Hardware Engineer

SoCode Limited; Felixstowe; Hybrid; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electronics manufacturer in Felixstowe is seeking a hands-on Hardware Engineer to oversee product development from concept to deployment. This role involves hardware design, prototyping, and close collaboration with manufacturing and software teams. Ideal candidates enjoy problem-solving in a fast-paced environment and thrive on delivering compliant hardware solutions. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £60,000, a hybrid working model, and the chance to impact sustainability efforts within the industry.

Qualifications

• Experience in hardware design and engineering.
• Comfortable with prototyping and debugging.
• Ability to write clear documentation and reports.

Responsibilities

• Work on hardware design, prototyping, and testing.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and software teams.
• Support products through certification and production.

Skills

Hardware design

Prototyping

Test and fault-finding

Documentation writing

Problem-solving

Job description

What's in it for you

You're a hands‑on Hardware Engineer who enjoys seeing products move from early concept through to real‑world deployment. This role offers a rare blend of technical depth, variety, and impact. You'll work on meaningful products across clean and smart technology, medical, defence, and aerospace markets, many of which directly support sustainability, net‑zero goals, and life‑enhancing applications. You’ll have genuine ownership across the full product lifecycle, not just a small slice of it, and the chance to influence how products are designed for manufacture, compliance, and long‑term support. The role offers a salary of up to £60,000, a hybrid working model (with flexibility for a couple of days per week), and the opportunity to grow alongside a business that is investing heavily in its engineering capability.

What will you be doing

You'll be part of a growing R&D and product engineering function, working on both internally developed products and customer‑facing engineering projects. Your day‑to‑day work will span hardware design, prototyping, test and fault‑finding, and supporting products through EMC, certification, production, and in‑market support. You'll collaborate closely with manufacturing, quality, software, and systems engineers to deliver robust, compliant hardware solutions. This is a role for someone who enjoys building and debugging—from circuits and PCBs to test rigs and production equipment—and who is comfortable writing clear documentation, requirements, and reports. You'll thrive if you're self‑motivated, resilient, detail‑focused, and enjoy solving practical engineering problems in a fast‑moving, real‑world environment.

Where will you be doing it

You'll be joining a well‑established UK electronics and technology manufacturer based in Felixstowe, with over four decades of experience delivering high‑reliability hardware into regulated and safety‑critical industries. The company is evolving from traditional contract manufacturing into a full Original Design Manufacturer, building its own product engineering capability alongside world‑class production facilities. This means you'll work in an environment where engineering decisions genuinely matter and where design, manufacturing, quality, and compliance sit side‑by‑side. If you're looking for a role that combines modern engineering challenges, hands‑on work, and long‑term product ownership within a stable but forward‑thinking business, this is an opportunity worth exploring.