Electronics Engineer

Zenovo; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Zenovo is seeking an experienced Senior Hardware Design Engineer to lead hardware development from concept to production. You will own complex hardware architectures, create schematics and tests, and work closely with firmware, software and systems teams to ensure smooth integration.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in hardware design, strong signal integrity knowledge, Altium expertise and experience with high-speed PCBs. The role targets Derby-area on-site work with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic, Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum five years in hardware design with PCB work.
• Experience validating hardware with test plans and lab bring-up.

Responsibilities

• Define and review hardware architectures and trade-offs.
• Produce schematics, specifications and test plans.
• Collaborate with firmware, software and systems engineers.
• Support hardware verification, lab bring-up and debugging.
• Participate in design and code reviews and process improvements.
• Coordinate with manufacturing for volume manufacturing and testing.
• Engage with component suppliers for long-term availability.
• Design for operation in harsh environments.

Skills

5+ years hardware design

Board-level debugging

High-speed PCB design

Signal integrity

Education

Degree in Electronic/Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Oscilloscopes

Logic analysers

Protocol analysers

Job description

Job Title: Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Location: Ourskirts of Derby

Salary: Up to £67,000k (DOE) + attractive benefits

We are seeking an experienced Hardware Design Engineer to join an innovative engineering team developing advanced, high-performance electronic products. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of complex hardware designs from concept through to production while working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

About the Role

• Define and review hardware architectures, contributing to system-level design decisions and technical trade-off analysis.
• Produce and review technical documentation, including specifications, schematics, and hardware test plans.
• Collaborate with firmware, software, and systems engineers to ensure successful hardware/software integration.
• Support hardware verification, validation, laboratory bring-up and board-level debugging.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews and continuous improvement of engineering processes.
• Work closely with manufacturing teams to optimise designs for volume manufacture and test.
• Liaise with component manufacturers and suppliers to support long-term product availability.
• Design for reliable operation in demanding or harsh environments.

About You

• Degree (or equivalent) in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years' experience inhardware design.
• Experience creating and executing hardware test plans.
• Board-level debugging using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analysers and protocol analysers.
• Strong understanding of high-speed PCB design and signal integrity.
• Experience using Altium Designer.
• Knowledge of designing electronics for harsh operating environments.

Please note, we cannot offer sponsorship for this role.