Senior Embedded Hardware Engineer

SR2 REC LTD; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SR2 REC LTD is seeking a Senior Electronics / Embedded Hardware Engineer to design the next generation of navigation and embedded electronics from Reading, UK. This hands-on role focuses on PCBs and complex embedded systems for operation in GPS-denied environments.

The successful candidate will have strong experience in digital electronics, PCB design, high-speed interfaces, and collaboration with firmware teams, contributing to production-ready hardware.

Qualifications

• HHands-on electronics design experience.
• Strong background in digital electronics and embedded hardware.
• Proven experience in designing PCBs for production or qualified prototypes.
• Experience with high-speed digital design, DDR memory and high-speed interfaces.
• Ability to use Altium Designer or equivalent CAD/PCB package.
• Understanding of signal integrity and power integrity.
• Experience with sensors and mixed-signal electronics.
• Hands-on hardware bring-up and debugging skills.
• Collaborates closely with embedded firmware engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design complex PCBs and embedded electronic systems.
• Develop electronics for navigation systems operable in GPS-denied or GPS-jammed environments.
• Lead hardware bring-up and debugging activities and work with firmware engineers.

Skills

Hands-on electronics design

Digital electronics

Embedded hardware

PCB design

Altium Designer

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Sensor integration

Hardware bring-up

Firmware collaboration

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Embedded Hardware Engineer - Reading, UK - Full-time

We are looking for a Senior Electronics / Embedded Hardware Engineer to design the next generation of advanced navigation and embedded electronics.

This is a hands-on hardware design role. You will be responsible for designing complex PCBs and embedded electronic systems.

A key part of the work will be developing electronics for navigation systems that need to continue operating in GPS-denied or GPS-jammed environments.

What We're Looking For

• Hands-on electronics design experience
• Strong background in digital electronics and embedded hardware
• Proven experience designing PCBs that have reached production or a qualified prototype stage
• Strong high-speed digital design experience, including processors/SoCs, DDR memory and high-speed serial interfaces
• Experience designing dense, multilayer PCBs yourself using Altium Designer or an equivalent CAD/PCB package
• Practical understanding of signal integrity and power integrity
• Experience with sensors and mixed-signal electronics.
• Strong hands-on hardware bring-up and debugging skills.
• Experience working closely with embedded firmware engineers

Preferred

• Previous Experience in Aerospace and Defense