Senior Hardware Engineer: Power Electronics & Controls

Deep Sea Electronics Ltd; Mansfield; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday & Bank Holidays

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay

5% Pension contributions

Companywide performance based annual-b

Job summary

Deep Sea Electronics is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer to join our Engineering department, based at either Hunmanby, North Yorkshire headquarters or Mansfield office. You will design, develop and support reliable control electronics for generator sets used in critical power applications, and for HMIs used on off‑highway vehicles.

This is a hands‑on role, taking designs from concept through to volume production.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience in electronics or electrical design.
• Strong understanding of AC power systems, three‑phase power and generator‑utility interfaces.
• Experience in analogue hardware design, including signal conditioning and processing.
• Solid knowledge of EMC principles and of both analogue and digital design.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools such as Altium, OrCAD or CADSTAR.
• Hands‑on experience with oscilloscopes, power analysers and high‑power lab equipment.
• Ability to turn requirements into a technical product specification.
• Strong problem‑solving and communication skills in high‑reliability environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design hardware for embedded devices and systems from requirements to volume production.
• Create schematics, PCB layouts and wiring diagrams for genset control and monitoring systems and HMI panels.
• Design circuits for sensing and power monitoring, including protection features.
• Support integration of microcontrollers, relays and interfaces like Modbus, CAN, Ethernet.
• Ensure designs meet UL, IEC, BS EN and EMC standards.
• Conduct fault analysis, derating, creepage/clearance and thermal design.
• Assist compliance teams during certification testing and audits.
• Develop hardware validation plans covering functional, environmental and stress testing.

Skills

AC power systems

Three-phase power

EMC principles

Schematic capture

PCB design

Analogue hardware design

Digital design

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

CADSTAR

Oscilloscopes

Power analysers

High-power lab equipment

Job description

Deep Sea Electronics is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer to join our Engineering department, based at either Hunmanby, North Yorkshire headquarters or Mansfield office. You will design, develop and support reliable control electronics for generator sets used in critical power applications, and for HMIs used on off‑highway vehicles.

This is a hands‑on role, taking designs from concept through to volume production.