and embedded software, and you want to be part of a business where your work genuinely makes an impact, this is well worth exploring.
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