IoT Hardware Engineer - Full Lifecycle, Hands-On

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership of product design decisions

Collaborative, fast-paced environment

Job summary

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd’s client is a fast-growing start-up developing next-generation IoT connected devices. They seek an Electronic Engineer to join a small, hands‑on team and take products from concept through to production.

You’ll work across the full hardware development lifecycle, collaborating with firmware and mechanical engineers to deliver integrated devices and influence design decisions in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Solid analogue and digital circuit design experience.
• Hands-on PCB design and layout from schematic capture through to production outputs.
• Experience with wireless communication technologies (BLE, Wi‑Fi, LoRaWAN, cellular IoT).
• Exposure to EMC and radio compliance/certification requirements.
• Embedded C / firmware exposure.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronic hardware for new IoT connected products, from concept through to production.
• Schematic capture and PCB layout for mixed-signal, wireless-enabled designs.
• Build and test prototypes, diagnosing and resolving hardware issues.
• Work closely with firmware and mechanical engineers to deliver fully integrated products.
• Support compliance and certification activity (EMC, radio compliance) as products move toward production.
• Contribute to design-for-manufacture considerations ahead of scale-up.
• Get involved across the full product lifecycle within a small, fast-moving team.

Skills

Analogue and digital circuit design

Embedded C / firmware exposure

Full hardware development lifecycle

Cross-functional collaboration

Design for manufacturability

Education

Degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd’s client is a fast-growing start-up developing next-generation IoT connected devices. They seek an Electronic Engineer to join a small, hands‑on team and take products from concept through to production.

You’ll work across the full hardware development lifecycle, collaborating with firmware and mechanical engineers to deliver integrated devices and influence design decisions in a fast-moving environment.