Hardware Design Engineer

Verso Recruitment Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Verso Recruitment Group is partnering with an established electronics business to recruit a Hardware Design Engineer. You will own electronics design for new products, lead projects, and grow into the go-to expert on core technologies.

In a small, fast-paced R&D team, you design circuits, capture schematics, and lay out PCBs while coordinating with production and suppliers to move products into manufacturing. MATLAB/Simulink is a nice-to-have.

Qualifications

• MEng in Electronic Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Experience in schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Strong analogue and digital circuit design and microcontrollers.
• Able to lead multiple projects and communicate with technical and non-technical colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Designing new products - circuit design, schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Lead internal and external project teams, including subcontractors, and manage milestones.
• Collaborate with wider engineering team to bring products into production.
• Researching new technologies to keep the product roadmap current.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Analogue design

Digital design

Microcontrollers

Simulation

Leadership

Communication

Education

MEng in Electronic Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

LabVIEW

Job description

I'm working with an established electronics business who design and build their own products in-house. They're after a Hardware Design Engineer to support new product development someone who can own the electronics design and grow into the go-to expert on their core technologies.

Small, fast-paced engineering team covering R&D, product development and new product introduction. You'd be leading projects, not just contributing to them.

What you'll be doing

• Designing new products - circuit design, schematic capture and PCB layout
• Working closely with the wider engineering team to get products into production
• Leading internal and external project teams, including subcontractors, and dealing with customers where needed
• Researching new technologies to keep the product roadmap current

What they're after

• Experience in a similar role, strong across schematic capture, PCB layout, analogue and digital circuit design, microcontrollers and simulation
• MEng in Electronic Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience
• Someone who can lead and motivate, and juggle several projects at once
• Confident talking to technical and non-technical people alike
• Diligent, detail-driven, and genuinely bothered about hitting milestones

Nice to have

• MATLAB / Simulink / LabVIEW