Senior Embedded Software Engineer

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Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire

Salary: Up to £70,000

KO2’s client is an ambitious, well funded and fast-growing technology start-up based in Stroud, developing advanced sensing and monitoring systems that combine low-power embedded platforms, intelligent signal processing, and secure wireless connectivity.


The Role – Senior Embedded Software Engineer

You will be responsible for the full embedded development lifecycle:

  • Scoping and requirements definition
  • System architecture (hardware & software)
  • Simulation and modelling
  • Firmware development
  • Integration and verification
  • Validation and production release


The successful Embedded Software Engineer will work closely with hardware, data, and product engineers to deliver robust, secure, and power-efficient sensing platforms operating in demanding real-world environments.


Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and develop low-power embedded firmware (C/C++) for sensor platforms
  • Design for ultra-low power consumption in battery-operated and remote systems
  • Implement sensor data acquisition and processing pipelines (e.g. MEMS microphones, accelerometers and other environmental sensors)
  • Develop and optimise RF communications systems, particularly:
  • LoRa or similar LPWAN technologies
  • Mesh networking architectures
  • Implement secure communications including encryption, authentication and secure boot mechanisms
  • Develop machine learning-enabled acoustic detection and classification systems:
  • Data pre-processing and feature extraction
  • Deployment of optimised ML models on constrained embedded devices


Essential Experience

  • Significant experience in embedded C/C++ development
  • Strong experience across the full product lifecycle (concept → production)
  • Proven expertise designing for low-power embedded systems
  • Experience with sensor data acquisition and real-time signal processing
  • Strong RF communications experience, particularly LoRa or comparable technologies
  • Experience implementing mesh networking protocols
  • Solid understanding of embedded security (encryption, authentication, secure firmware updates)
  • Strong debugging and hardware bring-up skills


Highly Desirable

  • Machine learning for acoustic detection/classification
  • Experience with MEMS microphone-based systems
  • Wind/ambient noise mitigation design (hardware and software)
  • Secure OTA update mechanisms
  • Experience in a start-up or high-growth environment


If you’re a Senior Embedded Software Engineer looking to build intelligent, low-power sensing systems from the ground up — KO2 would be delighted to discuss this opportunity with you.

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Location:
Stroud
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Technology

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