Senior Electronics Hardware Engineer - Motorsports & EV

Fortescue; Harwell; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Electric Car Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Private Medical Insurance

26 days holiday plus public holidays

Childcare Benefits

On-site gym access

Job summary

Fortescue is seeking a Senior Engineer - Electronics Hardware to take full ownership of the design, operation and development of HIL rigs for motorsport and advanced engineering battery systems. You will lead hardware development from concept through to validation, coordinating with electrical engineers and suppliers to meet stringent safety and performance standards.

The role requires hands-on PCB design experience, high-voltage expertise, and a track record delivering end-to-end projects in a

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Mechatronic, or Systems Engineering (or equivalent).
• Proven experience designing BMS hardware or cell monitoring electronics.
• Experience designing high-voltage PCBs with safety isolation practices.
• Experience delivering end-to-end projects and leading design reviews.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver robust electronic hardware.
• Conduct physical testing and prototype evaluation of hardware.
• Support debugging and corrective actions for powertrain.
• Design and simulate circuits; supervise PCB layout; write verification plans.
• Coordinate firmware interfaces and bring-up plans.
• Drive component selection, derating analyses, and thermal solutions.
• Plan EVT/DVT/PVT and define board test strategies.
• Collaborate with engineers to optimise joint designs.
• Develop driver and actuator control circuits including PWM drivers.
• Support lab validation, instrumentation, and debugging.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Mechatronics

PCB design

Soldering

High voltage design

Power electronics

CAN SPI I2C

EMI awareness

Education

Degree in Electrical/Mechatronic/Systems Engineering

Tools

Cadence

Altium Designer

Zuken

Mentor Graphics

Job description

Fortescue is seeking a Senior Engineer - Electronics Hardware to take full ownership of the design, operation and development of HIL rigs for motorsport and advanced engineering battery systems. You will lead hardware development from concept through to validation, coordinating with electrical engineers and suppliers to meet stringent safety and performance standards.

The role requires hands-on PCB design experience, high-voltage expertise, and a track record delivering end-to-end projects in a