Global Electronics Hardware Engineer – Hybrid Role

Rentokil Initial; Waterlooville; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

23 days holiday

8 bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Health care

Job summary

Rentokil Initial is seeking an experienced Hardware Engineer in Waterlooville, Hampshire (Hybrid). You will drive hardware innovation, support development, optimization, and maintenance of electronics across 80+ countries.

You’ll lead continuous improvement projects and manage technical releases for developed and modified products. Key requirements include a strong electronics background, PCB design (Altium), manufacturing experience, and familiarity with firmware/software control.

Qualifications

• BSc/BEng Honours in Electronics Engineering or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience across the entire product lifecycle with multi-component devices.
• Experience with PCB design software (Altium Designer).
• Experience in electronics manufacturing processes, assembly and hardware testing.
• Knowledge of software/scripting languages such as JavaScript is desirable.
• Familiarity with regulatory affairs and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware optimization, root-cause analysis, and design changes for existing products.
• Own cross-functional projects from electronics design to manufacturing perspective.
• Manage technical release and product approvals.
• Document firmware and software modification processes.
• Maintain technical specs, variant packs and test data reports.

Skills

Electronics engineering

PCB design (Altium)

Hardware testing

Project leadership

JavaScript knowledge

Education

BSc/BEng Honours in Electronics Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Rentokil Initial is seeking an experienced Hardware Engineer in Waterlooville, Hampshire (Hybrid). You will drive hardware innovation, support development, optimization, and maintenance of electronics across 80+ countries.

You’ll lead continuous improvement projects and manage technical releases for developed and modified products. Key requirements include a strong electronics background, PCB design (Altium), manufacturing experience, and familiarity with firmware/software control.