Senior Hardware Engineer

Avanti; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Avanti in Ely is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer to join its growing engineering team, driving the development of advanced sensing and measurement hardware. You will own electronics from concept and architecture through PCB design, prototype bring-up, testing and production, with a strong emphasis on low-noise analogue and mixed-signal electronics alongside high-speed digital design.

This hands-on R&D role requires expertise in analogue circuit design, PCB layout, signal integrity and lab

Qualifications

• Strong analogue circuit design experience.
• Low-noise amplifiers, filtering and signal conditioning.
• Mixed-signal and high-speed digital electronics.
• FPGA and microcontroller-based hardware.
• Complex multi-layer PCB design.
• Signal integrity, controlled impedance and length matching.
• Hands-on board bring-up, debugging and laboratory testing.
• Full-lifecycle commercial electronics development.
• Experience with Altium Designer preferred.
• RF/high-frequency electronics experience would be a major advantage.
• Backgrounds in scientific instrumentation, sensing, test and measurement, medical devices, imaging, ultrasound or similar complex electronics environments would be particularly relevant.

Responsibilities

• Develop sensing and measurement technology from concept to production.
• Own electronics from concept and architecture through design, PCB development, prototype bring-up, testing and production.
• Focus on low-noise analogue and mixed-signal electronics alongside high-speed digital design.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver robust hardware solutions.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues, perform lab testing and validate designs.

Skills

Analog circuit design

Low-noise amplifiers

Signal conditioning

Mixed-signal electronics

High-speed digital electronics

FPGA

MCU hardware

PCB design

Signal integrity

Impedance control

Length matching

Board bring-up

Debugging

Laboratory testing

RF/high-frequency

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

We're working with an innovative deep-tech R&D company in Ely that is looking for a Senior Hardware Engineer to join its growing engineering team.

You'll be developing advanced sensing and measurement technology, taking ownership of electronics from concept and architecture through design, PCB development, prototype bring-up, testing and production.

This is a hands-on R&D position with a strong focus on low-noise analogue and mixed-signal electronics, alongside high-speed digital design.

What We're Looking For:

• Strong analogue circuit design experience
• Low-noise amplifiers, filtering and signal conditioning
• Mixed-signal and high-speed digital electronics
• FPGA and microcontroller-based hardware
• Complex multi-layer PCB design
• Signal integrity, controlled impedance and length matching
• Hands-on board bring-up, debugging and laboratory testing
• Full-lifecycle commercial electronics development

Experience with Altium Designer is preferred, while previous RF/high-frequency electronics experience would be a major advantage.

Backgrounds in scientific instrumentation, sensing, test and measurement, medical devices, imaging, ultrasound or similar complex electronics environments would be particularly relevant.