Summary
Sam Mottley is a Lead Hardware & Software Engineer with 11 years’ experience designing and shipping embedded systems, RF products, and factory-ready hardware across startups, academia, and industry. He blends deep circuit- and PCB-level skills with embedded C/C++ and system architecture work (including Yocto/Linux and Qt) to take products from concept through compliance and mass manufacture. Comfortable leading small teams, Sam is as rigorous about maths and testability as he is about pragmatic cost and DFM choices, regularly travelling to China to solve production issues on-site. His background spans metrology, SMPS and RF (LoRa/Bluetooth), EMC/safety compliance, and bespoke HALs and drivers — a breadth that makes him adept at solving cross-domain problems others miss. Colleagues describe him as a fast self-learner who enjoys constructive debate when pushing new IP or procedures.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree with Honours, Electronic Engineering, First Class Honours, Bachelor’s Degree with Honours, Electronic Engineering, First Class Honours at Sheffield Hallam University
High School, GCSE, 1X A*; 4X B; 4X C, High School, GCSE, 1X A*; 4X B; 4X C at Audenshaw High School
BTEC Level 3, Advanced Diploma in Engineering, Level 3, Merit (B), BTEC Level 3, Advanced Diploma in Engineering, Level 3, Merit (B) at Stockport College