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KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd. in Preston is seeking an Electronic Embedded Engineer for a hybrid role with a leading technology company. You will contribute to end-to-end product development, from concept through to production, in a fast-paced R&D environment.

Your work will involve hardware and firmware development, analogue and digital circuit design, and collaboration across mechanical, software and production teams—especially for battery-powered and energy storage technologies.

Role: Electronic Embedded Engineer

Location: Preston + Hybrid Work from home

Salary: Up to £65,000 + Benefits

Are you an experienced Electronic Embedded Engineer passionate about new product innovation and cutting‑edge technology?

Our client, a leading technology company based in Preston, is expanding its engineering team and seeks a talented engineer to play a key role in the design and development of next‑generation electronic products. This is an exciting opportunity to work on full product lifecycle development – from concept through to production – where your ideas and expertise will directly shape innovative products used across high‑performance applications.

As an Electronic Embedded Engineer, you'll work within a collaborative, multi‑disciplinary team to design, develop and test complex electronic systems. Your responsibilities include hardware and firmware development, taking ownership of projects that combine analogue and digital circuit design with embedded microcontroller‑based systems. You will also contribute to research and development activities, pushing forward new ideas for product improvement and innovation, particularly in battery‑powered and energy storage technologies.

• Design, develop and test analogue and digital electronic circuits.
• Develop embedded firmware for microcontroller‑based systems (C/C++).
• Contribute to new product development from concept to production.
• Conduct prototyping, validation and debugging of electronic designs.
• Work closely with mechanical, software and production teams to ensure seamless integration.
• Support continuous improvement and innovation within product design.

• Essential: Strong experience in electronics and embedded system design.
• Essential: Proven background in analogue and digital circuit design.
• Essential: Experience with microcontroller development (ARM, PIC, STM32, or similar).
• Essential: Solid understanding of embedded programming.
• Essential: Track record of delivering innovative new products in an R&D environment.
• Desirable: Experience with power storage, battery‑powered or low‑power electronic systems.
• Desirable: Knowledge of power management, charging circuits or energy‑efficient design.
• Desirable: Familiarity with compliance testing (EMC, CE, etc.).

• Be at the forefront of innovative product design and development.
• Join a collaborative, forward‑thinking engineering team.
• Work on a diverse range of technically challenging projects.
• Excellent career growth opportunities in a company investing in R&D and innovation.

Compliance Manager, Electronics (Life Safety Products)
Ormskirk, West Lancashire

Up to 70,000

Office based with test house travel

Every electronic product you trust, from the phone in your pocket to the alarm on your ceiling, got there through compliance. Someone determined which standards applied, built the technical file, managed the test house, and put their name to the declaration. This role puts you in charge of that whole discipline for a market-leading UK manufacturer whose products protect life every single day.

KO2's client is a long-established, highly profitable British electronics manufacturer, a genuine market leader that designs and builds its products in the UK and exports worldwide. Their systems are electronic sensing and detection devices communicating, increasingly wirelessly, with control equipment that triggers alarm and notification devices. Life safety electronics, engineered and certified to some of the most demanding harmonised standards in the industry.

The opportunity

This is a succession appointment. The company's current compliance specialist retires next spring, and the business wants their successor in post by the autumn so a proper handover happens with the person who holds the knowledge today. You will take ownership of the compliance function: determining applicable standards and directives for new and existing products, creating and maintaining Technical Construction Files and Declarations of Conformity, managing relationships with third party test and approval houses in the UK and Europe, overseeing the workflow of a well-equipped in-house EMC facility, and leading a small verification team.

What you will need

Here is the honest picture. The full standards landscape for these products is wide: EN 54 and its many parts, BS 5839, BS 8629, BS 7273, EN (phone number removed), EN 50130, EN 50131, EN 61000, EN (phone number removed), the Construction Products Regulation, plus the directive set that applies to any electronic product: RED, LVD, EMC, RoHS, Environmental Product Declarations and the incoming Cyber Resilience Act. Nobody arrives knowing all of that, and the client does not expect you to. What they need is:

• Solid product compliance experience with electronic products, meaning you know your way around RED, LVD, EMC and RoHS and how a product gets legally to market. This is the must-have.
• Genuine experience working with third party test and approval houses: scoping test programmes, managing submissions, negotiating findings, maintaining certification. This matters enormously here because the core product standards are harmonised and compliance is proven at the test house.
• Enough EMC understanding to manage an in-house test workflow, without needing to be the person on the bench.
• Working knowledge of some of the standards above. EN 54 or wider fire and security standards experience is a significant plus and will move you to the front of the queue, but a strong compliance professional from another electronics sector who can absorb new standards will be seriously considered.
• The organisation and people skills to run a verification team and report compliance status to senior management.

Why this role

Compliance carries real weight in this business: nothing ships without it. You inherit an experienced team, an in-house EMC facility, and a structured handover from a respected long-serving specialist rather than an empty desk. The company is stable, privately owned, profitable, and its products sit in a regulated, non-discretionary market that does not slow down when the economy does. At 70,000 in West Lancashire, with a genuine leadership platform and a clean succession story, this is one of the strongest compliance appointments in the North West this year.

To apply or for a confidential conversation, contact KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions.

Location : Macclesfield – Mainly office based with early finish on a Friday

Salary: Up to £65,000 + Benefits

KO2’s client, an innovative technology business based in Macclesfield, is looking to add an Electronics Engineer to their growing engineering team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting‑edge electronic products in a collaborative and forward‑thinking environment.

As an Electronics Engineer, you’ll be involved in the full product lifecycle — from concept and design through to testing, validation, and production support. You’ll work closely with multidisciplinary teams including software, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers to deliver high‑quality, reliable electronic solutions.

