Senior/Principal Hardware Engineer - PCB & Schematic Lead

Gattaca; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Chartership support (CEng)

Career progression

Professional development

Job summary

We are seeking Senior and Principal level Hardware Engineers to join a highly respected engineering organization, focusing on safety-critical and high-reliability electronic systems. The successful candidates will work on hardware design across the full lifecycle, mentoring others and leading design activities.

The role emphasizes schematic capture, PCB layout, and compliance with industry standards, with exposure to regulated environments such as automotive, defence, aerospace or rail.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in schematic design for PCB-based electronic systems.
• Strong background in analogue and/or digital circuit design.
• Experience using CAD tools such as Siemens Expedition (Mentor Graphics), Altium, Cadence or OrCAD.
• Understanding of full hardware development lifecycle.
• Experience with signal integrity, EMC and power design considerations.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of electronic hardware at board level across the full product lifecycle.
• Lead hardware design activities and mentor junior engineers.
• Own hardware design activities from requirements through validation.

Skills

Schematic design

PCB design

Analog and digital circuits

CAD tools (Expedition/Mentor, Altium)

Hardware lifecycle understanding

Education

Degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Siemens Expedition

Altium

Cadence

OrCAD

Job description

We are seeking Senior and Principal level Hardware Engineers to join a highly respected engineering organization, focusing on safety-critical and high-reliability electronic systems. The successful candidates will work on hardware design across the full lifecycle, mentoring others and leading design activities.

The role emphasizes schematic capture, PCB layout, and compliance with industry standards, with exposure to regulated environments such as automotive, defence, aerospace or rail.