Hardware Engineer

Future Talent Group; Oxford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Future Talent Group in Oxford is seeking a Hardware Engineer to design and develop embedded electronics powering autonomous platforms. The role involves ownership from concept to deployment, tackling PCB design, firmware, prototyping and validation for real‑world environments.

You will collaborate with software, systems and mechanical engineers to integrate hardware across the full product lifecycle, support EMC testing and regulatory compliance, and drive production‑readiness from prototype

Qualifications

• Experience with PCB design and layout for embedded systems.
• Proficient in embedded firmware development.
• Experience with schematic capture, board bring-up and debugging.
• Familiar with EMC testing and design-for-compliance.
• Experience bringing products from prototype to manufacture.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop PCB hardware from concept through schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping and production.
• Develop embedded firmware alongside hardware designs.
• Carry out board bring-up, debugging and hardware validation.
• Support EMC testing and regulatory compliance activities.
• Work across the full product lifecycle, from early R&D through to production-ready hardware.
• Collaborate with software, systems and mechanical engineers to integrate hardware into autonomous platforms.
• Support continuous product improvement through testing, investigation and root cause analysis.

Skills

PCB design and layout

Embedded firmware development

Schematic capture

Board bring-up & debugging

EMC testing & compliance

Product lifecycle ownership

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Job description

Hardware Engineer – UAS / Uncrewed Systems / AI Platforms

Location - Oxford (4 Days a Week)

We’re supporting a rapidly growing autonomous systems business developing secure, next-generation drone technology that helps customers inspect critical infrastructure, monitor risk and make better decisions using real-time data.

As the UK engineering team expands, we’re looking for an experienced Hardware Engineer to design and develop the embedded electronics that power autonomous platforms deployed in real-world environments.

The Opportunity

This is a hands‑on engineering role with ownership from concept through to deployment. You’ll work across PCB design, embedded firmware, prototyping, testing and product validation, collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver robust, production‑ready hardware.

What you’ll be doing

• Design and develop PCB hardware from concept through schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping and production.
• Develop embedded firmware alongside your hardware designs.
• Carry out board bring‑up, debugging and hardware validation.
• Support EMC testing and regulatory compliance activities.
• Work across the full product lifecycle, from early R&D through to production‑ready hardware.
• Collaborate with software, systems and mechanical engineers to integrate hardware into autonomous platforms.
• Support continuous product improvement through testing, investigation and root cause analysis.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who enjoys building products from the ground up and is equally comfortable working across electronics and embedded software.

You’ll ideally have experience with:

• PCB design and layout for embedded electronic systems.
• Embedded firmware development.
• Schematic capture, board bring‑up and hardware debugging.
• EMC testing and design for compliance.
• Developing products from prototype through to manufacture.
• Working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Importantly, this is a dual-skill role. We’re looking for engineers who can demonstrate experience across both PCB design and embedded firmware development, rather than one discipline in isolation.