Hardware Design Engineer

TEC Partners - Technical Recruitment Specialists; Tendring; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Life insurance

Pension and car scheme

Performance reviews

Wellbeing support

Training and career progression

Structured induction

Job summary

TEC Partners is seeking a hands-on Electronics Engineer to lead the design, development and validation of digital and analogue hardware from concept to production in Tendring, England.

You will collaborate with Product Management, software, mechanical, test and manufacturing teams, define specs, create schematics and PCB layouts in Altium Designer, and drive design reviews to ensure quality and delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic Engineering or comparable industry experience.
• 2-5 years' hardware design and development experience.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools.
• Solid grounding in power supplies, signal integrity and noise mitigation.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Define product and design specifications with Product Management.
• Design digital and analogue hardware, creating schematics and PCB layouts in Altium Designer.
• Select and analyse components for optimal performance.
• Write and run test plans, and debug and validate hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analysers and spectrum analysers.
• Lead product development projects and support products through their lifecycle.
• Maintain technical documentation and support production, sales and customers.
• Take part in design reviews and quality audits.

Skills

Hardware design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Power integrity

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Lead the design, development and validation of digital and analogue hardware, taking projects from concept through to production. You'll work closely with Product Management, software, mechanical, test and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Define product and design specifications with Product Management
• Design digital and analogue hardware, creating schematics and PCB layouts in Altium Designer
• Select and analyse components for optimal performance
• Write and run test plans, and debug and validate hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analysers and spectrum analysers
• Lead product development projects and support products through their lifecycle
• Maintain technical documentation and support production, sales and customers
• Take part in design reviews and quality audits

Requirements

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, or comparable industry experience
• 2-5 years' hardware design and development experience
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools
• Solid grounding in power supplies, signal integrity and noise mitigation
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 10 more days
• Life insurance at 4x salary
• Salary sacrifice pension and car scheme
• Performance-related pay reviews
• Wellbeing and mental health support
• Training, sponsored further education and career progression
• Structured induction with a buddy