Senior Electronic Design Engineer

PE Global; Cambourne; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

PE Global is seeking an experienced Electronics Hardware Engineer to join our technology client in Cambourne on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days onsite per week. You will own board-level hardware development from specification through production release for resource-constrained IoT devices.

Responsibilities include guiding PCB layout, hardware bring-up, firmware integration and design verification, delivering low-power, RF-enabled designs while ensuring EMI/EMC compliance, regulatory

Qualifications

• BSc or equivalent in Electrical/ Electronics Engineering or related field.
• Six to eight years of hands-on board-level hardware development experience.
• Experience from specification through production release on at least one product.
• Strong knowledge of low-power design, mixed-signal electronics and interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART).
• Ability to provide complete technical documentation and maintainability.
• Experience with wireless designs (LoRa, GNSS, Bluetooth) and RF considerations.

Responsibilities

• Own the complete board-level hardware lifecycle from requirements to production release.
• Guide PCB layout, prototype bring-up, hardware debugging and firmware integration.
• Deliver low-power, mixed-signal and wireless designs meeting EMC/EMI and regulatory needs.
• Create specifications, calculations, test plans and production-release records.
• Support design changes and root-cause investigations across the product lifecycle.

Skills

Schematic design

PCB layout

Low-power design

Embedded MCU

RF design

Altium Designer

Education

BSc in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

PE Global is currently recruiting for an experienced Electronics Hardware Engineer to join our technology client based in Cambourne. The role is an initial 24-month contract, working on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days per week onsite.

As an Electronics Hardware Engineer, you will own board-level hardware development from specification through production release. Have significant impact on our multidisciplinary R&D projects, grow with us as we venture into new technologies, and contribute to the connected devices line of products throughout both discovery and delivery. You will design, develop, debug, and optimise optimize robust, production-ready electronics Hardware for resource-constrained, low-power IoT devices while contributing to product discovery, delivery and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the complete board-level hardware lifecycle, including requirements, specifications, component selection and schematic design.
• Guide PCB layout and lead prototype bring-up, hardware debugging, firmware integration, design verification and validation.
• Deliver low-power, mixed-signal and wireless designs that meet functional, reliability, manufacturability, EMI/EMC and regulatory requirements.
• Create clear specifications, engineering calculations, test plans, reports, design records and production-release documentation.
• Support engineering changes, root-cause investigations and design improvements throughout the product lifecycle.

Requirements

• BSc or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Six to eight years of hands-on board-level hardware development experience, including involving in at least one product from specification through production release.
• Demonstrated experience in schematic design, component selection, PCB layout guidance, bring-up, firmware integration, design verification and validation.
• Strong understanding of low-power design, digital, analogue and mixed-signal electronics, common interfaces including I2C, SPI and UART, and structured failure analysis.
• Methodical, organised and able to deliver production-ready, maintainable hardware with complete technical documentation.
• Battery-powered micro-power systems, embedded microcontroller designs and power-budget optimisation.
• Wireless integration involving LoRa, GNSS, Bluetooth or comparable technologies, including RF coexistence and antenna considerations.
• EMI/EMC design, pre-compliance testing, regulatory compliance and design-for-manufacture activities.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer or an equivalent professional PCB design platform.

Please note PE Global cannot provide visa sponsorship for this role, candidates will need the full right to live and work within the UK for at least the next 24 months.