Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer

Norwich - Fully Remote Working Available

Up to £80,000

KO2's client is seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and delivery of embedded software solutions for innovative systems. This role provides technical leadership across all software development activities, ensuring robust, scalable, and high-quality software that supports the performance, safety, reliability, and functionality of the company's core products.

Working within a fast-paced small to medium-sized engineering environment, you will lead a team of software engineers across BSW and Application Software, define software architecture, drive software planning, documentation, and organisation, and collaborate closely with systems, electronics, mechanical, and test teams to deliver advanced electric drive technologies from concept through validation and production.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of embedded software for electric drive systems, including BSW, Application Software, motor control, charging, DC-DC control, diagnostics, and system functions

Define and maintain software architecture aligned with system and product requirements

Lead, organise, and mentor software engineers, promoting best practice across software development, planning, and documentation

Define software tools, methods, and processes, and lead technical decisions on design, architecture, and ASPICE-aligned development

Oversee the full software lifecycle from requirements through implementation, verification, validation, and release

Deliver key software milestones through effective planning, organisation, documentation, progress tracking, and change control

Develop and review high-quality embedded software using model-based development, autocode, and manual coding as appropriate

Support development of control algorithms and ensure software meets performance, safety, reliability, and quality requirements

Lead software integration with hardware platforms, embedded targets, and system architectures

Collaborate with systems, hardware, and test engineers to define requirements, interfaces, and integration strategies

Define and oversee software verification and validation, including unit, integration, and system-level testing, w...