Senior Embedded Electronics Engineer - Low-Power IoT

PE Global International; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PE Global is recruiting for an Electronics Hardware Engineer in Cambourne on a hybrid basis with at least 2 days on site per week. The 24‑month contract role focuses on end-to-end hardware development for low-power IoT devices, involving digital, analogue and mixed-signal design, component selection and debug.

You will lead prototype bring‑up, verification, validation and production release, collaborating with firmware, software, mechanical and systems teams.

Qualifications

• BSc or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• 6–8 years of hands‑on board-level electronics development experience.
• Proven experience taking at least one hardware product from specification through to production release.
• Strong experience in schematic design, component selection, PCB layout guidance, prototype bring‑up and hardware debugging.
• Solid understanding of digital, analogue and mixed‑signal electronics and low‑power design.
• Experience with embedded microcontrollers and interfaces such as I²C, SPI and UART.
• Experience with design verification, validation and structured failure/root‑cause analysis.
• Strong technical documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the full board-level hardware development lifecycle, from requirements and specifications through to production release.
• Design and develop digital, analogue and mixed-signal electronics for low-power, battery-operated IoT devices.
• Select components and develop schematics, working closely with PCB layout engineers.
• Lead prototype bring-up, hardware debugging and firmware/hardware integration.
• Plan and execute design verification and validation activities.
• Develop robust designs meeting reliability, manufacturability, EMI/EMC and regulatory requirements.
• Produce technical specifications, engineering calculations, test plans, reports and production-release documentation.
• Support engineering changes, root-cause investigations, failure analysis and ongoing product improvements.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, including firmware, software, mechanical, systems and product engineering.

Skills

Schematic design

PCB layout guidance

Prototype bring-up

Hardware debugging

Design verification

Root-cause analysis

Technical documentation

Embedded MCUs interfaces I2C SPI UART

Low-power embedded design

Wireless tech familiarity

Education

BSc in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

PE Global is recruiting for an Electronics Hardware Engineer in Cambourne on a hybrid basis with at least 2 days on site per week. The 24‑month contract role focuses on end-to-end hardware development for low-power IoT devices, involving digital, analogue and mixed-signal design, component selection and debug.

You will lead prototype bring‑up, verification, validation and production release, collaborating with firmware, software, mechanical and systems teams.