Senior Electronics Engineer – Hybrid, Global Hardware

Rentokil Initial; Waterlooville; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus scheme

Healthcare

Death in service

23 days holiday

8 bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Free parking

Job summary

Rentokil Initial seeks a Senior Electronics Engineer to drive hardware innovation for products used in 80+ countries. Based in Waterlooville, Hampshire (Hybrid), you will transition new designs into in-life products while leading continuous improvement across the electronics portfolio.

You will own hardware optimization, lead cross-functional change projects, manage product lifecycle, and oversee firmware/software modifications with robust documentation and supplier collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering or equivalent.
• Proven experience across the full product lifecycle for multi-component devices.
• Hands-on PCB design using Altium Designer.
• Experience in electronics manufacturing, assembly and testing.
• Familiarity with regulatory affairs and compliance.
• Strong project leadership in a matrixed, multinational organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware optimization with root cause analysis and design improvements.
• Direct cross-functional change and optimization projects across electronics and manufacturing.
• Manage technical release and product approval processes.
• Document and control firmware and software modifications.
• Maintain technical specifications, product variant packs and test reports.
• Maintain supplier and manufacturing partner relations.
• Drive quality assurance and ECN release with the Validation team.

Skills

Project leadership

Analytical problem solving

Commercial acumen

Education

BSc/BEng Honours in Electronics Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

JavaScript

Job description

Rentokil Initial seeks a Senior Electronics Engineer to drive hardware innovation for products used in 80+ countries. Based in Waterlooville, Hampshire (Hybrid), you will transition new designs into in-life products while leading continuous improvement across the electronics portfolio.

You will own hardware optimization, lead cross-functional change projects, manage product lifecycle, and oversee firmware/software modifications with robust documentation and supplier collaboration.