• Design and develop analogue and digital electronic circuits
• PCB design and schematic capture
• Prototype build, testing, and debugging
• Support transition from development to manufacture
• Contribute to design reviews and technical documentation
• Ensure designs meet relevant compliance and regulatory standards

• Degree in Electronics Engineering (or related discipline)
• Experience with analogue and digital circuit design
• PCB layout and schematic capture experience (e.g., Altium, Eagle, KiCad or similar)
• Embedded C programming
• Embedded systems knowledge – FreeRTOS, STM32 (desirable)
• Experience with debugging tools such as oscilloscopes and logic analysers
• Understanding of EMC and regulatory compliance (advantageous)

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated Electronics Engineer who enjoys problem‑solving and delivering high‑quality technical solutions.

To apply or learn more, contact KO2 Recruitment Solutions today.

Overview

Our client in the Knutsford area is looking for a hands-on Electronics & Test Engineer to test, debug, and validate autonomous robotic solutions that they design and manufacture on site. They are a small growing team and looking for a motivated, passionate Engineer to join them as they develop industry leading devices.

• Troubleshoot and repair embedded hardware
• Test and calibrate sensors, PCBs, actuators, and motor controllers
• Work with low-level protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS-485)
• Use ROS/ROS2 tools to debug comms and system performance
• Support field deployments and live robot testing

• A background in electronics testing & hardware troubleshooting
• Experience with comms protocols and interpreting schematics
• Working knowledge of ROS or ROS2
• Ability to work independently in the field

• C/C++ or Python programming/scripting
• Exposure to robotics hardware or automation systems

Role : Electronics & Test Engineer

• Seniority level : Not Applicable
• Employment type : Full-time
• Job function : Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries : Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing, Computers and Electronics Manufacturing, and Robotics Engineering

Apply now via KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions with an up-to-date CV today!

KO2 is working exclusively with a technology-driven client based in Bradford who are looking to strengthen their engineering team with an experienced RF Electronics Engineer. This is an excellent opportunity to work on high-performance RF designs used in cutting-edge electronic systems. The successful candidate will be joining a medium sized, multidisciplinary engineering team and join at an exciting teams as our client has several new projects due to kick off in early 2026.

As an RF Electronics Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, simulation, testing, and validation of RF circuits and subsystems operating across 6GHz to 18GHz. You’ll play a key role in taking concepts from initial architecture through to production, working closely with PCB layout engineers, system engineers, and external test houses.

• Design, analyse, and optimise RF circuits and subsystems including LNAs, PAs, mixers, filters, oscillators, and synthesisers
• Develop RF front-end architectures and contribute to system-level design decisions
• Perform RF simulation and modelling using industry-standard tools such as Keysight ADS, AWR Microwave Office, CST, and HFSS
• Conduct S-parameter analysis, tolerance analysis, and design for manufacturability
• Create and execute RF test plans, verification procedures, and acceptance testing
• Troubleshoot complex RF issues at component, PCB, and system level
• Correlate lab measurements with simulation results and drive design improvements
• Support EMC, EMI, and RF compliance, certification testing, and regulatory engagement
• Collaborate closely with PCB layout engineers on controlled impedance routing, grounding, shielding, and stack-up selection
• Integrate RF hardware into larger mixed-signal and digital systems
• Produce clear technical documentation and contribute to design and architecture reviews

• Strong theoretical grounding in electromagnetics, RF propagation, transmission line theory, and impedance matching
• In-depth knowledge of linearity, noise figure, phase noise, intermodulation, and spectral purity
• Hands-on experience with RF test equipment including VNAs, spectrum analysers, signal generators, power meters, and noise figure analysers
• Skilled in designing transmit RF chains
• RF PCB layout knowledge including controlled impedance routing, grounding strategies, shielding, and isolation
• Experience with multilayer PCB stack-ups and substrates such as FR-4 and Rogers
• Familiarity with wireless standards such as LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth
• Working knowledge of Python, MATLAB, or LabVIEW for RF analysis and test automation
• Structured approach to documentation, version control, and reporting

• Work on technically challenging RF designs
• Join a stable and forward-thinking engineering team
• Opportunity to influence system-level architecture and design decisions

Apply today or contact KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions for more information.

Overview

Position: Electronic Engineer

Location: Chesterfield Area + Flexible Hybrid Work from Home

Salary: Up to £50,000

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity has opened for an Electronic Engineer to join a growing, multidisciplinary engineering team working on cutting-edge bespoke projects. Our client specialises in the design and manufacture of complex electronic solutions, combining custom-designed interfaces with off-the-shelf components.

As an Electronic Engineer, you'll play a hands-on role across the full product development lifecycle—from concept and circuit design to PCB layout, testing, and fault finding. You'll collaborate closely with like-minded engineers and report directly to the Design Manager.

This range is provided by KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

• Design and layout of multilayer PCBs
• Digital and analogue circuit design
• Creation of schematic diagrams
• Electronics testing and fault diagnosis
• Designing for manufacture
• Experience with Altium Designer
• Background in test equipment, automation, or control systems design

• Work on a wide variety of innovative projects
• Be involved in the full design lifecycle
• Join a supportive and experienced engineering team
• Flexible hybrid working model
• Office located between Chesterfield and Sheffield – easily commutable from Nottingham, Mansfield, Barnsley, Worksop, and surrounding areas

To apply for this fantastic opportunity, please submit an up-to-date CV or contact Laurence Powell or Andrew Knight at KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions for more information.

• Seniority level
  • Not Applicable
• Employment type
  • Full-time
• Job function
  • Computers and Electronics Manufacturing, Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing, and Electrical Equipment Manufacturing

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