Hardware Engineer

Curtiss Wright Corporation; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm located in Chelmsford is seeking a Hardware Engineer to drive the development of innovative sensor hardware. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of experience in electronics or embedded systems, with skills in designing and prototyping electronic products. Responsibilities include integrating new sensors, collaborating with teams, and improving manufacturing processes. If you're passionate about technology and have the attention to detail needed to excel, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of experience in electronics or embedded systems.
• Experience designing and prototyping electronics products.
• Experience developing and deploying firmware for embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and integrate new sensors or embedded technology.
• Improve the product by building and testing prototypes.
• Collaborate within the Hardware and Product teams.

Skills

Experience in electronics or embedded systems

Proactive and results-oriented

Attention to detail

Experience with Bluetooth Low Energy

Tools

Nordic nRF series microcontrollers

Debugging tools for embedded systems

Job description

We're looking for a Hardware Engineer to drive development of our sensor hardware from research and development through to mass production. If you love building products that push the limits of what's possible with real-time experiences on constrained devices, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and integrate new sensors or embedded technology into our core product.
• Improve the product by building and testing prototypes with new technologies.
• Supervise and optimise areas of the manufacturing process related to embedded systems, for example automatic testing equipment or production firmware.
• Collaborate within the Hardware and Product teams to integrate electronics and firmware with the mechanical and software parts of the product.
• Work with the Customer Success team in identifying and debugging electronics and firmware related product issues.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of experience in electronics or embedded systems.
• A passionate skier, beginner skiers welcome.
• Proactive and results‑oriented.
• Extreme attention to detail.
• Experience designing and prototyping electronics products from concept through to schematic design, layout and manufacturing.
• Experience developing and deploying firmware for embedded systems, with experience in Nordic nRF series microcontrollers a major advantage.
• Experience with Bluetooth Low Energy.
• Experience debugging embedded systems and use of associated tools.

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