Senior Electrical Engineer

ADLIB Recruitment | B Corp™; Bristol; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ADLIB Recruitment is seeking a hands-on Senior Embedded Hardware Engineer to own electronic system architecture, product development and technical leadership in a fast-moving technology company in Bristol. You will lead design, development and verification of complex electronics, analogue, digital and power electronics, and embedded firmware in C/C++, with RTOS exposure and regulatory considerations.

This role offers technical ownership and a path to shaping high-performance products from

Qualifications

• Significant experience designing and developing complex electronic products and systems.
• Strong background in analogue, digital, and power electronics design.
• Proven experience defining system architectures and leading technical development activities.
• Hands-on expertise in circuit design, schematic capture, PCB development, and prototype testing.
• Experience with embedded firmware development using C/C++.
• Knowledge of EMC, product safety standards, and engineering risk management processes.
• Experience working within regulated, safety-critical, or high-reliability engineering environments.
• Strong technical problem-solving skills with the ability to make informed engineering decisions.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• A proactive and organised approach with a focus on quality, continuous improvement, and product performance.
• Experience developing embedded systems with RTOS-based environments.
• Experience working with external manufacturers, suppliers, and supply chains.
• Exposure to medical devices, assistive technologies, or other highly regulated products.
• Previous experience within a scale-up, high-growth, or fast-paced product development environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of complex electronic systems and hardware products.
• Define electronic system architectures and subsystem strategies across hardware and embedded firmware.
• Design circuits, review PCB layouts, and support prototype development, testing, and validation.
• Drive technical excellence throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Support verification, validation, and compliance activities within regulated or quality-driven environments.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, production, quality, and operations.
• Manage relationships with suppliers and manufacturing partners to support successful product delivery.
• Mentor and support engineers, helping to develop a collaborative and high-performing engineering team.

Skills

Analog electronics

Digital electronics

Power electronics

Embedded software

C/C++

RTOS experience

EMC & safety standards

Regulated environments

Problem solving

Communication

Team leadership

Tools

PCB design tools

Schematic capture

Prototype testing

Job description

Join an innovative technology organisation developing advanced hardware and embedded systems that support highly specialised end-user applications. This is a hands-on senior engineering role where you'll take ownership of electronic system architecture, product development, and technical leadership, helping deliver high-performance products from concept through to manufacture.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of complex electronic systems and hardware products.
• Define electronic system architectures and subsystem strategies across hardware and embedded firmware.
• Design circuits, review PCB layouts, and support prototype development, testing, and validation.
• Drive technical excellence throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Support verification, validation, and compliance activities within regulated or quality-driven environments.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, production, quality, and operations.
• Manage relationships with suppliers and manufacturing partners to support successful product delivery.
• Mentor and support engineers, helping to develop a collaborative and high-performing engineering team.

What experience you'll need to apply:

• Significant experience designing and developing complex electronic products and systems.
• Strong background in analogue, digital, and power electronics design.
• Proven experience defining system architectures and leading technical development activities.
• Hands-on expertise in circuit design, schematic capture, PCB development, and prototype testing.
• Experience with embedded firmware development using C/C++.
• Knowledge of EMC, product safety standards, and engineering risk management processes.
• Experience working within regulated, safety-critical, or high-reliability engineering environments.
• Strong technical problem-solving skills with the ability to make informed engineering decisions.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• A proactive and organised approach with a focus on quality, continuous improvement, and product performance.
• Experience developing embedded systems with RTOS-based environments.
• Experience working with external manufacturers, suppliers, and supply chains.
• Exposure to medical devices, assistive technologies, or other highly regulated products.
• Previous experience within a scale-up, high-growth, or fast-paced product development environment.

What you'll get in return for your experience:

An opportunity to join a purpose-driven technology organisation developing innovative products that have a meaningful impact on end users. This role offers significant technical ownership, exposure to complex engineering challenges, and the opportunity to influence future product development within a collaborative and supportive environment.

Competitive salary + excellent benefits package.