Senior Engineer - Electronics Hardware

Fortescue; Harwell; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fortescue bonus scheme

Pension

Group Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Electric Car Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Private Medical Insurance

26 days holiday + options to buy 5

Job summary

Fortescue Zero is seeking a Senior Engineer - Electronics Hardware to own the design, operation and development of HIL rigs for motorsport and advanced engineering battery systems. You will lead board architecture, schematics, layout constraints and bringup plans in collaboration with other engineers.

You will drive high-voltage PCB design, firmware interfaces, and component selection while adhering to safety and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Electrical, Mechatronic, or Systems Engineering or significant industry experience.
• Proven experience designing BMS hardware, cell monitoring electronics, or other safety-critical mixed-signal control systems.
• Proficient in PCB design software such as Cadence, Altium, Zuken, or Mentor Graphics.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver robust and reliable electronic hardware designs.
• Physical testing and prototype evaluation of electronic hardware.
• Maintain and support debugging activities for current powertrain and systems.

Skills

High-voltage PCB design

Embedded C/C++

CAN bus design

DFMEA

EMC/EMI awareness

Soldering & prototyping

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Mechatronics degree

Systems Engineering degree

Tools

Cadence

Altium Designer

Zuken

Mentor Graphics

Job description

The Power of Now

Fortescue Zero’s mission is to be the world leader in zero emission power systems. We are developing and manufacturing the technologies needed to decarbonise our planet. We are expanding across the geographies of UK, US and Australia and becoming a global company. As part of Fortescue, our vision is to be the number one integrated green technology, energy, and metals company.

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Engineer - Electronics Hardware to join the Motorsport & Advanced Engineering department in an exciting work environment.

About the role

To take full ownership of the design, operation, and continuous development of HIL rigs supporting motorsport and Advanced Engineering battery systems and control architectures.

What you will do

• Design and deliver robust and reliable electronic hardware designs.
• Physical testing and prototype evaluation of electronic hardware.
• Maintain and support de-bug activities for current powertrain, ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
• Design and simulate circuits; supervise PCB layout; write verification plans and execute bench tests.
• Debug bringup issues; capture results and corrective actions.
• Own board level architecture, schematics, layout constraints, and bringup plans; coordinate firmware interfaces.
• Drive component selection, derating analyses, thermal solutions, and regulatory compliance approach.
• Plan EVT/DVT/PVT; define board test strategy and fixtures; interact with CMs/EMS partners.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers and other departments ensuring an optimised and joint design approach is taken.
• Experience developing driver and actuator control circuits, including high-side/low-side and PWM drivers.
• Support on testing and troubleshooting (Rig and Track) where relevant.
• Hands-on experience with lab validation, instrumentation, and debugging of electronic hardware.
• Support research and development for future hardware designs.
• Support and mentor junior engineers within the group.
• Assist in Identifying ways to improve the department and personnel performance.

About you

• Degree (or equivalent) in Electrical, Mechatronic, or Systems Engineering or significant industry experience.
• Proven experience designing BMS hardware, cell monitoring electronics, or other safety-critical mixed-signal control systems.
• Proficient in using PCB design software such as the Cadence tool chain, Altium Designer, Zuken, or Mentor Graphics.
• Experience designing high-voltage PCBs with appropriate creepage and clearance, insulation coordination, and safety isolation practices.
• Strong knowledge of microcontrollers and processors, cell monitoring ICs, and communication interfaces (ISO-SPI, SPI, I²C, CAN, UART).
• Familiarity with CAN bus hardware design, termination strategies, and EMI mitigation.
• Understanding of EMC compliance, grounding strategies, and transient protection.
• Knowledge of functional safety principles, DFMEA, and hardware verification standards.
• Experience in delivering end to end projects, facilitating, and overseeing design reviews and project timing.
• Practical experience and soldering skills essential.
• Experience in the specialist automotive or motorsport industry
• Complete tasks given within agreed time frames.
• To follow and actively enforce the company’s health and Safety and HV policies.
• Experience of Electric Vehicles – HV charging, HV battery and HV powertrain systems, preferred.

What is in it for you?

• Fortescue Zero bonus scheme
• Aviva Pension
• Group Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Electric Car Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 26 days holiday plus public holidays and the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days per year
• Childcare Benefits
• Free on-site gym access and discounted national memberships

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.