KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
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Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Location: Runcorn, with flexible hybrid working from home
Salary: £60,000 – £70,000 DOE, plus 8% bonus
About the company
Our client is an innovative medical technology business. They develop critical point-of-care devices for GP surgeries, intensive care units, and specialist hospital departments. In these settings, performance, safety, and reliability can't be compromised. Their products help clinicians, extend lives, and are built to work reliably in demanding clinical environments.
The opportunity
As Senior Embedded Software Engineer, you'll own embedded software development across the business and be its software authority. You'll define the software architecture, set development standards, and make sure software quality, documentation, and regulatory compliance meet medical-grade requirements.
You'll work closely with the hardware, systems, verification, and regulatory teams on products used in hospitals, critical care wards, and frontline clinical settings. This is a key role in a growing medical device company, and your decisions will directly affect both product performance and patient outcomes.
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Technical skills profile
- Extensive experience in several programming languages, including C, C++, and Python
- Deep experience developing bare-metal and RTOS firmware for memory-constrained microcontrollers
- Strong knowledge of networking protocols and principles, especially as they apply to cloud computing
- Proven experience developing wireless communication and remote monitoring systems
- Advanced skills in engineering simulation and calculation
- Confident using common engineering tools for design (CAD, schematics, PCB layout), simulation, prototyping, and measurement
Regulated-industry experience
You must have experience in medical devices or another regulated industry. We're looking for hands-on experience developing software in a regulated environment. Medical devices is ideal, but we'll also consider experience from other safety-critical sectors. You'll need:
- Proven experience developing embedded software for medical devices or another regulated industry, such as aerospace or automotive safety
- Working knowledge of relevant standards and regulatory frameworks, such as ISO 13485, IEC 62304, and IEC 60601, or equivalents
- A strong understanding of the documentation, traceability, and verification required for safety-critical software
- Experience working with regulatory, quality, or verification teams throughout the software development lifecycle
- The technical credibility to define architecture and set development standards at a senior level
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If you come from another safety-critical or regulated sector and want to specialise in medical technology, we'd welcome your application. You'll need to show real experience of regulated development practices.
Why apply?
This is a rare chance to combine advanced embedded software engineering with real clinical impact. You'll join an ambitious, committed team focused on improving patient outcomes through good engineering. Your regulated-industry expertise will be central to the products you help build.
To apply, send your up-to-date CV and a cover letter to KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions.
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