Senior Hardware Systems Engineer

Diamond Search Recruitment; Ashford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Hardware Systems Engineer to oversee electronics and firmware design for a top-tier partner in medical technology. This role involves design from concept to production, collaboration across departments, and ensuring regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate should have 8+ years of experience in embedded programming (C, FPGA VHDL) and PCB layout (Altium). Competitive benefits, a dynamic environment, and opportunities for career advancement are offered.

Benefits

Highly attractive benefits

Outstanding working conditions

Vibrant company culture

Qualifications

• Ideally 8+ years of design experience.
• Exceptional candidates with lower experience will be considered based on ability.
• Hands on and self-motivated with a willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Provide Environmental commitment for sustainability and net zero.
• Develop and foster good working relationships with colleagues.
• Design electronics and firmware from concept to production.
• Support technology transfer to manufacture.
• Prototype build, test, and fault finding.

Skills

Embedded Programming Experience in C

FPGA VHDL

CAD for schematic capture and PCB layout

EMC compliance design techniques

Microsoft Office products

C++, .net, C#, Java, Python

Presentation and communication skills

Report writing with attention to detail

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

About the job Senior Hardware Systems Engineer

Diamond Search Recruitment is thrilled to represent our client in recruiting for a SENIOR HARDWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEER, collaborating with a top-tier outsource partner in medical technology. It's an incredibly exciting period for the business! With highly attractive benefits, outstanding working conditions, and a vibrant, high-achieving company culture, this opportunity is not to be overlooked.

ROLE

You will take responsibility for the electronics and firmware design of products from concept through to production taking into account requirements, timescales, cost and regulatory constraints. You be working with colleagues across the business including product management and business development to support new commercial opportunities as well as operations, supporting technology transfer to manufacture.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide Environmental commitment for site in order to maintain sustainability and progression to net zero.
• Working positively to develop and foster good working relationships with colleagues and contracted personnel in order to maintain a culture of mutual respect and dignity.
• Digital/analogue Electronics and firmware design of products from concept through to production. FPGA VHDL preferable.
• System architectural design and concepts.
• Schematic and board layout using Altium Designer CAD tool.
• Prototype build, test, and fault finding
• Specification and requirements capture.
• Hands on soldering, fault finding.
• EMC and electrical safety compliance support.
• Cost Model generation, Rohs analysis and compilation.
• Possible oversight of junior engineer

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Embedded Programming Experience in C, FPGA VHDL
• C++, .net, C#, java, Python, or algorithm development an advantage
• Familiarity with CAD for schematic capture and PCB layout (Altium preferred)
• Some exposure to EMC compliance design techniques, accompanying equipment to test sites can be expected. Knowledge of safety and EMC standards advantageous.
• Clear concise report writing with good attention to detail.
• Ability to take on other systems elements within a project such as thermals, optics etc an advantage.
• Competency with Microsoft Office products.
• Willing to take on tasks as deemed necessary for the project.
• Good presentation and communication skills.
• Ideally 8+ years design experience. Exceptional candidates with lower experience will be considered if evidence of outstanding ability can be demonstrated.
• Ability to client face, conveying technical information in an easy-to-understand confident manner.
• Hands on, self-motivated, willing to learn and help evolve the R&D department and build an expert team.

For a confidential discussion please contact us today!

Diamond Search Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency regarding this vacancy.