Intermediate / Senior Hardware Engineer

Guru Systems Ltd.; East London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in IoT technology is seeking an Intermediate/Senior Hardware Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role involves designing innovative IoT devices that contribute to a low carbon future, requiring strong technical skills and effective collaboration within the team. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality products that meet compliance and reliability targets while helping to shape the future of energy.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Health insurance including dental allowance

Bespoke personal development budget of £1,500

5% pension contributions matched

Social events and creative engagement initiatives

2 Volunteer/Social Engagement Days

Work from anywhere for one month per year

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional hardware device development experience.
• Experience with compliance and working with manufacturing partners.
• Ability to communicate clearly in English.

Responsibilities

• Design next-gen IoT devices and manage the full product lifecycle.
• Implement hardware architecture and conduct prototype debug.
• Work closely with software engineers and product managers.

Skills

Embedded microcontroller design

Digital design

Analogue design

Wired & wireless communications

Schematic design

PCB layout

Prototype debug

EMC compliance

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

1st/2:1 degree from a top tier university

Tools

KiCad design package

Python

C

Job description

Title: Intermediate/Senior Hardware Engineer

Salary: Up to £60,000

Start Date: 1st October 2025

Location: London / Hybrid (2-4 days in the office per month)

Elevator pitch

Are you excited by the idea of pushing the boundaries of IoT technology? Do you love making tech work seamlessly? Do you want to contribute to a low carbon future?

At Guru Systems you can be part of a team developing technology that is radically reducing carbon emissions and making energy systems more transparent and lower cost for society.

About The Role

Guru devices collect a billion measurements a month on the performance of complex district wide heat networks and per property heat apparatus, taking this wealth of data to drive industry leading analytics and insights to allow operators to reduce carbon emissions and user energy bills. This role is responsible for the technical delivery of our IoT devices..

You’ll work on the design of our next generation of IoT devices that work in conjunction with our cloud based applications. This role is ideal for an experienced Intermediate level Hardware Engineer looking to take the next step in their career, or for candidates who have recently become a Senior Hardware Engineer. You will be working closely with Embedded Software Engineers, Engineering leadership, Product Managers and Manufacturing professionals with exposure to the full product & design lifecycle from specification & architecture through to release & support.

You’ll work with the team to deliver high quality IoT devices which meet functionality, cost, regulatory and reliability targets, and you’ll be closely involved with real world deployments which interoperate with a range of 3rd party hardware devices.

You’ll work in our Product & Engineering team of 12 and participate in the specification of our devices, then implementing the device hardware architecture, detailed circuit design and PCB layout, followed by prototype debug and verification, regulatory approvals and then introduction to production (including writing manufacturing test software solutions). The role will also allow writing of targeted modules of embedded firmware at certain times when time permits.

Essential Criteria

• A hardware engineer with an interest in IoT device design
• 4+ years of professional hardware device development experience
• Mandatory experience : Embedded microcontroller design, digital design, analogue design, wired & wireless comms interface design, schematic design, PCB layout, prototype debug, achieving EMC and safety regulatory compliance, working with Manufacturing partners, Manufacturing Test solutions.
• Strongly desired experience : Software experience in Python and C, LINUX and board bring-up software
• Desired Experience : KiCad design package
• Ideally with a 1st/2:1 from a top tier university
• Experience of IoT device design
• Excellent interpersonal and presentational skills, with the ability to communicate clearly in written and spoken English.
• Strong empathy and the capacity to react calmly and efficiently in a scale-up environment
  
  

Benefits

Reporting to the CTO, this is a full time permanent role with 25 days’ holiday each year.

• Be part of a growing innovative business and help shape the future of energy
• Collaborative, flexible and friendly environment
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with additional holiday entitlement after two years service up to 30 days
• Health insurance including a dental allowance
• Bespoke personal development budget of £1,500 per annum
• Guru Systems will match 5% pension contributions
• We host regular socials and are always finding creative ways of staying connected with each other
• 2 Volunteer / Social Engagement Days
• To our loyal Gurus (1+ years) we offer work from anywhere for one month of the year
• We offer great perks and discounts with free access to health and wellness support and more.