Senior Hardware Design Engineer: RF, PCB & Leadership

Redline Group Ltd; Tendring; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Redline Group Ltd in Essex is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to lead design, development and testing of high‑performance hardware solutions for our product range. You will guide projects from concept to validation and mentor junior engineers.

You will work across hardware, software, mechanical and test domains, delivering robust digital, analogue and RF designs using Altium Designer, with strong focus on high-speed signals, RF, EMI/EMC and power management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electronic Engineering or equivalent.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer for schematics and PCB layouts.
• Experience in high-speed signal design, RF, EMI/EMC.
• Strong debugging with lab equipment.
• FPGA (VHDL/Verilog) or microcontroller-based systems, embedded software knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Define product and design specifications with Product Management.
• Lead design and development of digital, analogue, and RF hardware, mentoring juniors.
• Create detailed schematics and PCB layouts using Altium Designer.
• Perform component selection, simulations and analyses for performance.
• Develop and execute test plans for prototypes and final products.
• Conduct debugging and validation using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers.
• Collaborate across hardware, software, mechanical and test teams for integration.

Skills

High-speed signal design

RF design

Power management

EMI/EMC considerations

Debugging skills

FPGA design (VHDL/Verilog)

Embedded software knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Redline Group Ltd in Essex is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to lead design, development and testing of high‑performance hardware solutions for our product range. You will guide projects from concept to validation and mentor junior engineers.

You will work across hardware, software, mechanical and test domains, delivering robust digital, analogue and RF designs using Altium Designer, with strong focus on high-speed signals, RF, EMI/EMC and power management.