Senior Electronics Engineer, Wearable Safety Hardware

Ideagen; Easter Howgate; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits at Ideagen

Job summary

Ideagen Wearable Safety is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer to lead hardware design for next-generation wearable safety solutions. Edinburgh-based with hybrid working, you will shape product architecture and collaborate across teams to bring concepts to manufacture and release.

You will drive system architectures, PCB layouts, and supplier collaboration, ensuring performance, quality and compliance across the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience in electronic hardware design for embedded or wearable products.
• Strong schematic capture and PCB layout skills.
• Knowledge of microprocessors, sensors, wireless communications and power management.
• Experience working with external manufacturers and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware design and development of wearable safety products from concept to production.
• Define system architectures and create schematic designs with sensors, MCUs, RFID, Bluetooth, UWB, cellular and power management.
• Own PCB layout and design activities ensuring manufacturability and quality.
• Collaborate with firmware, software, mechanical and test engineers for integrated solutions.
• Provide technical guidance to manufacturers and suppliers across the lifecycle.
• Support product qualification, certification (EMC, radio, safety) activities.
• Maintain design documentation, reviews and change control per ISO9001.
• Assist product validation and continuous improvement for performance and reliability.

Skills

Hardware design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Microprocessors

Sensors

Wireless communications

Power management

Vendor collaboration

Problem-solving

Communication

Job description

Ideagen Wearable Safety is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer to lead hardware design for next-generation wearable safety solutions. Edinburgh-based with hybrid working, you will shape product architecture and collaborate across teams to bring concepts to manufacture and release.

You will drive system architectures, PCB layouts, and supplier collaboration, ensuring performance, quality and compliance across the product lifecycle.